Christian McCaffrey averaged the most receiving yards per game by a running back in 2021, with 49.0 per game.
| NAME | REC YDS/G | SEASON | TM | GP | REC | TRG | REC YDS | AVG | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. McCaffrey | 49.0 | 2021 |  CAR | 7 | 37 | 41 | 343 | 9.3 | 1 | 442 | 99 | 4.5 | 63.1 | 1 |
| 2 |  | A. Ekeler | 40.4 | 2021 |  LAC | 16 | 70 | 94 | 647 | 9.2 | 8 | 911 | 206 | 4.4 | 56.9 | 12 |
| 3 |  | J.D. McKissic | 36.1 | 2021 |  WAS | 11 | 43 | 53 | 397 | 9.2 | 2 | 212 | 48 | 4.4 | 19.3 | 2 |
| 4 |  | D. Swift | 34.8 | 2021 |  DET | 13 | 62 | 78 | 452 | 7.3 | 2 | 617 | 151 | 4.1 | 47.5 | 5 |
| 5 |  | C. Patterson | 34.3 | 2021 |  ATL | 16 | 52 | 69 | 548 | 10.5 | 5 | 618 | 153 | 4.0 | 38.6 | 6 |
| 6 |  | A. Kamara | 33.8 | 2021 |  NO | 13 | 47 | 67 | 439 | 9.3 | 5 | 898 | 240 | 3.7 | 69.1 | 4 |
| 7 |  | L. Fournette | 32.4 | 2021 |  TB | 14 | 69 | 84 | 454 | 6.6 | 2 | 812 | 180 | 4.5 | 58.0 | 8 |
| 8 |  | J. White | 31.3 | 2021 |  NE | 3 | 12 | 14 | 94 | 7.8 | 0 | 38 | 10 | 3.8 | 12.7 | 1 |
| 9 |  | N. Harris | 27.5 | 2021 |  PIT | 17 | 74 | 94 | 467 | 6.3 | 3 | 1,200 | 307 | 3.9 | 70.6 | 7 |
| 10 |  | D. Williams | 26.6 | 2021 |  KC | 17 | 47 | 57 | 452 | 9.6 | 2 | 558 | 144 | 3.9 | 32.8 | 6 |
| 11 |  | A. Jones Sr. | 26.1 | 2021 |  GB | 15 | 52 | 65 | 391 | 7.5 | 6 | 799 | 171 | 4.7 | 53.3 | 4 |
| 12 |  | C. Edmonds | 25.9 | 2021 |  ARI | 12 | 43 | 53 | 311 | 7.2 | 0 | 592 | 116 | 5.1 | 49.3 | 2 |
| 13 |  | J. Conner | 25.0 | 2021 | ARI | 15 | 37 | 39 | 375 | 10.1 | 3 | 752 | 202 | 3.7 | 50.1 | 15 |
| 14 |  | K. Drake | 24.3 | 2021 |  LV | 12 | 30 | 40 | 291 | 9.7 | 1 | 254 | 63 | 4.0 | 21.2 | 2 |
| 15 | | R. Smith | 24.0 | 2021 | CAR | 2 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 16 | | B. Bolden | 23.8 | 2021 | NE | 17 | 41 | 49 | 405 | 9.9 | 2 | 226 | 44 | 5.1 | 13.3 | 1 |
| 17 | | T. Johnson | 23.3 | 2021 |  NYJ | 16 | 34 | 55 | 372 | 10.9 | 2 | 238 | 61 | 3.9 | 14.9 | 2 |
| 18 |  | M. Carter | 23.2 | 2021 | NYJ | 14 | 36 | 55 | 325 | 9.0 | 0 | 639 | 147 | 4.3 | 45.6 | 4 |
| 19 |  | J. Jacobs | 23.2 | 2021 | LV | 15 | 54 | 64 | 348 | 6.4 | 0 | 872 | 217 | 4.0 | 58.1 | 9 |
| 20 |  | D. Montgomery | 23.2 | 2021 |  CHI | 13 | 42 | 51 | 301 | 7.2 | 0 | 849 | 225 | 3.8 | 65.3 | 7 |
| 21 |  | T. Pollard | 22.5 | 2021 |  DAL | 15 | 39 | 46 | 337 | 8.6 | 0 | 719 | 130 | 5.5 | 47.9 | 2 |
| 22 |  | K. Hunt | 21.8 | 2021 |  CLE | 8 | 22 | 27 | 174 | 7.9 | 0 | 386 | 78 | 4.9 | 48.3 | 5 |
| 23 |  | J. Taylor | 21.2 | 2021 |  IND | 17 | 40 | 51 | 360 | 9.0 | 2 | 1,811 | 332 | 5.5 | 106.5 | 18 |
| 24 |  | S. Barkley | 20.2 | 2021 |  NYG | 13 | 41 | 57 | 263 | 6.4 | 2 | 593 | 162 | 3.7 | 45.6 | 2 |
| 25 |  | J. Mixon | 19.6 | 2021 |  CIN | 16 | 42 | 48 | 314 | 7.5 | 3 | 1,205 | 292 | 4.1 | 75.3 | 13 |
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards per game going back to the 1932 season.
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