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 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 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 Emmitt Smith Emmitt Smith 19 15 7 6
16 Dan Fouts Dan Fouts 19 13 7 6
17 Philip Rivers Philip Rivers 19 11 9 8
18 Roger Staubach Roger Staubach 19 7 7 6
19 Fran Tarkenton Fran Tarkenton 18 11 7 7
20 Walter Payton Walter Payton 18 9 6 5
21 O.J. Simpson O.J. Simpson 17 14 6 5
22 Ken Anderson 17 13 6 5
23 Warren Moon Warren Moon 17 10 6 7
24 Bob Waterfield Bob Waterfield 16 16 10 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 Norm Van Brocklin Norm Van Brocklin 12 12 8 7
41 Sid Luckman Sid Luckman 12 12 5 4
42 Earl Campbell 12 8 5 4
43 LaDainian Tomlinson LaDainian Tomlinson 12 8 7 5
44 Stephen Gostkowski Stephen Gostkowski 12 8 3 7
45 Thurman Thomas Thurman Thomas 12 6 4 5
46 Randy Moss Randy Moss 12 5 6 8
47 John Elway John Elway 12 4 8 6
48 Aaron Rodgers Aaron Rodgers 11 8 4 7
49 Marshall Faulk Marshall Faulk 11 8 5 4
50 Matthew Stafford Matthew Stafford 11 7 8 6
51 Julio Jones Julio Jones 11 6 4 5
52 Justin Tucker Justin Tucker 11 6 4 6
53 Shaun Alexander Shaun Alexander 11 6 5 4
54 Vinny Testaverde Vinny Testaverde 11 5 5 8
55 Daunte Culpepper Daunte Culpepper 11 4 8 4
56 Patrick Mahomes Patrick Mahomes 11 4 7 5
57 Terrell Davis Terrell Davis 11 4 5 4
58 Tommy Kramer 11 2 7 5
59 Bobby Layne Bobby Layne 10 10 7 4
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 John Hadl 10 5 6 4
66 Shane Lechler Shane Lechler 10 5 1 10
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 Cliff Battles 9 9 5 3
72 Tobin Rote Tobin Rote 9 9 6 5
73 Jonathan Taylor Jonathan Taylor 9 8 5 2
74 Drew Bledsoe Drew Bledsoe 9 7 4 4
75 Joe Burrow Joe Burrow 9 7 8 3
76 Lamar Jackson Lamar Jackson 9 7 4 5
77 J.J. Watt J.J. Watt 9 6 3 5
78 Calvin Johnson Calvin Johnson 9 5 5 5
79 David Akers David Akers 9 5 3 5
80 Edgerrin James Edgerrin James 9 5 5 4
81 Boomer Esiason Boomer Esiason 9 4 5 5
82 Carson Palmer Carson Palmer 9 4 6 4
83 Christian McCaffrey Christian McCaffrey 9 4 5 4
84 Gary Anderson 9 3 3 5
85 Jamaal Charles Jamaal Charles 9 2 5 5
86 Tyreek Hill Tyreek Hill 9 2 4 5
87 Bart Starr Bart Starr 8 8 3 4
88 Dutch Clark Dutch Clark 8 8 3 6
89 Paddy Driscoll 8 8 3 4
90 Raymond Berry Raymond Berry 8 8 3 4
91 Ward Cuff 8 8 3 5
92 Ezekiel Elliott Ezekiel Elliott 8 7 3 3
93 T.J. Watt T.J. Watt 8 7 3 5
94 Brandon Aubrey Brandon Aubrey 8 5 4 3
95 Nick Lowery 8 5 3 5
96 Sebastian Janikowski Sebastian Janikowski 8 5 3 6
97 Jameis Winston Jameis Winston 8 4 5 4
98 Jim Kelly Jim Kelly 8 4 5 5
99 Rich Gannon Rich Gannon 8 4 7 2
100 Curtis Martin Curtis Martin 8 3 5 4