most games played by first nfl draft pick

Bruce Smith has the most career games by a #1 overall pick, with 279 games.

Interpreted as:

most regular-season games played by first NFL draft pick

	NAME	GP	YDS	YDS/G	TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	KR YDS	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR YDS	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	Bruce Smith B. Smith	279	33	0.1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
2	Peyton Manning P. Manning	266	620	2.3	18	667	2.5	18	-2	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
3	Irving Fryar I. Fryar	255	15,594	61.2	88	242	0.9	1	12,785	50.1	84	505	2.0	0	2,055	8.1	3
4	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	239	1,226	5.1	15	1,357	5.7	15	-3	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
5	Eli Manning E. Manning	236	510	2.2	7	567	2.4	7	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
6	John Elway J. Elway	234	3,333	14.2	34	3,407	14.6	33	61	0.3	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
7	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	233	1,580	6.8	15	1,661	7.1	15	6	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
8	Too Tall Jones T. Tall Jones	224	14	0.1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
9	Ron Yary R. Yary	207	8	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	5	0.0	0	3	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
10	Dan Wilkinson D. Wilkinson	195	99	0.5	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
11	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	194	576	3.0	10	764	3.9	10	-9	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
12	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	182	411	2.3	8	474	2.6	8	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
13	Alex Smith A. Smith	174	2,538	14.6	15	2,604	15.0	15	-7	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
14	Orlando Pace O. Pace	169	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
15	Steve Young S. Young	169	4,168	24.7	43	4,239	25.1	43	2	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
16	Chuck Bednarik C. Bednarik	169	366	2.2	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	57	0.3	0	26	0.2	0
17	Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw	168	2,163	12.9	32	2,257	13.4	32	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
18	Keyshawn Johnson K. Johnson	167	10,662	63.8	66	91	0.5	2	10,571	63.3	64	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
19	Troy Aikman T. Aikman	165	934	5.7	9	1,016	6.2	9	-19	-0.1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
20	Mario Williams M. Williams	158	38	0.2	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
21	Jim Plunkett J. Plunkett	157	1,314	8.4	14	1,337	8.5	14	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
22	Russell Maryland R. Maryland	154	28	0.2	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
23	Jadeveon Clowney J. Clowney	153	108	0.7	4	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
24	Rob Moore R. Moore	153	9,376	61.3	49	8	0.1	0	9,368	61.2	49	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
25	Mike Wahle M. Wahle	152	7	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	7	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,668

Allen

RUSH

1,621

Cook

REC

719

Shakir

Team Rankings

PPG

28.3

4th

OPP PPG

21.5

12th

RUSH YDS/G

159.6

1st

PASS YDS/G

234.2

13th

2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Patriots	14	3	.824
Bills	12	5	.706
Dolphins	7	10	.412
Jets	3	14	.176

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/13	BUF	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Thu 9/17	DET	@	BUF	8:15 PM
Sun 9/27	LAC	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Mon 10/12	BUF	@	LAR	8:15 PM

Last Game

Bills

1 - 1

Final

Broncos

1 - 0

Sat 17 Jan 2026

NFL 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,707

Stafford

4,564

Goff

4,552

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

1,621

Cook

1,595

Henry

1,585

Taylor

Rec Yards Leaders

1,793

Smith-Njigba

1,715

Nacua

1,429

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

46

Stafford

34

Goff

31

Maye

Rush TD Leaders

18

Taylor

16

Henry

14

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

McBride

11

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

113.5

Maye

109.2

Stafford

105.5

Goff

Sack Leaders

23.0

Garrett

16.5

Burns

15.0

Hunter

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.5

28.8

28.4

28.3

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

17.2

17.4

18.3

18.8

19.1

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

394.6

391.9

379.4

376.3

373.2

369.5

Rush Yards Rankings

159.6

156.6

144.5

134.7

129.1

128.9

Pass Yards Rankings

278.5

276.9

268.6

262.3

256.1

254.0

Sack Leaders

68.0

57.0

53.0

49.0

48.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

316.3

Taylor

314.6

McCaffrey

291.8

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

246

Nacua

240.9

Smith-Njigba

207

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

189.9

McBride

125.1

Goedert

122.8

Pitts

Fantasy K Rankings

202

Myers

194

Fairbairn

187.6

Aubrey

NFL 2025 Betting

Best Record ATS

15-5

12-6

14-7

12-6-1

12-7

11-7

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-12-1

6-11

7-10

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - z*	14	3	0	.824
Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176