Best 4th seasons in NFL history
Who had the best 4th season in NFL history?
Matthew Stafford holds the best 4th season in passing yards: 4,967 in 2012, and Dan Marino in 1986 in passing touchdowns (44).
Passing yards
| # | Player | Season | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Stafford | 2012 | 4,967 |
| 2 | Dak Prescott | 2019 | 4,902 |
| 3 | Kurt Warner | 2001 | 4,830 |
| 4 | Deshaun Watson | 2020 | 4,823 |
| 5 | Dan Marino | 1986 | 4,746 |
| 6 | Patrick Mahomes | 2020 | 4,740 |
| 7 | Jared Goff | 2019 | 4,638 |
| 8 | Tua Tagovailoa | 2023 | 4,624 |
| 9 | Josh Allen | 2021 | 4,407 |
| 10 | Scott Mitchell | 1995 | 4,338 |
Passing touchdowns
| # | Player | Season | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Marino | 1986 | 44 |
| 2 | Patrick Mahomes | 2020 | 38 |
| 3 | Josh Allen | 2021 | 36 |
| 4 | Kurt Warner | 2001 | 36 |
| 5 | Russell Wilson | 2015 | 34 |
| 6 | Brett Favre | 1994 | 33 |
| 7 | Deshaun Watson | 2020 | 33 |
| 8 | Ben Roethlisberger | 2007 | 32 |
| 9 | Scott Mitchell | 1995 | 32 |
| 10 | Dak Prescott | 2019 | 30 |
Rushing yards
| # | Player | Season | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terrell Davis | 1998 | 2,008 |
| 2 | Ricky Williams | 2002 | 1,853 |
| 3 | DeMarco Murray | 2014 | 1,845 |
| 4 | Eric Dickerson | 1986 | 1,821 |
| 5 | Larry Johnson | 2006 | 1,789 |
| 6 | Marcus Allen | 1985 | 1,759 |
| 7 | Josh Jacobs | 2022 | 1,653 |
| 8 | James Cook III | 2025 | 1,621 |
| 9 | Dalvin Cook | 2020 | 1,557 |
| 10 | Derrick Henry | 2019 | 1,540 |
Rushing touchdowns
| # | Player | Season | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terrell Davis | 1998 | 21 |
| 2 | LaDainian Tomlinson | 2004 | 17 |
| 3 | Larry Johnson | 2006 | 17 |
| 4 | Stephen Davis | 1999 | 17 |
| 5 | Todd Gurley | 2018 | 17 |
| 6 | Alvin Kamara | 2020 | 16 |
| 7 | Dalvin Cook | 2020 | 16 |
| 8 | Derrick Henry | 2019 | 16 |
| 9 | Ricky Williams | 2002 | 16 |
| 10 | Arian Foster | 2012 | 15 |
Receiving yards
| # | Player | Season | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CeeDee Lamb | 2023 | 1,749 |
| 2 | Michael Thomas | 2019 | 1,725 |
| 3 | Ja'Marr Chase | 2024 | 1,708 |
| 4 | Marvin Harrison | 1999 | 1,663 |
| 5 | Julio Jones | 2014 | 1,593 |
| 6 | Michael Irvin | 1991 | 1,523 |
| 7 | Antonio Brown | 2013 | 1,499 |
| 8 | Robert Brooks | 1995 | 1,497 |
| 9 | A.J. Brown | 2022 | 1,496 |
| 10 | Demaryius Thomas | 2013 | 1,430 |
Receptions
| # | Player | Season | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Thomas | 2019 | 149 |
| 2 | CeeDee Lamb | 2023 | 135 |
| 3 | Ja'Marr Chase | 2024 | 127 |
| 4 | Trey McBride | 2025 | 126 |
| 5 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | 2024 | 115 |
| 6 | Marvin Harrison | 1999 | 115 |
| 7 | Wes Welker | 2007 | 112 |
| 8 | Antonio Brown | 2013 | 110 |
| 9 | Michael Pittman Jr. | 2023 | 109 |
| 10 | Mark Andrews | 2021 | 107 |
Sacks
| # | Player | Season | SACK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Houston | 2014 | 22.0 |
| 2 | J.J. Watt | 2014 | 20.5 |
| 3 | DeMarcus Ware | 2008 | 20.0 |
| 4 | Tim Harris | 1989 | 19.5 |
| 5 | Nick Bosa | 2022 | 18.5 |
| 6 | Reggie White | 1988 | 18.0 |
| 7 | Elvis Dumervil | 2009 | 17.0 |
| 8 | Kevin Greene | 1989 | 16.5 |
| 9 | Pat Swilling | 1989 | 16.5 |
| 10 | Simeon Rice | 1999 | 16.5 |
Tackles
| # | Player | Season | TOT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foyesade Oluokun | 2021 | 192 |
| 2 | Ray Lewis | 1999 | 167 |
| 3 | Zach Cunningham | 2020 | 164 |
| 4 | Alex Singleton | 2022 | 163 |
| 5 | Roquan Smith | 2021 | 163 |
| 6 | Victor Green | 1996 | 163 |
| 7 | Winfred Tubbs | 1997 | 160 |
| 8 | T.J. Edwards | 2022 | 159 |
| 9 | Jamien Sherwood | 2024 | 158 |
| 10 | Derrick Brooks | 1998 | 156 |
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