most average yards after catch by a running back in a single season

Ray Renfro has the most yards per catch by a running back in a season, with 23.9 per reception in 1958.

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  • 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
1Ray Renfro
R. Renfro
23.9
1958
12
24
573
47.8
6
17
3
5.7
1.4
0
2Harry Clarke
H. Clarke
23.3
1943
10
23
535
53.5
7
556
120
4.6
55.6
2
3Clem Daniels
C. Daniels
22.8
1963
14
30
685
48.9
5
1,099
215
5.1
78.5
3
4Ray McLean
R. McLean
21.8
1944
8
19
414
51.8
5
25
29
0.9
3.1
1
5Del Shofner
D. Shofner
21.5
1958
12
51
1,097
91.4
8
0
0
0.0
0
6Ray Mathews
R. Mathews
21.0
1958
12
25
525
43.8
4
24
4
6.0
2.0
0
7Tommy McDonald
T. McDonald
20.8
1958
10
29
603
60.3
9
-4
3
-1.3
-0.4
0
8Ray Renfro
R. Renfro
20.8
1955
12
29
603
50.3
8
90
29
3.1
7.5
0
9Elroy Hirsch
E. Hirsch
20.6
1954
12
35
720
60.0
3
6
1
6.0
0.5
0
10Jim Podoley
J. Podoley
20.5
1957
12
27
554
46.2
4
442
114
3.9
36.8
2
11Gene Roberts
G. Roberts
20.3
1949
12
35
711
59.3
8
634
152
4.2
52.8
9
12Bo Roberson
B. Roberson
20.1
1962
14
29
583
41.6
3
270
89
3.0
19.3
3
13Andy Uram
A. Uram
20.0
1942
11
21
420
38.2
4
75
24
3.1
6.8
0
14Jim Dooley
J. Dooley
19.4
1954
12
34
658
54.8
7
0
0
0.0
0
15Al Carmichael
A. Carmichael
19.3
1960
10
32
616
61.6
5
211
41
5.1
21.1
2
16Kyle Rote
K. Rote
19.0
1954
11
29
551
50.1
2
59
30
2.0
5.4
0
17Dub Jones
D. Jones
19.0
1951
12
30
570
47.5
5
492
104
4.7
41.0
7
18Lenny Moore
L. Moore
18.8
1958
12
50
938
78.2
7
598
82
7.3
49.8
7
19Ray Renfro
R. Renfro
18.5
1953
12
39
722
60.2
4
352
60
5.9
29.3
4
20John David Crow
J. David Crow
18.5
1960
12
25
462
38.5
3
1,071
183
5.9
89.3
6
21J.R. Boone
J.R. Boone
18.4
1952
12
25
461
38.4
1
72
24
3.0
6.0
0
22Frank Gifford
F. Gifford
18.3
1959
11
42
768
69.8
4
540
106
5.1
49.1
3
23Steve Bagarus
S. Bagarus
18.1
1945
10
34
617
61.7
5
154
39
3.9
15.4
1
24Ray Mathews
R. Mathews
18.1
1955
12
42
762
63.5
6
187
57
3.3
15.6
1
25Leon Clarke
L. Clarke
18.1
1956
12
36
650
54.2
4
0
0
0.0
0

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