highest yards per catch for a running back

Emmett Johnson has averaged the most yards per reception by a running back in his rookie season, with 16.9 per catch.

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  • Assumption:2026 season
  • Assumption:1.875+ REC/TG
  • Data note: Yards Per Reception, Receptions Per Team Game: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Emmett Johnson
E. Johnson
16.9
2026
7
14
16
237
33.9
1
77
20
3.9
11.0
0
2Bhayshul Tuten
B. Tuten
12.1
2026
7
15
16
181
25.9
3
492
110
4.5
70.3
3
3Jaylen Warren
J. Warren
11.8
2026
8
25
36
294
36.8
1
704
119
5.9
88.0
2
4Ty Johnson
T. Johnson
11.6
2026
5
15
15
174
34.8
0
10
6
1.7
2.0
0
5Ashton Jeanty
A. Jeanty
10.2
2026
8
37
48
376
47.0
3
337
108
3.1
42.1
1
6Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
9.6
2026
8
21
31
202
25.3
0
610
148
4.1
76.3
8
7Rhamondre Stevenson
R. Stevenson
9.2
2026
8
23
27
212
26.5
1
367
96
3.8
45.9
2
8RJ Harvey
RJ Harvey
8.7
2026
6
25
28
217
36.2
1
87
24
3.6
14.5
1
9Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
8.4
2026
7
34
44
285
40.7
2
773
157
4.9
110.4
8
10Bijan Robinson
B. Robinson
8.1
2026
8
25
33
203
25.4
1
780
150
5.2
97.5
4
11Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
7.4
2026
7
34
42
251
35.9
0
389
84
4.6
55.6
8
12Kyren Williams
K. Williams
7.3
2026
8
33
42
242
30.3
1
548
112
4.9
68.5
6
13Chuba Hubbard
C. Hubbard
6.8
2026
7
22
26
150
21.4
2
540
118
4.6
77.1
5
14D'Andre Swift
D. Swift
6.8
2026
8
24
29
162
20.3
0
545
143
3.8
68.1
10
15Woody Marks
W. Marks
6.7
2026
7
14
17
94
13.4
0
271
77
3.5
38.7
2
16Quinshon Judkins
Q. Judkins
6.4
2026
7
21
23
134
19.1
0
342
101
3.4
48.9
3
17Justice Hill
J. Hill
6.1
2026
8
17
25
104
13.0
0
155
24
6.5
19.4
0
18Tyler Allgeier
T. Allgeier
6.1
2026
8
21
22
128
16.0
1
323
72
4.5
40.4
2
19Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
6.0
2026
6
22
27
133
22.2
1
125
41
3.0
20.8
2
20Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
6.0
2026
7
15
21
90
12.9
0
458
110
4.2
65.4
2
21Kenneth Walker III
K. Walker III
6.0
2026
7
22
32
131
18.7
2
770
141
5.5
110.0
6
22Rachaad White
R. White
5.5
2026
6
16
18
88
14.7
2
200
47
4.3
33.3
1
23Chase Brown
C. Brown
5.3
2026
7
36
42
189
27.0
0
340
94
3.6
48.6
1
24Javonte Williams
J. Williams
5.2
2026
8
20
24
104
13.0
1
528
134
3.9
66.0
8
25Tyjae Spears
T. Spears
5.0
2026
6
15
17
75
12.5
0
66
18
3.7
11.0
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Team Leaders

PASS

1,795

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

RUSH

770

Walker

Kenneth Walker III

REC

410

Kelce

Travis Kelce
Team Rankings

PPG

23.9

11th

OPP PPG

18.7

4th

RUSH YDS/G

134.1

5th

PASS YDS/G

256.4

8th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
5
2
0
.714
4
4
0
.500
0
7
0
.000
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/8
@
1:00 PM
Sun
11/15
@
1:00 PM
Sun
11/22
@
1:00 PM
Thu
11/26
@
8:20 PM
Thu
12/3
@
8:15 PM
Last Game
KC Chiefs

5 - 2

24

Final

28

DEN Broncos

6 - 2

Sun 1 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

NFL 2026 Betting

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC EastWLTPCT
4
2
1
.643
3
5
0
.375
2
4
1
.357
2
6
0
.250
NFC NorthWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
6
2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
5
3
0
.625
NFC SouthWLTPCT
3
4
0
.429
3
5
0
.375
3
5
0
.375
2
5
0
.286
NFC WestWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
4
4
0
.500
4
4
0
.500
3
5
0
.375
AFC EastWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
5
3
0
.625
2
6
0
.250
1
6
0
.143
AFC NorthWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
5
3
0
.625
4
4
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
5
2
0
.714
2
5
0
.286
2
6
0
.250
1
7
0
.125
AFC WestWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
4
4
0
.500
0
7
0
.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/9
@
10-13
Thu
9/10
@
27-7
Sun
9/13
@
59-37
Sun
9/13
@
41-23
Sun
9/13
@
13-20

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/5
@
8:15 PM
Sun
11/8
@
9:30 AM
Sun
11/8
@
1:00 PM
Sun
11/8
@
1:00 PM
Sun
11/8
@
1:00 PM