highest yards per reception 2021 for running backs

Ty Johnson had the most yards per reception by a running back in 2021, with 10.9 per catch.

Interpreted as:

highest yards per reception with a minimum of 1.875 receptions per team game 2021 for running backs

	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	GP	REC	TRG	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Ty Johnson T. Johnson	10.9	2021	NYJ	16	34	55	372	23.3	2	238	61	3.9	14.9	2
2	Cordarrelle Patterson C. Patterson	10.5	2021	ATL	16	52	69	548	34.3	5	618	153	4.0	38.6	6
3	James Conner J. Conner	10.1	2021	ARI	15	37	39	375	25.0	3	752	202	3.7	50.1	15
4	Brandon Bolden B. Bolden	9.9	2021	NE	17	41	49	405	23.8	2	226	44	5.1	13.3	1
5	Darrel Williams D. Williams	9.6	2021	KC	17	47	57	452	26.6	2	558	144	3.9	32.8	6
6	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	9.3	2021	NO	13	47	67	439	33.8	5	898	240	3.7	69.1	4
7	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	9.3	2021	CAR	7	37	41	343	49.0	1	442	99	4.5	63.1	1
8	Austin Ekeler A. Ekeler	9.2	2021	LAC	16	70	94	647	40.4	8	911	206	4.4	56.9	12
9	J.D. McKissic	9.2	2021	WAS	11	43	53	397	36.1	2	212	48	4.4	19.3	2
10	A.J. Dillon	9.2	2021	GB	17	34	37	313	18.4	2	803	187	4.3	47.2	5
11	Michael Carter M. Carter	9.0	2021	NYJ	14	36	55	325	23.2	0	639	147	4.3	45.6	4
12	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	9.0	2021	IND	17	40	51	360	21.2	2	1,811	332	5.5	106.5	18
13	Tony Pollard T. Pollard	8.6	2021	DAL	15	39	46	337	22.5	0	719	130	5.5	47.9	2
14	Nyheim Miller-Hines N. Miller-Hines	7.8	2021	IND	17	40	57	310	18.2	1	276	56	4.9	16.2	2
15	Kenneth Gainwell K. Gainwell	7.7	2021	PHI	16	33	50	253	15.8	1	291	68	4.3	18.2	5
16	Ameer Abdullah A. Abdullah	7.6	2021	TOT	17	38	53	289	17.0	1	166	51	3.3	9.8	0
17	Aaron Jones Sr. A. Jones Sr.	7.5	2021	GB	15	52	65	391	26.1	6	799	171	4.7	53.3	4
18	Joe Mixon J. Mixon	7.5	2021	CIN	16	42	48	314	19.6	3	1,205	292	4.1	75.3	13
19	Javonte Williams J. Williams	7.3	2021	DEN	17	43	53	316	18.6	3	903	203	4.4	53.1	4
20	D'Andre Swift D. Swift	7.3	2021	DET	13	62	78	452	34.8	2	617	151	4.1	47.5	5
21	Chase Edmonds C. Edmonds	7.2	2021	ARI	12	43	53	311	25.9	0	592	116	5.1	49.3	2
22	David Montgomery D. Montgomery	7.2	2021	CHI	13	42	51	301	23.2	0	849	225	3.8	65.3	7
23	Alexander Mattison A. Mattison	7.1	2021	MIN	16	32	39	228	14.3	1	491	134	3.7	30.7	3
24	David Johnson D. Johnson	7.0	2021	HOU	13	32	42	225	17.3	1	228	67	3.4	17.5	0
25	Antonio Gibson A. Gibson	7.0	2021	WAS	16	42	52	294	18.4	3	1,037	258	4.0	64.8	7

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