League Leaders Who Led?

Johnny Drake

1937–1941  ·  FB  ·  6'1", 213 lb  ·  b. 1916  ·  Purdue

Career 1,700 rush yds · 24 rush TD · 41 rec · 530 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Seasons leading his conference
2
2 best in the NFL
7 Top-5 finishes
2 Title seasons
1 Categories led
1939 Best season

Spanning 1939–1940, peaking at 1 titles in 1939.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1922

Among league leaders

  • 439th Conference titles 2
  • 276th Best in the NFL 2
  • 697th Top-5 finishes 7

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led the whole NFL   led his conference
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Rushing Touchdowns 2 1st 2 yrs (1939–1940) 1939 9 1940 9
Rushing Attempts — #2 — 1940 #2
Points Scored — #2 — 1939 #2 1940 #2
Rushing Yards — #2 — 1940 #2

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1940 1 TD 9
1939 1 TD 9

Rushing

5 seasons
Year Team Lg G ATT YDS Y/A TD 1D FL
1937 CLR — 11 98 333 3.40 3 — —
1938 CLR — 11 74 188 2.54 1 — —
1939 CLR — 11 118 453 3.84 9 — —
1940 CLR — 11 134 480 3.58 9 — —
1941 CLR — 11 101 246 2.44 2 — —
Career — — 55 525 1,700 3.24 24 — —

Receiving

5 seasons
Year Team Lg G REC TGT YDS Y/R TD 1D CTH%
1937 CLR — 11 10 — 172 17.20 2 — —
1938 CLR — 11 2 — 13 6.50 0 — —
1939 CLR — 11 5 — 53 10.60 0 — —
1940 CLR — 11 8 — 81 10.13 0 — —
1941 CLR — 11 16 — 211 13.19 1 — —
Career — — 55 41 — 530 12.93 3 — —