Since 1990, Garrison Hearst has the most yards per reception by a running back in a season, with 13.7 per catch in 1998.
Interpreted as:
highest yards per catch with a minimum of 1.875 receptions per team game for a running back in one season since 1990| NAME | AVG | SEASON | TM | GP | REC | TRG | REC YDS | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | G. Hearst | 13.7 | 1998 |  SF | 16 | 39 | 535 | 33.4 | 2 | 1,570 | 310 | 5.1 | 98.1 | 7 | |
| 2 |  | T. Coleman | 13.6 | 2016 |  ATL | 13 | 31 | 40 | 421 | 32.4 | 3 | 520 | 118 | 4.4 | 40.0 | 8 |
| 3 | | S. Ware | 13.5 | 2016 |  KC | 14 | 33 | 42 | 447 | 31.9 | 2 | 921 | 214 | 4.3 | 65.8 | 3 |
| 4 | | A. Lee | 13.5 | 1997 |  STL | 16 | 61 | 825 | 51.6 | 3 | 104 | 28 | 3.7 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| 5 |  | B. Sanders | 13.3 | 1990 |  DET | 16 | 36 | 480 | 30.0 | 3 | 1,304 | 255 | 5.1 | 81.5 | 13 | |
| 6 |  | C. Thompson | 13.1 | 2017 |  WAS | 10 | 39 | 54 | 510 | 51.0 | 4 | 294 | 64 | 4.6 | 29.4 | 2 |
| 7 | | E. Metcalf | 13.1 | 1992 |  CLE | 16 | 47 | 614 | 38.4 | 5 | 301 | 73 | 4.1 | 18.8 | 1 | |
| 8 |  | D. Johnson | 12.7 | 2015 |  ARI | 16 | 36 | 57 | 457 | 28.6 | 4 | 581 | 125 | 4.6 | 36.3 | 8 |
| 9 | | T. McNair | 12.7 | 1990 | KC | 15 | 40 | 507 | 33.8 | 2 | 61 | 14 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| 10 |  | B. Robinson | 12.5 | 2025 | ATL | 7 | 33 | 42 | 413 | 59.0 | 2 | 549 | 106 | 5.2 | 78.4 | 2 |
| 11 |  | T. Gurley | 12.3 | 2017 |  LAR | 15 | 64 | 87 | 788 | 52.5 | 6 | 1,305 | 279 | 4.7 | 87.0 | 13 |
| 12 | | G. Anderson | 12.2 | 1990 |  TB | 16 | 38 | 464 | 29.0 | 2 | 646 | 166 | 3.9 | 40.4 | 3 | |
| 13 | | B. Mitchell | 12.2 | 1997 | WAS | 16 | 36 | 438 | 27.4 | 1 | 107 | 23 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| 14 |  | D. Henry | 12.1 | 2022 |  TEN | 16 | 33 | 41 | 398 | 24.9 | 0 | 1,538 | 349 | 4.4 | 96.1 | 13 |
| 15 |  | M. Faulk | 12.0 | 1999 | STL | 16 | 87 | 103 | 1,048 | 65.5 | 5 | 1,381 | 253 | 5.5 | 86.3 | 7 |
| 16 | | W. Dunn | 11.8 | 1997 | TB | 16 | 39 | 462 | 28.9 | 3 | 978 | 224 | 4.4 | 61.1 | 4 | |
| 17 | | L. Hoard | 11.8 | 1991 | CLE | 16 | 48 | 567 | 35.4 | 9 | 154 | 37 | 4.2 | 9.6 | 2 | |
| 18 | | T. Kirby | 11.7 | 1993 |  MIA | 16 | 75 | 874 | 54.6 | 3 | 390 | 119 | 3.3 | 24.4 | 3 | |
| 19 | | A. Foster | 11.6 | 2011 |  HOU | 13 | 53 | 72 | 617 | 47.5 | 2 | 1,224 | 278 | 4.4 | 94.2 | 10 |
| 20 | | R. Harmon | 11.6 | 1996 |  HOU | 16 | 42 | 488 | 30.5 | 2 | 131 | 29 | 4.5 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 21 | | R. Harmon | 11.6 | 1992 |  SD | 16 | 79 | 914 | 57.1 | 1 | 235 | 55 | 4.3 | 14.7 | 3 | |
| 22 | | N. Anderson | 11.5 | 1990 |  CHI | 15 | 42 | 484 | 32.3 | 3 | 1,078 | 260 | 4.1 | 71.9 | 10 | |
| 23 | | S. Sewell | 11.5 | 1991 |  DEN | 16 | 38 | 436 | 27.3 | 2 | 211 | 50 | 4.2 | 13.2 | 2 | |
| 24 | | B. Muster | 11.4 | 1992 | CHI | 16 | 34 | 389 | 24.3 | 2 | 414 | 98 | 4.2 | 25.9 | 3 | |
| 25 | | L. Bowie | 11.4 | 1997 | WAS | 15 | 34 | 388 | 25.9 | 2 | 100 | 28 | 3.6 | 6.7 | 2 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions per team game and yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.
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