League Leaders Who Led?

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 1922–2025.

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