most career receiving yards by running back playoffs

Preston Pearson has the most receiving yards by a running back in a playoff season, with 253 yards in 1975.

	NAME	REC YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Preston Pearson P. Pearson	253	1975	DAL	3	17		14.9	84.3	3	68	23	3.0	22.7	0
2	Tony Nathan T. Nathan	217	1984	MIA	3	22		9.9	72.3	0	158	42	3.8	52.7	2
3	Charlie Smith C. Smith	189	1969	OAK	2	12		15.8	94.5	1	34	20	1.7	17.0	1
4	Kenny King K. King	187	1980	OAK	4	9		20.8	46.8	2	131	42	3.1	32.8	0
5	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	175	1999	STL	3	13	16	13.5	58.3	1	82	38	2.2	27.3	1
6	Kevin Faulk K. Faulk	170	2007	NE	3	20	22	8.5	56.7	0	24	6	4.0	8.0	0
7	Devonta Freeman D. Freeman	168	2016	ATL	3	10	12	16.8	56.0	1	162	39	4.2	54.0	2
8	Jerick McKinnon J. McKinnon	165	2021	KC	3	14	17	11.8	55.0	1	150	34	4.4	50.0	0
9	Wilbur Moore W. Moore	165	1943	WAS	2	9		18.3	82.5	0	2	6	0.3	1.0	0
10	Roger Craig R. Craig	160	1988	SF	3	13		12.3	53.3	0	274	56	4.9	91.3	2
11	Amp Lee A. Lee	159	1994	MIN	1	11		14.5	159.0	1	0	0		0.0	0
12	Tony Nathan T. Nathan	158	1985	MIA	2	15		10.5	79.0	1	25	9	2.8	12.5	0
13	Dorsey Levens D. Levens	156	1996	GB	3	10		15.6	52.0	1	195	39	5.0	65.0	0
14	Earnest Byner E. Byner	156	1987	CLE	2	11		14.2	78.0	2	189	38	5.0	94.5	2
15	Reggie Bush R. Bush	154	2006	NO	2	10	15	15.4	77.0	1	71	16	4.4	35.5	1
16	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	154	1990	BUF	3	13		11.8	51.3	0	390	72	5.4	130.0	4
17	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	152	2023	SF	3	19	25	8.0	50.7	1	268	59	4.5	89.3	4
18	Darren Sproles D. Sproles	152	2011	NO	2	19	24	8.0	76.0	1	54	13	4.2	27.0	2
19	James White J. White	151	2018	NE	3	20	27	7.6	50.3	0	27	8	3.4	9.0	0
20	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	150	1989	BUF	1	13		11.5	150.0	2	27	10	2.7	27.0	0
21	Leonard Fournette L. Fournette	148	2020	TB	4	18	21	8.2	37.0	1	300	64	4.7	75.0	3
22	Franco Harris F. Harris	148	1979	PIT	3	14		10.6	49.3	0	214	62	3.5	71.3	3
23	Brian Westbrook B. Westbrook	146	2004	PHI	3	17	26	8.6	48.7	2	210	43	4.9	70.0	0
24	Shane Vereen S. Vereen	144	2014	NE	3	18	21	8.0	48.0	0	21	6	3.5	7.0	0
25	Matt Forte M. Forte	144	2010	CHI	2	13	18	11.1	72.0	0	150	42	3.6	75.0	0

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