James Jones has made the most receptions by a Lions running back in a game, with 12 receptions against the Browns on September 28, 1986.
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most catches by a lions running back in a regular-season game| NAME | REC | DATE | TM | OPP | TRG | REC YDS | AVG | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Jones | 12 | 9/28/1986 |  DET | @ |  CLE | 85 | 7.1 | 1 | 68 | 23 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | J. Gibbs | 11 | 11/23/2025 | DET | vs |  NYG | 12 | 45 | 4.1 | 1 | 219 | 15 | 14.6 | 2 |
| 3 | | C. Schlesinger | 11 | 12/30/2001 | DET | vs |  CHI | 14 | 67 | 6.1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3.0 | 0 |
| 4 | | L. Warren | 11 | 11/18/2001 | DET | @ |  ARI | 12 | 64 | 5.8 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 3.6 | 1 |
| 5 | | B. Sims | 11 | 11/2/1980 | DET | vs |  SF | 96 | 8.7 | 1 | 37 | 17 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| 6 | | M. Farr | 11 | 10/7/1973 | DET | vs |  MIN | 85 | 7.7 | 0 | 52 | 11 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| 7 | | J. Gibbs | 10 | 9/7/2025 | DET | @ |  GB | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 8 | | T. Riddick | 10 | 10/11/2015 | DET | vs | ARI | 13 | 53 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | | J. Bell | 10 | 12/22/2013 | DET | vs | NYG | 10 | 63 | 6.3 | 0 | 91 | 20 | 4.6 | 1 |
| 10 | | J. Jones | 10 | 9/23/1984 | DET | vs | MIN | 70 | 7.0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| 11 | | M. Farr | 10 | 9/21/1969 | DET | @ |  PIT | 59 | 5.9 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| 12 | | L. Carpenter | 10 | 12/11/1955 | DET | vs | NYG | 91 | 9.1 | 0 | 36 | 11 | 3.3 | 1 | |
| 13 | | J. Gibbs | 9 | 10/22/2023 | DET | @ |  BAL | 10 | 58 | 6.4 | 0 | 68 | 11 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 14 | | T. Riddick | 9 | 9/16/2018 | DET | @ | SF | 12 | 47 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | | J. Bell | 9 | 12/22/2012 | DET | vs |  ATL | 12 | 73 | 8.1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 16 | | M. Morris | 9 | 11/24/2011 | DET | vs | GB | 10 | 81 | 9.0 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 17 | | J. Best | 9 | 9/19/2010 | DET | vs |  PHI | 14 | 154 | 17.1 | 1 | 78 | 17 | 4.6 | 2 |
| 18 | | K. Jones | 9 | 11/12/2006 | DET | vs | SF | 10 | 71 | 7.9 | 0 | 44 | 13 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 19 | | S. Bryson | 9 | 1/2/2005 | DET | @ |  TEN | 11 | 63 | 7.0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 20 | | R. Rivers | 9 | 10/10/1999 | DET | vs |  SD | 9 | 63 | 7.0 | 0 | 30 | 13 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 21 |  | B. Sanders | 9 | 9/10/1995 | DET | @ | MIN | 60 | 6.7 | 0 | 35 | 13 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| 22 | | B. Sanders | 9 | 10/6/1991 | DET | vs | MIN | 76 | 8.4 | 0 | 116 | 25 | 4.6 | 1 | |
| 23 | | J. Jones | 9 | 10/25/1987 | DET | vs | GB | 81 | 9.0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| 24 | | H. Hunter | 9 | 10/19/1986 | DET | @ |  RAM | 87 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | B. Sims | 9 | 10/7/1984 | DET | vs |  DEN | 80 | 8.9 | 0 | 51 | 15 | 3.4 | 0 | |
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for receptions going back to the 1960 season.
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