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NFL Week 17 - Player Leaders

With Week 17 of the NFL done and dusted, let's take a look at which players lead each statistical category.

Passing Yards

Deshaun Watson leads the league with 4,823 passing yards.

Philip Rivers is the only new player in the top 10 this week, replacing Derek Carr.

Kirk Cousins recorded the highest number of passing yards within the top 10 this week (405 @ Detroit).

After his 399 passing yards against Atlanta, Tom Brady has now recorded 300+ in three consecutive games.

# Player Team Passing Yards Games Played Last
1 Deshaun Watson team-icon 4823 15 365
2 Patrick Mahomes II team-icon 4740 16 -
3 Tom Brady team-icon 4633 15 399
4 Matt Ryan team-icon 4581 16 265
5 Josh Allen team-icon 4544 16 224
6 Justin Herbert team-icon 4336 14 302
7 Aaron Rodgers team-icon 4299 16 240
8 Kirk Cousins team-icon 4265 15 405
9 Russell Wilson team-icon 4212 16 181
10 Philip Rivers team-icon 4169 16 164
Rushing Yards

Derrick Henry leads the league with 2,027 rushing yards.

There are two players who entered the top 10 this week (Lamar Jackson, Melvin Gordon III).

Jonathan Taylor recorded the highest number of rushing yards within the top 10 this week (253 vs Jacksonville).

With his 250 rushing yards against Houston, Derrick Henry has now recorded 90+ in four consecutive games.

# Player Team Rushing Yards Games Played Last
1 Derrick Henry team-icon 2027 15 250
2 Dalvin Cook team-icon 1557 16 -
3 Jonathan Taylor team-icon 1169 15 253
4 Aaron Jones team-icon 1104 16 42
5 David Montgomery team-icon 1070 16 69
6 James Robinson team-icon 1070 14 -
7 Nick Chubb team-icon 1067 16 108
8 Josh Jacobs team-icon 1065 15 89
9 Lamar Jackson team-icon 1005 16 97
10 Melvin Gordon III team-icon 986 16 93
Receiving Yards

Stefon Diggs leads the league with 1,535 receiving yards.

Darren Waller is the only new player in the top 10 this week, replacing D.J. Moore.

Justin Jefferson recorded the highest number of receiving yards within the top 10 this week (133 @ Detroit).

Darren Waller's 117 receiving yards against Denver on Sunday marked the third consecutive game in which he has recorded 100+.

# Player Team Receiving Yards Games Played Last
1 Stefon Diggs team-icon 1535 15 76
2 Travis Kelce team-icon 1416 16 -
3 DeAndre Hopkins team-icon 1407 15 35
4 Justin Jefferson team-icon 1400 16 133
5 Calvin Ridley team-icon 1374 16 52
6 Davante Adams team-icon 1374 14 46
7 D.K. Metcalf team-icon 1303 16 21
8 Tyreek Hill team-icon 1276 15 -
9 Allen Robinson II team-icon 1250 16 37
10 Darren Waller team-icon 1196 16 117
Sacks

T.J. Watt leads the league with 15.0 sacks.

Romeo Okwara is the only new player in the top 10 this week, replacing Jamal Adams.

Leonard Williams recorded the most sacks of any player within the top 10 this week (3.0 vs Dallas).

After his 1.0-sack performance against Cleveland, Stephon Tuitt has now recorded 1.0 in five consecutive games.

# Player Team Sacks Games Played Last
1 T.J. Watt team-icon 15.0 15 -
2 Aaron Donald team-icon 13.5 16 0.0
3 Trey Hendrickson team-icon 13.5 15 1.0
4 Haason Reddick team-icon 12.5 16 0.0
5 Za'Darius Smith team-icon 12.5 16 0.0
6 Myles Garrett team-icon 12.0 14 0.0
7 Leonard Williams team-icon 11.5 16 3.0
8 Stephon Tuitt team-icon 11.0 15 1.0
9 Leonard Floyd team-icon 10.5 16 1.0
10 Romeo Okwara team-icon 10.0 16 1.0
Tackles

Zach Cunningham leads the league with 164 tackles.

Fred Warner is the only new player in the top 10 this week, replacing Tyrell Adams.

Zach Cunningham recorded the most tackles of any player within the top 10 this week (13 vs Tennessee).

With his 10 tackles against the New York Giants, Jaylon Smith has now recorded 10+ in five consecutive games.

# Player Team Tackles Games Played Last
1 Zach Cunningham team-icon 164 15 13
2 Jaylon Smith team-icon 154 16 10
3 Blake Martinez team-icon 151 15 11
4 Joe Schobert team-icon 141 16 9
5 Devin White team-icon 140 16 -
6 Roquan Smith team-icon 139 14 3
7 Bobby Wagner team-icon 138 16 6
8 Neville Hewitt team-icon 134 15 7
9 Darius Leonard team-icon 132 16 10
10 Fred Warner team-icon 125 16 10
Interceptions

Xavien Howard leads the league with 10 interceptions.

Four players within the top 10 recorded a single interception this week.

Field Goals

Younghoe Koo leads the league with 37 field goals.

Brandon McManus is the only new player in the top 10 this week, replacing Nick Folk.

Greg Zuerlein made the most field goals of any player within the top 10 this week (four @ New York Giants).

With his three field goals against Green Bay, Cairo Santos has now recorded at least two in four consecutive games.

# Player Team Field Goals Made Games Played Last
1 Younghoe Koo team-icon 37 15 2
2 Jason Sanders team-icon 36 16 2
3 Greg Zuerlein team-icon 34 16 4
4 Daniel Carlson team-icon 33 16 1
5 Rodrigo Blankenship team-icon 32 16 2
6 Graham Gano team-icon 31 16 1
7 Cairo Santos team-icon 30 16 3
8 Joey Slye team-icon 29 16 0
9 Brandon McManus team-icon 28 15 3
10 Ryan Succop team-icon 28 16 3