most receiving yards in a career by a running back

Ricky Proehl has the most career yards on receptions by a running back, with 2,686 yards.

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Data note: Receiving Yards: player season data complete from 1956

	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Ricky Proehl R. Proehl	2,686	33	170		15.8	81.4	25	267	38	7.0	8.1	4
2	John Simon J. Simon	2,596	46	262		9.9	56.4	10	1,121	213	5.3	24.4	5
3	Charles Clay C. Clay	2,551	51	187		13.6	50.0	28	911	179	5.1	17.9	10
4	Johnny Rodgers J. Rodgers	2,479	34	143		17.3	72.9	26	745	130	5.7	21.9	11
5	Darrin Nelson D. Nelson	2,368	44	214		11.1	53.8	16	4,033	703	5.7	91.7	24
6	Charles Sims C. Sims	2,108	48	203		10.4	43.9	11	3,465	592	5.9	72.2	40
7	Mewelde Moore M. Moore	2,059	44	189		10.9	46.8	15	4,364	910	4.8	99.2	21
8	Taurean Henderson T. Henderson	2,058	51	303		6.8	40.4	19	3,241	587	5.5	63.5	50
9	Emanuel Tolbert E. Tolbert	2,037	22	126		16.2	92.6	17	82	27	3.0	3.7	0
10	Eli Heidenreich E. Heidenreich	1,994	38	109	177	18.3	52.5	16	1,157	169	6.8	30.4	7
11	Sterling Sharpe S. Sharpe	1,968	22	130		15.1	89.5	15	171	36	4.8	7.8	5
12	Mark Templeton M. Templeton	1,966	45	262		7.5	43.7	11	1,495	288	5.2	33.2	5
13	J.D. Hill	1,886	30	115		16.4	62.9	21	606	76	8.0	20.2	9
14	D.J. Foster	1,874	40	163		11.5	46.9	11	2,075	389	5.3	51.9	17
15	Matt Bellini M. Bellini	1,849	35	153		12.1	52.8	11	443	116	3.8	12.7	7
16	Andy Isabella A. Isabella	1,828	32	129	217	14.2	57.1	17	263	29	9.1	8.2	1
17	Ronnie Harmon R. Harmon	1,809	45	126		14.4	40.2	8	2,219	428	5.2	49.3	22
18	Mike Mikolayunas M. Mikolayunas	1,768	29	175		10.1	61.0	14	407	125	3.3	14.0	1
19	Jordan Whittington J. Whittington	1,757	41	141	199	12.5	42.9	5	76	7	10.9	1.9	1
20	Keith Edwards K. Edwards	1,757	33	200		8.8	53.2	3	566	152	3.7	17.2	3
21	Tim Brown T. Brown	1,756	22	84		20.9	79.8	8	398	93	4.3	18.1	3
22	Jamal Morrow J. Morrow	1,744	50	201	237	8.7	34.9	14	1,795	316	5.7	35.9	9
23	Eddie Hinton E. Hinton	1,735	30	114		15.2	57.8	11	629	106	5.9	21.0	7
24	Jason Wolf J. Wolf	1,703	32	175		9.7	53.2	14	88	27	3.3	2.8	4
25	Morris Owens M. Owens	1,636	23	78		21.0	71.1	16	57	15	3.8	2.5	3

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,377

Lopez

RUSH

493

Clark

REC

1,039

Hernandez

Team Rankings

PPG

43.9

3rd

OPP PPG

15.0

14th

RUSH YDS/G

186.8

40th

PASS YDS/G

305.6

10th

2026 ACC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Miami	7-0	9-1
2	Wake Forest	6-1	9-1
3	Louisville	5-2	6-3
4	SMU	5-3	7-3
5	Duke	4-3	7-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/21	WAKE	@	GT	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	DUKE	@	WAKE	1:00 PM

