most receiving yards in a season by a running back with 1000 rushing yards

Darrin Nelson has the most receiving yards by a running back in a season when rushing for 1,000+ yards, with 846 yards in 1981.

	NAME	REC YDS	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Darrin Nelson D. Nelson	846	1,014	1981	STAN	11	192	5.3	92.2	11	67		12.6	76.9	5
2	Mewelde Moore M. Moore	756	1,421	2001	TULN	12	263	5.4	118.4	8	65		11.6	63.0	7
3	Marlon Lucky M. Lucky	705	1,019	2007	NEB	12	206	4.9	84.9	9	75		9.4	58.8	3
4	Kerwynn Williams K. Williams	697	1,512	2012	USU	13	218	6.9	116.3	15	45		15.5	53.6	5
5	D.J. Foster	688	1,081	2014	ASU	13	194	5.6	83.2	9	62	89	11.1	52.9	3
6	Johnny Johnson J. Johnson	668	1,219	1988	SJSU	12	233	5.2	101.6	15	61		11.0	55.7	4
7	Harvey Unga H. Unga	655	1,227	2007	BYU	13	244	5.0	94.4	13	44		14.9	50.4	4
8	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	645	2,019	2015	STAN	14	337	6.0	144.2	8	45	54	14.3	46.1	5
9	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	644	1,530	1993	SDSU	12	300	5.1	127.5	21	47		13.7	53.7	3
10	I'Tavius Mathers I. Mathers	633	1,561	2016	MTSU	13	232	6.7	120.1	17	66	79	9.6	48.7	3
11	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	632	1,271	2017	PSU	13	217	5.9	97.8	18	54	68	11.7	48.6	3
12	Ryan Benjamin R. Benjamin	613	1,581	1991		12	226	7.0	131.8	13	51		12.0	51.1	3
13	Kenneth Gainwell K. Gainwell	610	1,459	2019	MEM	14	231	6.3	104.2	13	51	60	12.0	43.6	3
14	Cam Skattebo C. Skattebo	605	1,711	2024	ASU	13	293	5.8	131.6	21	45	54	13.4	46.5	3
15	Ronnie Harmon R. Harmon	597	1,111	1985	IOWA	11	209	5.3	101.0	9	49		12.2	54.3	1
16	Demarco Murray D. Murray	594	1,214	2010	OKLA	14	282	4.3	86.7	15	71		8.4	42.4	5
17	Emmett White E. White	592	1,322	2000	USU	11	242	5.5	120.2	13	47		12.6	53.8	2
18	Mike Richardson M. Richardson	581	1,034	1968	SMU	10	207	5.0	103.4	8	49		11.9	58.1	3
19	Brian Calhoun B. Calhoun	571	1,636	2005	WIS	13	348	4.7	125.8	22	53		10.8	43.9	2
20	Ashton Jeanty A. Jeanty	569	1,347	2023	BSU	12	220	6.1	112.3	14	43	49	13.2	47.4	5
21	Curtis Brown C. Brown	566	1,010	2006	BYU	13	201	5.0	77.7	7	62		9.1	43.5	3
22	Brad Muster B. Muster	565	1,053	1986	STAN	11	243	4.3	95.7	12	61		9.3	51.4	1
23	Dri Archer D. Archer	561	1,429	2012	KENT	14	159	9.0	102.1	16	39		14.4	40.1	4
24	Mewelde Moore M. Moore	545	1,138	2002	TULN	13	288	4.0	87.5	6	52		10.5	41.9	3
25	Joe Mixon J. Mixon	538	1,274	2016	OKLA	12	187	6.8	106.2	10	37	44	14.5	44.8	5

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PASS

524

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RUSH

126

Ford

REC

101

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Team Rankings

PPG

21.5

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OPP PPG

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RUSH YDS/G

118.0

130th

PASS YDS/G

265.5

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2026 ACC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
13	Georgia Tech	0-0	0-2
14	Florida State	0-1	1-1
15	NC State	0-1	1-1
16	Stanford	0-1	1-1
17	Syracuse	0-1	1-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/19	STAN	@	DUKE	4:00 PM
Sat 9/26	GT	@	STAN	10:30 PM
Sat 10/3	STAN	@	WAKE	1:00 PM
Sat 10/10	STAN	@	ND	3:30 PM
Sat 10/17	ELON	@	STAN	7:30 PM

