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Most NFL League-Leading Seasons, All-Time

Every player ranked by how many times he finished first in a tracked NFL category, in any discipline. Seasons 1922–2026.

Drew Brees has led NFL in a tracked category 59 times, more than any other player. That is across 9 categories in 15 seasons.

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# Player Titles Best in the NFL Categories Seasons
1 Drew Brees Drew Brees 59 36 9 15
2 Peyton Manning Peyton Manning 56 27 9 13
3 Tom Brady Tom Brady 45 21 8 13
4 Sammy Baugh Sammy Baugh 41 41 10 10
5 Dan Marino Dan Marino 37 22 8 11
6 Don Hutson Don Hutson 36 36 8 11
7 Brett Favre Brett Favre 36 16 9 14
8 Jim Brown Jim Brown 28 26 6 8
9 Johnny Unitas Johnny Unitas 24 18 8 10
10 Steve Young Steve Young 23 20 5 8
11 Joe Montana Joe Montana 23 11 7 9
12 George Blanda George Blanda 21 12 9 8
13 Len Dawson Len Dawson 21 4 4 9
14 Sonny Jurgensen Sonny Jurgensen 20 13 8 6
15 Derrick Henry Derrick Henry 20 12 5 6
16 John Brodie John Brodie 20 10 8 6
17 Emmitt Smith Emmitt Smith 19 15 7 6
18 Dan Fouts Dan Fouts 19 13 7 6
19 Philip Rivers Philip Rivers 19 11 9 8
20 Roger Staubach Roger Staubach 19 7 7 6
21 Fran Tarkenton Fran Tarkenton 18 10 7 7
22 Walter Payton Walter Payton 18 9 6 5
23 O.J. Simpson O.J. Simpson 17 14 6 5
24 Ken Anderson Ken Anderson 17 13 6 5
25 Warren Moon Warren Moon 17 10 6 7
26 John Hadl John Hadl 17 9 7 6
27 Bob Waterfield Bob Waterfield 16 16 10 7
28 Jerry Rice Jerry Rice 16 15 4 9
29 Kurt Warner Kurt Warner 16 13 8 4
30 Eric Dickerson Eric Dickerson 16 12 5 5
31 Adrian Peterson Adrian Peterson 16 10 5 6
32 Ben Roethlisberger Ben Roethlisberger 16 8 8 6
33 Arnie Herber Arnie Herber 15 15 7 3
34 Steve Van Buren Steve Van Buren 15 15 5 5
35 Joe Namath Joe Namath 15 9 6 5
36 Barry Sanders Barry Sanders 15 8 5 6
37 Cecil Isbell Cecil Isbell 13 13 8 3
38 Otto Graham Otto Graham 13 13 8 4
39 Leroy Kelly Leroy Kelly 13 7 6 4
40 Marvin Harrison Marvin Harrison 13 7 4 7
41 Matt Ryan Matt Ryan 13 7 9 7
42 Antonio Brown Antonio Brown 13 5 5 6
43 Norm Van Brocklin Norm Van Brocklin 12 12 8 7
44 Sid Luckman Sid Luckman 12 12 5 4
45 Lou Groza Lou Groza 12 11 3 8
46 Tobin Rote Tobin Rote 12 10 9 6
47 Earl Campbell Earl Campbell 12 8 5 4
48 LaDainian Tomlinson LaDainian Tomlinson 12 8 7 5
49 Stephen Gostkowski Stephen Gostkowski 12 8 3 7
50 Lance Alworth Lance Alworth 12 7 5 5
51 Thurman Thomas Thurman Thomas 12 6 4 5
52 Randy Moss Randy Moss 12 5 6 8
53 John Elway John Elway 12 4 8 6
54 Daryle Lamonica Daryle Lamonica 12 3 7 5
55 Aaron Rodgers Aaron Rodgers 11 8 4 7
56 Marshall Faulk Marshall Faulk 11 8 5 4
57 Matthew Stafford Matthew Stafford 11 7 8 6
58 Julio Jones Julio Jones 11 6 4 5
59 Justin Tucker Justin Tucker 11 6 4 6
60 Shaun Alexander Shaun Alexander 11 6 5 4
61 Vinny Testaverde Vinny Testaverde 11 5 5 8
62 Daunte Culpepper Daunte Culpepper 11 4 8 4
63 Patrick Mahomes Patrick Mahomes 11 4 7 5
64 Terrell Davis Terrell Davis 11 4 5 4
65 Tommy Kramer Tommy Kramer 11 2 7 5
66 Bobby Layne Bobby Layne 10 10 7 4
67 Y.A. Tittle Y.A. Tittle 10 9 6 5
68 Priest Holmes Priest Holmes 10 8 5 3
69 Ken Stabler Ken Stabler 10 6 5 5
70 Marcus Allen Marcus Allen 10 6 5 4
71 Ja'Marr Chase Ja'Marr Chase 10 5 5 3
72 Shane Lechler Shane Lechler 10 5 1 10
73 Tony Romo Tony Romo 10 5 6 5
74 Larry Fitzgerald Larry Fitzgerald 10 4 4 6
75 Jim Everett Jim Everett 10 2 5 5
76 Le'Veon Bell Le'Veon Bell 10 2 5 3
77 Cliff Battles Cliff Battles 9 9 5 3
78 Jonathan Taylor Jonathan Taylor 9 8 5 2
79 Drew Bledsoe Drew Bledsoe 9 7 4 4
80 Joe Burrow Joe Burrow 9 7 8 3
81 Lamar Jackson Lamar Jackson 9 7 4 5
82 Gino Cappelletti Gino Cappelletti 9 6 3 5
83 J.J. Watt J.J. Watt 9 6 3 5
84 Jan Stenerud Jan Stenerud 9 6 3 8
85 Calvin Johnson Calvin Johnson 9 5 5 5
86 David Akers David Akers 9 5 3 5
87 Edgerrin James Edgerrin James 9 5 5 4
88 Boomer Esiason Boomer Esiason 9 4 5 5
89 Carson Palmer Carson Palmer 9 4 6 4
90 Christian McCaffrey Christian McCaffrey 9 4 5 4
91 Gary Anderson Gary Anderson 9 3 3 5
92 Jamaal Charles Jamaal Charles 9 2 5 5
93 Tyreek Hill Tyreek Hill 9 2 4 5
94 Cookie Gilchrist Cookie Gilchrist 9 1 3 4
95 Dutch Clark Dutch Clark 8 8 3 6
96 Paddy Driscoll Paddy Driscoll 8 8 3 4
97 Ward Cuff Ward Cuff 8 8 3 5
98 Bart Starr Bart Starr 8 7 3 4
99 Ezekiel Elliott Ezekiel Elliott 8 7 3 3
100 T.J. Watt T.J. Watt 8 7 3 5