49ers single season receiving yard leaders by a runningback

Roger Craig has the most receiving yards by a 49ers running back in a season, with 1,016 yards in 1985.

NAMEREC YDSSEASONTMGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Roger Craig
R. Craig
1,016
1985
16
92
11.0
63.5
6
1,050
214
4.9
65.6
9
2Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
924
2025
17
102
129
9.1
54.4
7
1,202
311
3.9
70.7
10
3Ricky Watters
R. Watters
719
1994
16
66
10.9
44.9
5
877
239
3.7
54.8
6
4Roger Craig
R. Craig
675
1984
16
71
9.5
42.2
3
649
155
4.2
40.6
7
5Derek Loville
D. Loville
662
1995
16
87
7.6
41.4
3
723
218
3.3
45.2
10
6Paul Hofer
P. Hofer
662
1979
15
58
11.4
44.1
2
615
123
5.0
41.0
7
7Charlie Garner
C. Garner
647
2000
16
68
94
9.5
40.4
3
1,142
258
4.4
71.4
7
8Roger Craig
R. Craig
624
1986
16
81
7.7
39.0
0
830
204
4.1
51.9
7
9R.C. Owens
R.C. Owens
620
1958
12
40
15.5
51.7
1
0
0
0.0
0
10Tom Rathman
T. Rathman
616
1989
16
73
8.4
38.5
1
305
79
3.9
19.1
1
11Earl Cooper
E. Cooper
567
1980
16
83
6.8
35.4
4
720
171
4.2
45.0
5
12Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
564
2023
16
67
83
8.4
35.3
7
1,459
272
5.4
91.2
14
13Charlie Garner
C. Garner
535
1999
16
56
76
9.6
33.4
2
1,229
241
5.1
76.8
4
14Garrison Hearst
G. Hearst
535
1998
16
39
13.7
33.4
2
1,570
310
5.1
98.1
7
15Roger Craig
R. Craig
534
1988
16
76
7.0
33.4
1
1,502
310
4.8
93.9
9
16John David Crow
J. David Crow
531
1968
14
31
17.1
37.9
5
4
4
1.0
0.3
0
17John David Crow
J. David Crow
493
1965
14
28
17.6
35.2
7
514
132
3.9
36.7
2
18Roger Craig
R. Craig
492
1987
14
66
7.5
35.1
1
815
215
3.8
58.2
3
19Frank Gore
F. Gore
485
2006
16
61
86
8.0
30.3
1
1,695
312
5.4
105.9
8
20Doug Cunningham
D. Cunningham
484
1969
14
51
9.5
34.6
0
541
147
3.7
38.6
3
21Earl Cooper
E. Cooper
477
1981
16
51
9.4
29.8
0
330
98
3.4
20.6
1
22Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
474
1953
12
30
15.8
39.5
2
503
112
4.5
41.9
3
23Roger Craig
R. Craig
473
1989
16
49
9.7
29.6
1
1,054
271
3.9
65.9
6
24Paul Hofer
P. Hofer
467
1980
6
41
11.4
77.8
2
293
60
4.9
48.8
1
25Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
464
2022
11
52
65
8.9
42.2
4
746
159
4.7
67.8
6
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.

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