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Final

Stanford

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

896

Maiava

795

Stokes

794

Alejado

Rush Yards Leaders

375

Carter

374

Sheppard

319

Bates

Rec Yards Leaders

376

Legree

333

Duff

330

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Pass TD Leaders

10

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Hejny

8

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Rush TD Leaders

6

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6

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5

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Rec TD Leaders

5

Duff

5

Dixon

5

Becker

QB Rating Leaders

284.5

Stockton

271.7

Mensah

243.9

Jennings

Sack Leaders

5.0

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4.0

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PPG Rankings

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58.5

55.0

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Opp PPG Rankings

4.5

5.0

5.5

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Total Yards Rankings

702.5

620.5

586.0

576.5

573.5

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Rush Yards Rankings

394.0

376.0

341.5

336.0

319.0

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Pass Yards Rankings

442.0

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396.5

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CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	2	0	1.000
2	Auburn	2	0	1.000
3	Florida	2	0	1.000
4	Georgia	2	0	1.000
5	LSU	2	0	1.000
6	Mississippi State	2	0	1.000
7	Missouri	2	0	1.000
8	Ole Miss	2	0	1.000
9	South Carolina	2	0	1.000
10	Tennessee	2	0	1.000
11	Texas	2	0	1.000
12	Texas A&M	2	0	1.000
13	Vanderbilt	2	0	1.000
14	Arkansas	1	1	.500
15	Oklahoma	1	1	.500
16	Kentucky	1	1	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Appalachian State	2	0	1.000
2	Troy	2	0	1.000
3	Georgia State	2	0	1.000
4	James Madison	2	0	1.000
5	Arkansas State	1	1	.500
6	Coastal Carolina	1	1	.500
7	Georgia Southern	1	1	.500
8	Louisiana	1	1	.500
9	Louisiana Tech	1	1	.500
10	Marshall	1	1	.500
11	Old Dominion	1	1	.500
12	South Alabama	1	1	.500
13	Southern Miss	1	1	.500
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	2	.000

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

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Colorado State	2	0	1.000
2	Boise State	1	1	.500
3	Fresno State	1	1	.500
4	San Diego State	1	1	.500
5	Oregon State	0	2	.000
6	Texas State	0	2	.000
7	Utah State	0	2	.000
8	Washington State	0	2	.000

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	1	2	.333
2	UMass	2	0	1.000
3	Akron	1	1	.500
4	Ball State	1	1	.500
5	Buffalo	1	1	.500
6	Central Michigan	1	1	.500
7	Kent State	1	1	.500
8	Miami (OH)	1	1	.500
9	Ohio	1	1	.500
10	Toledo	1	1	.500
11	Western Michigan	1	1	.500
12	Bowling Green	0	2	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	2	.333

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	2	0	1.000
2	SMU	2	0	1.000
3	Virginia	2	0	1.000
4	California	1	1	.500
5	Duke	2	0	1.000
6	North Carolina	2	0	1.000
7	Pittsburgh	2	0	1.000
8	Virginia Tech	2	0	1.000
9	Wake Forest	2	0	1.000
10	Boston College	1	1	.500
11	Clemson	1	1	.500
12	Louisville	1	1	.500
13	Georgia Tech	0	2	.000
14	Florida State	1	1	.500
15	NC State	1	1	.500
16	Stanford	1	1	.500
17	Syracuse	1	1	.500

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	2	0	1.000
2	UConn	1	1	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	2	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	1	1	.500
3	Tulsa	2	0	1.000
4	UTSA	2	0	1.000
5	Memphis	2	1	.667
6	North Texas	1	1	.500
7	Rice	1	1	.500
8	Temple	1	1	.500
9	Tulane	1	1	.500
10	UAB	1	1	.500
11	Charlotte	0	2	.000
12	East Carolina	0	2	.000
13	Army	1	1	.500
14	Navy	1	1	.500

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	USC	3	0	1.000
2	Indiana	2	0	1.000
3	Iowa	2	0	1.000
4	Maryland	2	0	1.000
5	Michigan	2	0	1.000
6	Michigan State	2	0	1.000
7	Nebraska	2	0	1.000
8	Penn State	2	0	1.000
9	UCLA	2	0	1.000
10	Washington	2	0	1.000
11	Northwestern	1	0	1.000
12	Illinois	1	1	.500
13	Minnesota	1	1	.500
14	Ohio State	1	1	.500
15	Oregon	1	1	.500
16	Purdue	1	1	.500
17	Wisconsin	1	1	.500
18	Rutgers	0	2	.000

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Delaware	1	1	.500
2	Florida International	1	1	.500
3	Kennesaw State	1	1	.500
4	Liberty	1	1	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	1	1	.500
6	Missouri State	1	1	.500
7	Jacksonville State	1	2	.333
8	New Mexico State	1	2	.333
9	Sam Houston	0	2	.000
10	Western Kentucky	0	2	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	3	0	1.000
2	UNLV	1	2	.333
3	New Mexico	2	0	1.000
4	San Jose State	2	1	.667
5	Nevada	1	1	.500
6	UTEP	1	1	.500
7	Wyoming	1	1	.500
8	Northern Illinois	0	2	.000
9	Air Force	1	1	.500
10	Hawai'i	1	2	.333