Last Game

Wake Forest

9 - 1

Final

SMU

7 - 3

Sat 14 Nov 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

3,076

Mensah

2,973

Jennings

Rush Yards Leaders

1,335

Flora

1,320

Sheppard

1,241

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

1,317

Smith

1,209

Legree

1,045

Hatcher

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mensah

29

Mestemaker

28

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

20

Hawkins

19

Sheppard

18

Gutierrez

Rec TD Leaders

15

Smith

14

Legree

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

186.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

179.8

Stockton

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

11.5

Dean

11.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

44.7

44.1

43.9

41.8

40.8

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.2

12.5

13.8

14.1

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

520.7

520.1

518.1

504.1

Rush Yards Rankings

332.0

324.7

298.1

265.6

258.7

240.7

Pass Yards Rankings

370.4

343.8

339.1

331.0

324.9

322.9

Sack Leaders

39.0

37.0

36.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	8	1	.889
2	Texas State	6	4	.600
3	Oregon State	5	4	.556
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	4	5	.444
6	Fresno State	5	5	.500
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	10	0	1.000
2	Indiana	9	1	.900
3	Oregon	7	3	.700
4	Iowa	7	2	.778
5	USC	7	3	.700
6	Ohio State	7	3	.700
7	Wisconsin	6	4	.600
8	Illinois	6	4	.600
9	Northwestern	6	4	.600
10	Minnesota	5	4	.556
11	Penn State	5	4	.556
12	Washington	5	4	.556
13	Michigan	5	5	.500
14	Nebraska	6	4	.600
15	Purdue	3	6	.333
16	Rutgers	2	8	.200
17	Maryland	4	6	.400
18	Michigan State	3	6	.333

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	9	1	.900
2	Alabama	8	2	.800
3	Kentucky	7	2	.778
4	Texas	7	2	.778
5	Tennessee	8	2	.800
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	3	.667
8	LSU	6	3	.667
9	Missouri	6	4	.600
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	5	4	.556
12	Auburn	6	4	.600
13	Mississippi State	4	6	.400
14	Texas A&M	4	6	.400
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	4	6	.400

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	9	1	.900
2	Jacksonville State	7	3	.700
3	Middle Tennessee	5	5	.500
4	Delaware	5	5	.500
5	Florida International	4	6	.400
6	New Mexico State	3	7	.300
7	Western Kentucky	4	6	.400
8	Missouri State	4	6	.400
9	Kennesaw State	4	6	.400
10	Sam Houston	1	9	.100

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	7	2	.778
2	Georgia Southern	6	4	.600
3	Louisiana	7	3	.700
4	James Madison	8	3	.727
5	South Alabama	4	5	.444
6	Appalachian State	5	4	.556
7	Arkansas State	4	6	.400
8	Coastal Carolina	4	6	.400
9	Troy	4	5	.444
10	Marshall	5	4	.556
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	5	5	.500
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	8	.200
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	9	1	.900
2	Wake Forest	9	1	.900
3	Louisville	6	3	.667
4	SMU	7	3	.700
5	Duke	7	3	.700
6	Clemson	6	4	.600
7	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
8	Florida State	5	5	.500
9	Pittsburgh	6	4	.600
10	North Carolina	5	4	.556
11	Stanford	4	5	.444
12	Virginia	5	5	.500
13	NC State	4	6	.400
14	Boston College	4	6	.400
15	California	3	7	.300
16	Syracuse	5	5	.500
17	Georgia Tech	3	7	.300

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
4	Air Force	7	2	.778
5	UNLV	5	4	.556
6	San Jose State	5	5	.500
7	Nevada	4	6	.400
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	10	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	2	.778
2	Memphis	8	2	.800
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	6	4	.600
6	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
7	East Carolina	6	4	.600
8	Tulsa	5	4	.556
9	Tulane	5	5	.500
10	South Florida	6	4	.600
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	9	.100
13	Temple	2	8	.200
14	Rice	1	9	.100

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	9	1	.900
2	UConn	5	5	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Toledo	8	2	.800
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	7	3	.700
4	Ohio	7	3	.700
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Central Michigan	5	5	.500
7	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
8	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
9	UMass	5	5	.500
10	Kent State	3	7	.300
11	Ball State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	9	.182
13	Akron	1	9	.100

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889
3	BYU	7	2	.778
4	Arizona	7	2	.778
5	Baylor	6	3	.667
6	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
7	Houston	7	3	.700
8	Arizona State	5	4	.556
9	UCF	5	4	.556
10	West Virginia	5	5	.500
11	Iowa State	5	5	.500
12	Cincinnati	5	5	.500
13	TCU	5	5	.500
14	Colorado	4	6	.400
15	Kansas State	4	6	.400
16	Kansas	4	6	.400