most receptions in a season by a running back

Mark Templeton has made the most receptions by a running back in a season, with 99 catches in 1986.

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Assumption:All-time
Data note: Receptions: player season data complete from 1956

	NAME	REC	SEASON	TM	GP	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Mark Templeton M. Templeton	99	1986	LBS	11		685	6.9	62.3	2	500	95	5.3	45.5	4
2	Taurean Henderson T. Henderson	98	2002	TTU	14		633	6.5	45.2	6	793	153	5.2	56.6	7
3	Rodney Carter R. Carter	98	1985	PUR	11		1,099	11.2	99.9	4	216	71	3.0	19.6	3
4	Keith Edwards K. Edwards	97	1983	VAN	11		909	9.4	82.6	0	216	59	3.7	19.6	0
5	Ricky Williams R. Williams	92	2001	TTU	11		617	6.7	56.1	4	726	142	5.1	66.0	14
6	Mike Mikolayunas M. Mikolayunas	87	1970	DAV	10		1,128	13.0	112.8	8	38	12	3.2	3.8	0
7	Max Borghi M. Borghi	86	2019	WSU	13	96	597	6.9	45.9	5	817	127	6.4	62.8	11
8	Jo'quavioius Marks J. Marks	83	2021	MSST	13	101	502	6.0	38.6	3	416	106	3.9	32.0	6
9	James Williams J. Williams	83	2018	WSU	13	93	613	7.4	47.2	4	560	122	4.6	43.1	12
10	Ricky Edwards R. Edwards	83	1983	NW	11		570	6.9	51.8	0	561	183	3.1	51.0	2
11	John Simon J. Simon	79	1999	LT	11		757	9.6	68.8	2	134	30	4.5	12.2	2
12	Jacquizz Rodgers J. Rodgers	78	2009	ORST	13		522	6.7	40.2	1	1,440	273	5.3	110.8	21
13	Taurean Henderson T. Henderson	78	2003	TTU	13		611	7.8	47.0	6	736	124	5.9	56.6	10
14	Anthony White A. White	78	1998	UK	11		582	7.5	52.9	1	437	97	4.5	39.7	2
15	Andre Callender A. Callender	76	2007	BC	14		720	9.5	51.4	4	989	218	4.5	70.6	9
16	Michael Westbrook M. Westbrook	76	1992	COLO	11		1,060	13.9	96.4	8	13	2	6.5	1.2	0
17	James Sykes J. Sykes	76	1976	RICE	11		653	8.6	59.4	2	435	100	4.4	39.5	5
18	Jim Greth J. Greth	76	1966	ARIZ	10		1,003	13.2	100.3	8
19	John Love J. Love	76	1965	UNT	10		994	13.1	99.4	7	54	8	6.8	5.4	0
20	Taquan Mizzell T. Mizzell	75	2015	UVA	12	100	721	9.6	60.1	4	671	163	4.1	55.9	4
21	Marlon Lucky M. Lucky	75	2007	NEB	12		705	9.4	58.8	3	1,019	206	4.9	84.9	9
22	Shannon Woods S. Woods	75	2006	TTU	13		572	7.6	44.0	2	926	152	6.1	71.2	10
23	Curtis Samuel C. Samuel	74	2016	OSU	13	100	865	11.7	66.5	7	771	97	7.9	59.3	8
24	Byron Marshall B. Marshall	74	2014	ORE	15	104	1,003	13.6	66.9	6	392	52	7.5	26.1	1
25	Sterling Sharpe S. Sharpe	74	1986	SC	11		1,106	14.9	100.5	10	104	23	4.5	9.5	2

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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

266.4

258.7

241.0

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