NFL 2022 stat leaders: Mahomes takes house first passing title, Jacobs earns dashing crown

As the ultimate day of the 2022 NFL common season concludes, the league noticed first-time title winners in virtually each particular person stat class. Right here’s who’s taking house the crowns:

Mahomes completed 2022 with a league-high and career-high 5,250 passing yards, his second profession season topping 5,000 yards. He led the 14-3 Chiefs to their seventh-straight AFC West title whereas additionally main the NFL in passing touchdowns for the second time in his profession, tossing 41 scores.

Mixed together with his 358 dashing yards and 6 receiving yards, Mahomes additionally broke the NFL file for many complete yards in a season with 5,614. He broke Drew Brees’ single-season mark of 5,562 complete passing and dashing yards from 2011.

Jacobs’ profession 12 months got here after an offseason through which the Raiders didn’t decide up his fifth-year choice. He responded with a league-highs with 1,653 dashing yards and a pair of,053 yards from scrimmage. Jacobs additionally matched his career-high of 12 dashing scores.

Jefferson’s meteoric begin to his profession reached new heights in his junior season, totaling an NFL-best 1,771 receiving yards on 124 catches, probably the most any participant hauled in. He added eight touchdowns by means of the air and one on the bottom within the profession 12 months.

In Week 12, Jefferson handed Randy Moss for many receiving yards by means of their first three seasons.

5 gamers totaled a minimum of 15 sacks, but it surely was the elder Bosa brother who took house his first sack title this season. Bosa totaled 17.5 sacks for the 13-4 San Francisco 49ers. After totaling 15.5 sacks final 12 months, Bosa now has 42 profession sacks since being drafted in 2019, regardless of lacking practically all of 2020 with accidents.

For the primary time since 2019, this class has shared winners, as Simmons, Fitzpatrick, Gardner-Johnson and Woolen all completed with six picks in 2022.

Simmons and Gardner-Johnson each reached the determine regardless of lacking six video games, whereas Fitzpatrick reached it in 14 video games and Woolen in 17.

Woolen grew to become the primary rookie to guide the league in interceptions since Marcus Peters in 2015.

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