most receiving touchdowns by running back in a season

Steve Holden has scored the most receiving touchdowns by a running back in a season, with 12 touchdowns in 1972.

NAMEREC TDSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Steve Holden
S. Holden
12
1972
11
38
848
22.3
77.1
112
14
8.0
10.2
1
2Ricky Proehl
R. Proehl
11
1989
11
65
1,053
16.2
95.7
135
16
8.4
12.3
0
3Emanuel Tolbert
E. Tolbert
11
1978
11
62
1,041
16.8
94.6
12
4
3.0
1.1
0
4Johnny Rodgers
J. Rodgers
11
1971
12
53
872
16.5
72.7
259
36
7.2
21.6
2
5Andy Isabella
A. Isabella
10
2017
12
65
112
1,020
15.7
85.0
135
14
9.6
11.3
1
6Craig Yeast
C. Yeast
10
1997
11
73
873
12.0
79.4
14
1
14.0
1.3
0
7Sterling Sharpe
S. Sharpe
10
1986
11
74
1,106
14.9
100.5
104
23
4.5
9.5
2
8Dwight Collins
D. Collins
10
1980
11
27
777
28.8
70.6
20
5
4.0
1.8
0
9J.D. Hill
J.D. Hill
10
1970
10
58
908
15.7
90.8
195
7
27.9
19.5
3
10De'Anthony Thomas
D. Thomas
9
2011
14
46
605
13.2
43.2
595
55
10.8
42.5
7
11Charles Clay
C. Clay
9
2008
12
36
471
13.1
39.3
145
25
5.8
12.1
2
12Eddie Fuller
E. Fuller
9
1989
11
38
477
12.6
43.4
649
140
4.6
59.0
1
13Johnny Darden
J. Darden
9
1974
11
1
12
12.0
1.1
581
148
3.9
52.8
6
14Morris Owens
M. Owens
9
1973
11
50
1,076
21.5
97.8
33
7
4.7
3.0
2
15Steve Holden
S. Holden
9
1971
11
21
461
22.0
41.9
161
18
8.9
14.6
1
16Marion Grice
M. Grice
8
2012
13
41
425
10.4
32.7
679
103
6.6
52.2
11
17Anthony Daigle
A. Daigle
8
1993
11
37
543
14.7
49.4
755
151
5.0
68.6
6
18Michael Westbrook
M. Westbrook
8
1992
11
76
1,060
13.9
96.4
13
2
6.5
1.2
0
19Dane McArthur
D. McArthur
8
1990
12
49
696
14.2
58.0
316
40
7.9
26.3
1
20Ricky Proehl
R. Proehl
8
1988
11
51
845
16.6
76.8
97
15
6.5
8.8
3
21Irving Fryar
I. Fryar
8
1983
12
40
780
19.5
65.0
318
23
13.8
26.5
2
22Sidney Snell
S. Snell
8
1980
11
43
568
13.2
51.6
17
7
2.4
1.5
0
23Ralph Clayton
R. Clayton
8
1978
11
23
506
22.0
46.0
50
12
4.2
4.5
1
24Johnny Rodgers
J. Rodgers
8
1972
11
55
942
17.1
85.6
267
58
4.6
24.3
7
25Mike Mikolayunas
M. Mikolayunas
8
1970
10
87
1,128
13.0
112.8
38
12
3.2
3.8
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving touchdowns going back to the 1956 season.

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