most receiving yards by a running back in lions history

Barry Sanders has the most career receiving yards by a Lions running back, with 2,921 yards.

	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	2,921	153	352		8.3	19.1	10	15,269	3,062	5.0	99.8	99
2	Doak Walker D. Walker	2,539	67	152		16.7	37.9	21	1,520	309	4.9	22.7	12
3	James Jones J. Jones	2,318	85	285		8.1	27.3	10	3,452	960	3.6	40.6	23
4	Theo Riddick T. Riddick	2,238	84	285	369	7.9	26.6	14	1,023	288	3.6	12.2	5
5	Billy Sims B. Sims	2,072	60	186		11.1	34.5	5	5,106	1,131	4.5	85.1	42
6	Joique Bell J. Bell	1,638	63	162	219	10.1	26.0	1	2,235	561	4.0	35.5	22
7	Dexter Bussey D. Bussey	1,616	150	193		8.4	10.8	5	5,105	1,203	4.2	34.0	18
8	Horace King H. King	1,579	123	198		8.0	12.8	5	2,081	549	3.8	16.9	9
9	Altie Taylor A. Taylor	1,523	91	173		8.8	16.7	6	4,297	1,165	3.7	47.2	24
10	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	1,449	49	181	228	8.0	29.6	10	3,580	675	5.3	73.1	39
11	Cory Schlesinger C. Schlesinger	1,445	181	197	281	7.3	8.0	9	473	167	2.8	2.6	5
12	Mel Farr M. Farr	1,374	69	146		9.4	19.9	10	3,072	739	4.2	44.5	26
13	Nick Pietrosante N. Pietrosante	1,323	89	134		9.9	14.9	2	3,933	938	4.2	44.2	28
14	D'Andre Swift D. Swift	1,198	40	156	205	7.7	30.0	7	1,680	364	4.6	42.0	18
15	Howard Cassady H. Cassady	1,175	62	77		15.3	19.0	15	1,195	298	4.0	19.3	5
16	Kevin Smith K. Smith	1,082	54	123	171	8.8	20.0	5	2,346	598	3.9	43.4	17
17	Shawn Bryson S. Bryson	1,044	54	143	184	7.3	19.3	1	1,177	274	4.3	21.8	4
18	Kevin Jones K. Jones	1,006	53	141	191	7.1	19.0	3	3,067	761	4.0	57.9	24
19	Bob Hoernschemeyer B. Hoernschemeyer	951	59	96		9.9	16.1	7	2,439	553	4.4	41.3	17
20	Lloyd Cardwell L. Cardwell	932	57	51		18.3	16.4	5	905	205	4.4	15.9	8
21	James Stewart J. Stewart	862	41	101	144	8.5	21.0	4	2,890	713	4.1	70.5	15
22	Steve Owens S. Owens	861	53	99		8.7	16.2	2	2,451	635	3.9	46.2	20
23	Garry James G. James	816	40	89		9.2	20.4	2	1,510	423	3.6	37.8	12
24	Bill Dudley B. Dudley	775	28	74		10.5	27.7	15	801	238	3.4	28.6	5
25	Jahvid Best J. Best	774	22	85	120	9.1	35.2	3	945	255	3.7	43.0	6

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