most rec yards per game by running back 2017 to 2021

Between the 2017 and 2021 seasons, Christian McCaffrey averaged the most receiving yards per game by a running back, with 52.0 per game.

	NAME	REC YDS/G	GP	REC	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	52.0	58	357	439	3,015	8.4	17	3,587	781	4.6	61.8	30
2	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	44.7	73	373	476	3,263	8.7	20	4,238	912	4.6	58.1	47
3	Austin Ekeler A. Ekeler	37.9	72	282	355	2,726	9.7	24	2,812	607	4.6	39.1	21
4	James White J. White	37.0	62	276	366	2,294	8.3	16	1,018	249	4.1	16.4	9
5	Cordarrelle Patterson C. Patterson	34.3	16	52	69	548	10.5	5	618	153	4.0	38.6	6
6	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	33.7	44	190	260	1,482	7.8	8	2,937	659	4.5	66.8	19
7	Chris Thompson C. Thompson	33.4	39	142	190	1,302	9.2	6	630	151	4.2	16.2	2
8	D'Andre Swift D. Swift	31.1	26	108	135	809	7.5	4	1,138	265	4.3	43.8	13
9	Tarik Cohen T. Cohen	30.9	51	209	275	1,575	7.5	9	1,101	264	4.2	21.6	5
10	Andre Ellington A. Ellington	30.8	12	39	59	369	9.5	0	55	20	2.8	4.6	1
11	Todd Gurley T. Gurley	29.5	59	179	252	1,739	9.7	12	4,091	953	4.3	69.3	51
12	Duke Johnson D. Johnson	28.5	64	197	257	1,822	9.2	10	1,524	353	4.3	23.8	10
13	J.D. McKissic	28.3	43	157	205	1,219	7.8	5	782	171	4.6	18.2	3
14	Najee Harris N. Harris	27.5	17	74	94	467	6.3	3	1,200	307	3.9	70.6	7
15	Kareem Hunt K. Hunt	27.1	59	176	220	1,596	9.1	16	3,557	772	4.6	60.3	28
16	Leonard Fournette L. Fournette	26.9	63	239	305	1,696	7.1	4	3,810	943	4.0	60.5	31
17	Dalvin Cook D. Cook	26.8	56	182	231	1,499	8.2	3	4,820	1,018	4.7	86.1	39
18	Le'Veon Bell L. Bell	26.2	49	172	211	1,284	7.5	4	2,509	687	3.7	51.2	16
19	T.J. Yeldon	26.0	33	99	138	857	8.7	5	800	180	4.4	24.2	3
20	David Johnson D. Johnson	25.9	55	157	220	1,422	9.1	10	2,227	577	3.9	40.5	15
21	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	25.8	73	256	340	1,881	7.3	11	5,755	1,328	4.3	78.8	41
22	Theo Riddick T. Riddick	25.6	34	119	151	871	7.3	2	471	130	3.6	13.9	3
23	Danny Woodhead D. Woodhead	25.0	8	33	39	200	6.1	0	56	14	4.0	7.0	0
24	Matt Forte M. Forte	24.4	12	37	45	293	7.9	1	381	103	3.7	31.8	2
25	Nyheim Miller-Hines N. Miller-Hines	23.6	65	210	272	1,537	7.3	7	1,169	282	4.1	18.0	9

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