2021 season leaders in receiving tds running backs

Austin Ekeler scored the most receiving touchdowns by a running back in 2021, with 8 touchdowns.

	NAME	REC TD	SEASON	TM	GP	REC	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Austin Ekeler A. Ekeler	8	2021	LAC	16	70	94	647	9.2	40.4	911	206	4.4	56.9	12
2	Aaron Jones Sr. A. Jones Sr.	6	2021	GB	15	52	65	391	7.5	26.1	799	171	4.7	53.3	4
3	Cordarrelle Patterson C. Patterson	5	2021	ATL	16	52	69	548	10.5	34.3	618	153	4.0	38.6	6
4	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	5	2021	NO	13	47	67	439	9.3	33.8	898	240	3.7	69.1	4
5	Myles Gaskin M. Gaskin	4	2021	MIA	17	49	63	234	4.8	13.8	612	173	3.5	36.0	3
6	Giovani Bernard G. Bernard	3	2021	TB	12	23	29	123	5.3	10.3	58	8	7.3	4.8	0
7	Joe Mixon J. Mixon	3	2021	CIN	16	42	48	314	7.5	19.6	1,205	292	4.1	75.3	13
8	James Conner J. Conner	3	2021	ARI	15	37	39	375	10.1	25.0	752	202	3.7	50.1	15
9	Darrell Henderson D. Henderson	3	2021	LAR	12	29	40	176	6.1	14.7	688	149	4.6	57.3	5
10	Antonio Gibson A. Gibson	3	2021	WAS	16	42	52	294	7.0	18.4	1,037	258	4.0	64.8	7
11	Najee Harris N. Harris	3	2021	PIT	17	74	94	467	6.3	27.5	1,200	307	3.9	70.6	7
12	Javonte Williams J. Williams	3	2021	DEN	17	43	53	316	7.3	18.6	903	203	4.4	53.1	4
13	Brandon Bolden B. Bolden	2	2021	NE	17	41	49	405	9.9	23.8	226	44	5.1	13.3	1
14	Melvin Gordon M. Gordon	2	2021	DEN	16	28	38	213	7.6	13.3	918	203	4.5	57.4	8
15	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	2	2021	DAL	17	47	65	287	6.1	16.9	1,002	237	4.2	58.9	10
16	J.D. McKissic	2	2021	WAS	11	43	53	397	9.2	36.1	212	48	4.4	19.3	2
17	Matt Breida M. Breida	2	2021	BUF	9	7	9	72	10.3	8.0	125	26	4.8	13.9	1
18	Leonard Fournette L. Fournette	2	2021	TB	14	69	84	454	6.6	32.4	812	180	4.5	58.0	8
19	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	2	2021	NYG	13	41	57	263	6.4	20.2	593	162	3.7	45.6	2
20	Darrel Williams D. Williams	2	2021	KC	17	47	57	452	9.6	26.6	558	144	3.9	32.8	6
21	Ty Johnson T. Johnson	2	2021	NYJ	16	34	55	372	10.9	23.3	238	61	3.9	14.9	2
22	Clyde Edwards-Helaire C. Edwards-Helaire	2	2021	KC	10	19	23	129	6.8	12.9	517	119	4.3	51.7	4
23	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	2	2021	IND	17	40	51	360	9.0	21.2	1,811	332	5.5	106.5	18
24	A.J. Dillon	2	2021	GB	17	34	37	313	9.2	18.4	803	187	4.3	47.2	5
25	D'Andre Swift D. Swift	2	2021	DET	13	62	78	452	7.3	34.8	617	151	4.1	47.5	5

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