most average yards per reception by a running back in a single season

Bob Gaiters has the most receiving yards per reception by a running back in a season, with 74 in 1963.

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  • Assumption:All-time
  • Data note: Receiving Yards, Receptions: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEYDS/RECREC YDSRECSEASONTMGPTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Bob Gaiters
B. Gaiters
74
74
1
1963
6
74.0
12.3
1
20
9
2.2
3.3
0
2Moe Williams
M. Williams
64
64
1
1998
12
64.0
5.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
3Jim Jackson
J. Jackson
63
63
1
1966
10
63.0
6.3
1
7
4
1.8
0.7
0
4Ed Jankowski
E. Jankowski
60
60
1
1937
11
60.0
5.5
1
324
61
5.3
29.5
2
5Dan Herron
D. Herron
57
57
1
2013
6
1
57.0
9.5
0
33
5
6.6
5.5
0
6Bob Swisher
B. Swisher
53
106
2
1940
9
53.0
11.8
0
70
15
4.7
7.8
0
7Bert Coan
B. Coan
52
52
1
1962
4
52.0
13.0
0
10
12
0.8
2.5
0
8Frank Akins
F. Akins
51
51
1
1943
6
51.0
8.5
0
25
10
2.5
4.2
0
9Irv Comp
I. Comp
50
50
1
1945
9
50.0
5.6
1
92
57
1.6
10.2
1
10Ace Parker
A. Parker
46.33
139
3
1940
11
46.3
12.6
2
306
89
3.4
27.8
2
11Kaytron Allen
K. Allen
46
46
1
2026
TOT
7
1
46.0
6.6
0
40
13
3.1
5.7
0
12Bob Cifers
B. Cifers
44.5
178
4
1946
11
44.5
16.2
4
18
8
2.3
1.6
0
13Warren Williams
W. Williams
44
44
1
1992
16
44.0
2.8
0
0
2
0.0
0.0
0
14Theron Sapp
T. Sapp
44
44
1
1964
11
44.0
4.0
0
15
4
3.8
1.4
0
15Bill deCorrevont
B. deCorrevont
44
44
1
1949
8
44.0
5.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
16Johnny Sisk
J. Sisk
44
44
1
1935
12
44.0
3.7
0
222
38
5.8
18.5
1
17Keith Henderson
K. Henderson
43.33
130
3
1989
6
43.3
21.7
0
30
7
4.3
5.0
1
18Dexter Carter
D. Carter
43
43
1
1992
3
43.0
14.3
1
9
4
2.3
3.0
0
19Henry Dyer
H. Dyer
43
86
2
1969
13
43.0
6.6
1
18
6
3.0
1.4
0
20John Petchel
J. Petchel
43
43
1
1944
10
43.0
4.3
1
11
5
2.2
1.1
0
21Frank Christensen
F. Christensen
43
43
1
1934
11
43.0
3.9
0
304
96
3.2
27.6
2
22Bill Davidson
B. Davidson
42.25
169
4
1937
11
42.3
15.4
2
293
101
2.9
26.6
1
23Johnny Hall
J. Hall
42
42
1
1942
7
42.0
6.0
0
-8
2
-4.0
-1.1
0
24Joe Keeble
J. Keeble
42
42
1
1937
7
42.0
6.0
1
40
12
3.3
5.7
0
25Billy Harris
B. Harris
39.33
118
3
1968
6
39.3
19.7
1
144
53
2.7
24.0
0

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