Decade
The 2000s in NFL history
Passing, rushing and receiving leaders from 2000–2009.
2000-2009 span
Top 15 passers of the 2000s
| # | Player | Passing yards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Peyton Manning
|
42,254 |
| 2 |
 Brett Favre
|
38,446 |
| 3 |
 Donovan McNabb
|
31,895 |
| 4 |
 Tom Brady
|
30,846 |
| 5 |
 Drew Brees
|
30,657 |
| 6 |
 Kurt Warner
|
27,948 |
| 7 |
 Kerry Collins
|
26,797 |
| 8 |
 Matt Hasselbeck
|
26,544 |
| 9 |
 Trent Green
|
25,032 |
| 10 |
 Daunte Culpepper
|
24,154 |
| 11 |
 Jeff Garcia
|
22,993 |
| 12 |
 Marc Bulger
|
22,821 |
| 13 |
 Jon Kitna
|
22,411 |
| 14 |
 Steve McNair
|
21,497 |
| 15 |
 Jake Plummer
|
21,203 |
Top 15 rushers of the 2000s
| # | Player | Rushing yards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 LaDainian Tomlinson
|
12,492 |
| 2 |
 Edgerrin James
|
10,701 |
| 3 |
 Jamal Lewis
|
10,603 |
| 4 |
 Clinton Portis
|
9,696 |
| 5 |
 Fred Taylor
|
9,585 |
| 6 |
 Tiki Barber
|
9,513 |
| 7 |
 Shaun Alexander
|
9,445 |
| 8 |
 Thomas Jones
|
9,212 |
| 9 |
 Ahman Green
|
8,876 |
| 10 |
 Warrick Dunn
|
8,345 |
| 11 |
 Ricky Williams
|
8,008 |
| 12 |
 Corey Dillon
|
7,782 |
| 13 |
 Curtis Martin
|
7,551 |
| 14 |
 Steven Jackson
|
6,716 |
| 15 |
 Priest Holmes
|
6,658 |
Top 15 receivers of the 2000s
| # | Player | Receiving yards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Torry Holt
|
12,594 |
| 2 |
 Randy Moss
|
11,739 |
| 3 |
 Terrell Owens
|
11,644 |
| 4 |
 Derrick Mason
|
10,481 |
| 5 |
 Marvin Harrison
|
10,439 |
| 6 |
 Hines Ward
|
10,071 |
| 7 |
 Chad Johnson
|
9,953 |
| 8 |
 Tony Gonzalez
|
9,925 |
| 9 |
 Reggie Wayne
|
9,393 |
| 10 |
 Isaac Bruce
|
9,378 |
| 11 |
 Donald Driver
|
9,012 |
| 12 |
 Laveranues Coles
|
8,609 |
| 13 |
 Muhsin Muhammad
|
8,520 |
| 14 |
 Steve Smith
|
8,326 |
| 15 |
 Andre Johnson
|
7,948 |