highest yards per reception 2021 for running backs

Wayne Gallman had the most receiving yards per reception by a running back in 2021, with 21.

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Data note: Receiving Yards, Receptions: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	YDS/REC	REC YDS	REC	SEASON	TM	GP	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Wayne Gallman W. Gallman	21	21	1	2021	TOT	8	3	21.0	2.6	0	104	28	3.7	13.0	0
2	Nick Bawden N. Bawden	20	20	1	2021	NYJ	9	1	20.0	2.2	0	0	0		0.0	0
3	D'Onta Foreman D. Foreman	13.67	123	9	2021	TEN	9	11	13.7	13.7	0	566	133	4.3	62.9	3
4	Derrick Gore D. Gore	13.13	105	8	2021	KC	11	9	13.1	9.5	0	256	51	5.0	23.3	2
5	Jonathan Ward J. Ward	11.33	34	3	2021	ARI	13	4	11.3	2.6	0	33	9	3.7	2.5	0
6	Phillip Lindsay P. Lindsay	11.25	45	4	2021	TOT	14	5	11.3	3.2	1	249	88	2.8	17.8	1
7	Mike Boone M. Boone	11	22	2	2021	DEN	8	2	11.0	2.8	0	35	4	8.8	4.4	0
8	Anthony McFarland A. McFarland	11	11	1	2021	PIT	2	1	11.0	5.5	0	3	3	1.0	1.5	0
9	Ty Johnson T. Johnson	10.94	372	34	2021	NYJ	16	55	10.9	23.3	2	238	61	3.9	14.9	2
10	Jakob Johnson J. Johnson	10.75	43	4	2021	NE	17	5	10.8	2.5	0	0	0		0.0	0
11	Cordarrelle Patterson C. Patterson	10.54	548	52	2021	ATL	16	69	10.5	34.3	5	618	153	4.0	38.6	6
12	Michael Burton M. Burton	10.33	31	3	2021	KC	16	3	10.3	1.9	0	26	8	3.3	1.6	1
13	Matt Breida M. Breida	10.29	72	7	2021	BUF	9	9	10.3	8.0	2	125	26	4.8	13.9	1
14	Duke Johnson D. Johnson	10.25	41	4	2021	MIA	5	5	10.3	8.2	0	330	71	4.6	66.0	3
15	James Conner J. Conner	10.14	375	37	2021	ARI	15	39	10.1	25.0	3	752	202	3.7	50.1	15
16	Chris Evans C. Evans	10.07	151	15	2021	CIN	14	17	10.1	10.8	2	77	17	4.5	5.5	0
17	Travis Homer T. Homer	10.06	161	16	2021	SEA	14	20	10.1	11.5	0	177	21	8.4	12.6	1
18	Demetric Felton D. Felton	10.06	181	18	2021	CLE	16	21	10.1	11.3	2	24	7	3.4	1.5	0
19	Brandon Bolden B. Bolden	9.88	405	41	2021	NE	17	49	9.9	23.8	2	226	44	5.1	13.3	1
20	Kyle Juszczyk K. Juszczyk	9.87	296	30	2021	SF	17	38	9.9	17.4	1	22	8	2.8	1.3	1
21	Salvon Ahmed S. Ahmed	9.75	117	12	2021	MIA	12	19	9.8	9.8	0	149	54	2.8	12.4	0
22	Kenyan Drake K. Drake	9.7	291	30	2021	LV	12	40	9.7	24.3	1	254	63	4.0	21.2	2
23	Alex Collins A. Collins	9.67	87	9	2021	SEA	11	10	9.7	7.9	0	411	108	3.8	37.4	2
24	Darrel Williams D. Williams	9.62	452	47	2021	KC	17	57	9.6	26.6	2	558	144	3.9	32.8	6
25	Rodney Smith R. Smith	9.6	48	5	2021	CAR	2	5	9.6	24.0	0	0	0		0.0	0

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,618

Love

2,386

Burrow

2,381

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

880

Robinson

872

Walker

847

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

1,036

Smith-Njigba

904

Lamb

879

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

23

Burrow

20

Cousins

19

Love

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Gibbs

9

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

7

Likely

7

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

114.8

Burrow

111.7

Lawrence

109.8

Purdy

Sack Leaders

9.5

Anderson

8.0

Rousseau

8.0

Young

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.0

30.0

29.4

28.6

27.8

27.3

Opp PPG Rankings

14.5

15.1

17.9

18.0

19.5

Total Yards Rankings

386.4

384.1

383.0

379.8

376.8

Rush Yards Rankings

163.9

146.6

142.0

137.8

137.2

Pass Yards Rankings

298.3

290.9

282.3

280.5

268.1

266.8

Sack Leaders

29.0

27.0

26.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

175.2

Gibbs

170.4

Walker

149

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

161.1

Smith-Njigba

131.8

Lamb

127.9

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

101.5

Likely

98

Bowers

89.8

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

106

Shrader

99

McLaughlin

93

Fairbairn

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

7-2

6-2

6-3

Worst Record ATS

0-7-1

1-8

2-7

3-6

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	3	1	.611
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	3	5	1	.389
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	7	2	0	.778
Lions	6	2	0	.750
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Buccaneers	3	6	0	.333
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	7	1	0	.875
Seahawks	5	4	0	.556
Rams	5	4	0	.556
Cardinals	3	6	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	7	1	0	.875
Patriots	5	4	0	.556
Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	5	4	0	.556
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	7	2	0	.778
Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	BUF	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	MIA	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	MIN	@	GB	1:00 PM

Wayne Gallman had the most receiving yards per reception by a running back in 2021, with 21.

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2,618

2,386

2,381

880

872

847

1,036

904

879

23

20

19

10

9

9

9

7

7

114.8

111.7

109.8

9.5

8.0

8.0

NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

175.2

170.4

149

161.1

131.8

127.9

101.5

98

89.8

106

99

93

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Scores

Schedule