Zach Ertz set the record for receptions by a tight end with 116 in 2018, flying past Jason Witten's previous mark of 110 in 2012. Ertz has recorded 437 career receptions, the most ever by a tight end over his first six seasons.

Akiem Hicks was selected to his first career Pro Bowl in 2018, after his seventh season in the NFL. Hicks earned PFF grades of 92.8 in run defense and 78.9 in pass rush in 2018, leaving Aaron Donald as the only interior defensive lineman to earn a higher grade in both phases of the game.

Keenan Allen's impressive 71.3 pct catch rate in 2018 was third in the NFL among 20 wideouts with 110+ targets, behind only Michael Thomas and Adam Thielen. Allen is the only player in Chargers franchise history with 95+ receptions and 1,000+ receiving yards in a season. He has done so in each of the last 2 seasons.

Jamal Adams was one of only two safeties in 2018 to log at least 1.0 sack (3.5), 10+ passes defensed (12), and 100+ tackles (115), joining Derwin James. Adams earned PFF grades of 89.6 in coverage and 77.1 in run defense in 2018, leaving James as the only safety to earn a higher grade in both phases of the game.

Chris Jones joined multiple-time Defensive Player of the Year award winners Aaron Donald and J.J. Watt as the only players with 15+ sacks in 2018. Jones earned a 91.2 pass rush grade from Pro Football Focus in 2018, third-highest among interior DL, behind Aaron Donald (94.3) and Fletcher Cox (91.8).

Davante Adams is the only player in the NFL to post double-digit receiving touchdowns in each of the last three seasons. Since his breakout in 2016, Adams has garnered a 117.7 passer rating when targeted, the second-highest among wide receivers with 200+ targets over that span. Adams' 111 receptions in 2018 were the second-most in a season in Packers franchise history, trailing only Sterling Sharpe's 112 in 1993.

Despite missing 7 games since 2016, Melvin Gordon is the only player to reach 1,000+ scrimmage yards and 10+ scrimmage touchdowns in each of the last three seasons. Gordon forced a missed tackle every 4.3 rush attempts in 2018, the second-highest rate among all running backs with 100+ rush attempts (per Pro Football Focus).

In 2018, Adam Thielen became the first player in NFL history to open a season with eight straight games of 100+ receiving yards, and tied Calvin Johnson's record streak of eight straight games at any point in a season. Thielen dominated out of the slot in 2018, totaling 69 receptions (most in NFL) and seven receiving touchdowns (T-2nd in NFL) from that alignment (per Next Gen Stats).

Jared Goff has performed like a top-five quarterback over the past couple seasons, with 24 wins (T-most), 60 passing touchdowns (T-4th), 8,492 passing yards (5th), and back-to-back Pro Bowl selections over that span. Goff became the first player in NFL history to throw for 350+ pass yards and a 75.0+ completion percentage in 3 straight games (Weeks 2-4, 2018).

Derwin James made first-team All-Pro and the Pro Bowl in his rookie season after becoming just the third defensive back since 2000 with 100+ tackles (105), 3.0+ sacks (3.5), and 3+ interceptions (3) in a season, joining Landon Collins (did so in 2016) and Rodney Harrison (2003, 2000). Derwin James earned a coverage grade of 89.7 from Pro Football Focus, the second-highest by a safety in the entire NFL (min. 300 coverage snaps).