highest yards per catch for a running back in one season since 2000

Since 2000, Tevin Coleman has averaged the most yards per catch by a running back in a season, with 13.6 per reception in 2016.

Interpreted as:
highest yards per catch with a minimum of 1.875 receptions per team game for a running back in one season since 2000
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Tevin Coleman
T. Coleman
13.6
2016
ATL ATL
13
31
40
421
32.4
3
520
118
4.4
40.0
8
2Spencer Ware
S. Ware
13.5
2016
KC KC
14
33
42
447
31.9
2
921
214
4.3
65.8
3
3Chris Thompson
C. Thompson
13.1
2017
WAS WAS
10
39
54
510
51.0
4
294
64
4.6
29.4
2
4David Johnson
D. Johnson
12.7
2015
ARI ARI
16
36
57
457
28.6
4
581
125
4.6
36.3
8
5Bijan Robinson
B. Robinson
12.5
2025
ATL ATL
7
33
42
413
59.0
2
549
106
5.2
78.4
2
6Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
12.3
2017
LAR LAR
15
64
87
788
52.5
6
1,305
279
4.7
87.0
13
7Derrick Henry
D. Henry
12.1
2022
TEN TEN
16
33
41
398
24.9
0
1,538
349
4.4
96.1
13
8Arian Foster
A. Foster
11.6
2011
HOU HOU
13
53
72
617
47.5
2
1,224
278
4.4
94.2
10
9Roy Helu
R. Helu
11.4
2014
WAS WAS
14
42
47
477
34.1
2
216
40
5.4
15.4
1
10Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
11.3
2016
DAL DAL
15
32
40
363
24.2
1
1,631
322
5.1
108.7
15
11Fred Jackson
F. Jackson
11.3
2011
BUF BUF
10
39
50
442
44.2
0
934
170
5.5
93.4
6
12Michael Bush
M. Bush
11.3
2011
OAK OAK
16
37
47
418
26.1
1
977
256
3.8
61.1
7
13Danny Woodhead
D. Woodhead
11.2
2012
NE NE
16
40
55
446
27.9
3
301
76
4.0
18.8
4
14Danny Woodhead
D. Woodhead
11.1
2010
TOT
15
34
44
379
25.3
1
547
97
5.6
36.5
5
15Tiki Barber
T. Barber
11.1
2004
NYG NYG
16
52
79
578
36.1
2
1,518
322
4.7
94.9
13
16Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
11.0
2009
SD SD
16
45
57
497
31.1
4
343
93
3.7
21.4
3
17Clinton Portis
C. Portis
11.0
2002
DEN DEN
16
33
48
364
22.8
2
1,508
273
5.5
94.3
15
18Charles Sims
C. Sims
11.0
2015
TB TB
16
51
70
561
35.1
4
529
107
4.9
33.1
0
19David Johnson
D. Johnson
11.0
2016
ARI ARI
16
80
120
879
54.9
4
1,239
293
4.2
77.4
16
20Onterrio Smith
O. Smith
10.9
2004
MIN MIN
11
36
45
394
35.8
2
544
124
4.4
49.5
2
21Ty Johnson
T. Johnson
10.9
2021
NYJ NYJ
16
34
55
372
23.3
2
238
61
3.9
14.9
2
22DeShaun Foster
D. Foster
10.9
2005
CAR CAR
15
34
48
372
24.8
1
879
205
4.3
58.6
2
23Marcel Shipp
M. Shipp
10.9
2002
ARI ARI
15
38
49
413
27.5
3
834
188
4.4
55.6
6
24Kyle Juszczyk
K. Juszczyk
10.8
2018
SF SF
16
30
41
324
20.3
1
30
8
3.8
1.9
0
25Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
10.8
2019
LAC LAC
16
92
108
993
62.1
8
557
132
4.2
34.8
3
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions per team game and yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

17.1

28th

OPP PPG

22.0

13th

RUSH YDS/G

123.3

11th

PASS YDS/G

230.1

16th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
4
4
0
.500
Falcons Falcons
3
4
0
.429
Saints Saints
1
7
0
.125
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
ATL ATL
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
9:30 AM
Sun
11/16
CAR CAR
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
4:25 PM
Sun
11/30
ATL ATL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Last Game
MIA Dolphins

2 - 6 - 0

34

Final

10

ATL Falcons

3 - 4 - 0

Sun 26 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
6
2
0
.750
Bills Bills
5
2
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
3
0
.571
Bengals Bengals
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
1
0
.875
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
6
2
0
.750
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
4
1
.438
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
1
1
.786
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
4
4
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714
Rams Rams
5
2
0
.714

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
CAR CAR
@
GB GB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
DEN DEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
SF SF
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM