Best 10th seasons in NFL history
Who had the best 10th season in NFL history?
Drew Brees holds the best 10th season in passing yards: 4,620 in 2010, and Aaron Rodgers in 2014 in passing touchdowns (38).
Passing yards
| # | Player | Season | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Brees | 2010 | 4,620 |
| 2 | Jared Goff | 2025 | 4,564 |
| 3 | Dak Prescott | 2025 | 4,552 |
| 4 | Philip Rivers | 2013 | 4,478 |
| 5 | Tom Brady | 2009 | 4,398 |
| 6 | Aaron Rodgers | 2014 | 4,381 |
| 7 | Drew Bledsoe | 2002 | 4,359 |
| 8 | Carson Palmer | 2013 | 4,274 |
| 9 | Ben Roethlisberger | 2013 | 4,261 |
| 10 | Kirk Cousins | 2021 | 4,221 |
Passing touchdowns
| # | Player | Season | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Rodgers | 2014 | 38 |
| 2 | Steve Young | 1994 | 35 |
| 3 | Jared Goff | 2025 | 34 |
| 4 | Tony Romo | 2014 | 34 |
| 5 | Drew Brees | 2010 | 33 |
| 6 | Kirk Cousins | 2021 | 33 |
| 7 | Vinny Testaverde | 1996 | 33 |
| 8 | Philip Rivers | 2013 | 32 |
| 9 | Peyton Manning | 2007 | 31 |
| 10 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 2015 | 31 |
Rushing yards
| # | Player | Season | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis Martin | 2004 | 1,697 |
| 2 | Tiki Barber | 2006 | 1,662 |
| 3 | Derrick Henry | 2025 | 1,595 |
| 4 | Barry Sanders | 1998 | 1,491 |
| 5 | Thomas Jones | 2009 | 1,402 |
| 6 | Emmitt Smith | 1999 | 1,397 |
| 7 | Fred Taylor | 2007 | 1,202 |
| 8 | Warrick Dunn | 2006 | 1,140 |
| 9 | Frank Gore | 2014 | 1,106 |
| 10 | LaDainian Tomlinson | 2010 | 914 |
Rushing touchdowns
| # | Player | Season | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derrick Henry | 2025 | 16 |
| 2 | Thomas Jones | 2009 | 14 |
| 3 | Corey Dillon | 2006 | 13 |
| 4 | Cam Newton | 2020 | 12 |
| 5 | Curtis Martin | 2004 | 12 |
| 6 | Stephen Davis | 2005 | 12 |
| 7 | DeAngelo Williams | 2015 | 11 |
| 8 | Emmitt Smith | 1999 | 11 |
| 9 | Leroy Hoard | 1999 | 10 |
| 10 | Marshall Faulk | 2003 | 10 |
Receiving yards
| # | Player | Season | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andre Johnson | 2012 | 1,598 |
| 2 | Brandon Marshall | 2015 | 1,502 |
| 3 | Jerry Rice | 1994 | 1,499 |
| 4 | Randy Moss | 2007 | 1,493 |
| 5 | Tim Brown | 1997 | 1,408 |
| 6 | Reggie Wayne | 2010 | 1,355 |
| 7 | Ed McCaffrey | 2000 | 1,317 |
| 8 | Andre Reed | 1994 | 1,303 |
| 9 | Mike Evans | 2023 | 1,255 |
| 10 | Art Monk | 1989 | 1,186 |
Receptions
| # | Player | Season | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andre Johnson | 2012 | 112 |
| 2 | Jerry Rice | 1994 | 112 |
| 3 | Reggie Wayne | 2010 | 111 |
| 4 | Jason Witten | 2012 | 110 |
| 5 | Brandon Marshall | 2015 | 109 |
| 6 | Tim Brown | 1997 | 104 |
| 7 | Adam Thielen | 2023 | 103 |
| 8 | Davante Adams | 2023 | 103 |
| 9 | Ed McCaffrey | 2000 | 101 |
| 10 | Julian Edelman | 2019 | 100 |
Sacks
| # | Player | Season | SACK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joey Porter | 2008 | 17.5 |
| 2 | Khalil Mack | 2023 | 17.0 |
| 3 | Danielle Hunter | 2025 | 15.0 |
| 4 | Calais Campbell | 2017 | 14.5 |
| 5 | Simeon Rice | 2005 | 14.0 |
| 6 | Jason Taylor | 2006 | 13.5 |
| 7 | Pat Swilling | 1995 | 13.0 |
| 8 | Sean Jones | 1993 | 13.0 |
| 9 | Trevor Pryce | 2006 | 13.0 |
| 10 | William Fuller | 1995 | 13.0 |
Tackles
| # | Player | Season | TOT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Wagner | 2021 | 170 |
| 2 | Zach Thomas | 2005 | 158 |
| 3 | Donnie Edwards | 2005 | 152 |
| 4 | Hardy Nickerson | 1997 | 145 |
| 5 | Eric Kendricks | 2024 | 138 |
| 6 | Derrick Brooks | 2004 | 137 |
| 7 | Paul Posluszny | 2016 | 132 |
| 8 | James Farrior | 2006 | 128 |
| 9 | London Fletcher | 2007 | 128 |
| 10 | Pepper Johnson | 1995 | 128 |
Regular season only, counting stats only. A season is numbered from the first season on file for that player, so a career that began before the league’s rows start is numbered from where the data does. NFL all-time records