What Are First Downs?
First Downs (QB Rushing) records the total number of quarterback rushing plays that result in a new set of downs.
First Downs | NFL Advanced Stats
| Player | Team | Position | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Allen |  | QB | 25 | 2 | 10 | 15 | - | 15 | 10 |
| 2 | Brock Purdy |  | QB | 18 | 2 | 7 | 11 | - | 11 | 7 |
| 2 | Drake Maye |  | QB | 18 | 2 | 5 | 10 | - | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | Jacoby Brissett |  | QB | 16 | 1 | 6 | 10 | - | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Malik Willis |  | QB | 16 | 1 | 10 | 13 | - | 7 | 9 |
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Which player has the most first downs in the NFL in 2026?
Josh Allen of Buffalo tops the 2026 NFL first downs ranking at 25, through games played November 3, 2026. Next are Brock Purdy of San Francisco & Drake Maye of New England tied for second at 18. Allen's total puts him 7 downs clear of second place & 19 ahead of the 25th-ranked player.
Only 15 downs separate first from tenth. Next are Jacoby Brissett of Arizona & Malik Willis of Miami tied for fourth at 16, Deshaun Watson of Cleveland sixth at 14, Daniel Jones of Indianapolis seventh at 12, Joe Burrow of Cincinnati & Jayden Daniels of Washington tied for eighth at 11 & Tyler Shough of New Orleans, Bo Nix of Denver, C.J. Stroud of Houston and Cam Ward of Tennessee tied for tenth at 10.
Two downs separate fourth from sixth, the widest single step anywhere below the top four. Next are Lamar Jackson of Baltimore & Caleb Williams of Chicago tied 14th at 9 & Jalen Hurts of Philadelphia, Dak Prescott of Dallas and Kyler Murray of Minnesota tied 16th at 8.
The last seven players in the ranking sit inside 1 down of each other. Next are Patrick Mahomes of Kansas City, Justin Herbert of the Los Angeles Chargers, Jalon Daniels of Tampa Bay & Trevor Lawrence of Jacksonville tied 19th at 7 & Jameis Winston of the New York Giants, Geno Smith of the New York Jets and Baker Mayfield of Tampa Bay tied 23rd at 6. Tampa Bay is the only team with two players in the top 25. Eight ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one player.
How this ranking is measured
Of the 40 NFL players ranked in the 2026 regular season, the top 25 are listed above. A minimum of 47 dropbacks is applied. First Downs (QB Rushing) records the total number of quarterback rushing plays that result in a new set of downs. Figures are as of November 3, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
