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NFL leaders 2021

Who leads the NFL in 2021: the top five in each stat of the regular season, each with its full top 25.

Regular-season totals; a shared sack counts half.

Passing yards

  1. 1Tom Brady5,316
  2. 2Justin Herbert5,014
  3. 3Matthew Stafford4,886
  4. 4Patrick Mahomes4,839
  5. 5Derek Carr4,804
Full top 25

Passing TDs

  1. 1Tom Brady43
  2. 2Matthew Stafford41
  3. 3Justin Herbert38
  4. 4Aaron Rodgers37
  5. 5Dak Prescott37
Full top 25

Rushing yards

  1. 1Jonathan Taylor1,811
  2. 2Nick Chubb1,259
  3. 3Joe Mixon1,205
  4. 4Najee HarrisInactive1,200
  5. 5Dalvin Cook1,159
Full top 25

Rushing TDs

  1. 1Jonathan Taylor18
  2. 2Damien Harris15
  3. 3James ConnerInjured reserve15
  4. 4Joe Mixon13
  5. 5Austin Ekeler12
Full top 25

Receptions

  1. 1Cooper KuppQuestionable145
  2. 2Davante Adams123
  3. 3Tyreek Hill111
  4. 4Justin JeffersonInactive108
  5. 5Diontae Johnson107
Full top 25

Receiving yards

  1. 1Cooper KuppQuestionable1,947
  2. 2Justin JeffersonInactive1,616
  3. 3Davante Adams1,553
  4. 4Ja'Marr ChaseQuestionable1,455
  5. 5Deebo Samuel Sr.1,405
Full top 25

Receiving TDs

  1. 1Cooper KuppQuestionable16
  2. 2Mike EvansQuestionable14
  3. 3Ja'Marr ChaseQuestionable13
  4. 4DK Metcalf12
  5. 5Davante Adams11
Full top 25

Sacks

  1. 1T.J. Watt22.5
  2. 2Robert Quinn18.5
  3. 3Myles GarrettInjured reserve16
  4. 4Nick BosaInactive15.5
  5. 5Trey HendricksonInactive14
Full top 25

Interceptions

  1. 1Trevon Diggs11
  2. 2J.C. Jackson8
  3. 3Amani Oruwariye6
  4. 4Rasul Douglas5
  5. 5Jordan Poyer5
Full top 25

Tackles

  1. 1Foyesade OluokunQuestionable192
  2. 2Jordyn Brooks184
  3. 3Bobby Wagner170
  4. 4C.J. Mosley168
  5. 5Roquan Smith163
Full top 25
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