most receptions and run attempts rb 2021

Najee Harris had the most catches by a running back in his rookie season in 2021, with 74 catches.

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	NAME	REC	ATT	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Najee Harris N. Harris	74	307	2021	PIT	17	1,200	3.9	70.6	7	467	94	6.3	27.5	3
2	Austin Ekeler A. Ekeler	70	206	2021	LAC	16	911	4.4	56.9	12	647	94	9.2	40.4	8
3	Leonard Fournette L. Fournette	69	180	2021	TB	14	812	4.5	58.0	8	454	84	6.6	32.4	2
4	D'Andre Swift D. Swift	62	151	2021	DET	13	617	4.1	47.5	5	452	78	7.3	34.8	2
5	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	54	217	2021	LV	15	872	4.0	58.1	9	348	64	6.4	23.2	0
6	Cordarrelle Patterson C. Patterson	52	153	2021	ATL	16	618	4.0	38.6	6	548	69	10.5	34.3	5
7	Aaron Jones Sr. A. Jones Sr.	52	171	2021	GB	15	799	4.7	53.3	4	391	65	7.5	26.1	6
8	Myles Gaskin M. Gaskin	49	173	2021	MIA	17	612	3.5	36.0	3	234	63	4.8	13.8	4
9	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	47	237	2021	DAL	17	1,002	4.2	58.9	10	287	65	6.1	16.9	2
10	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	47	240	2021	NO	13	898	3.7	69.1	4	439	67	9.3	33.8	5
11	Darrel Williams D. Williams	47	144	2021	KC	17	558	3.9	32.8	6	452	57	9.6	26.6	2
12	Mike Davis M. Davis	44	138	2021	ATL	17	503	3.6	29.6	3	259	58	5.9	15.2	1
13	J.D. McKissic	43	48	2021	WAS	11	212	4.4	19.3	2	397	53	9.2	36.1	2
14	Chase Edmonds C. Edmonds	43	116	2021	ARI	12	592	5.1	49.3	2	311	53	7.2	25.9	0
15	Javonte Williams J. Williams	43	203	2021	DEN	17	903	4.4	53.1	4	316	53	7.3	18.6	3
16	Joe Mixon J. Mixon	42	292	2021	CIN	16	1,205	4.1	75.3	13	314	48	7.5	19.6	3
17	David Montgomery D. Montgomery	42	225	2021	CHI	13	849	3.8	65.3	7	301	51	7.2	23.2	0
18	Antonio Gibson A. Gibson	42	258	2021	WAS	16	1,037	4.0	64.8	7	294	52	7.0	18.4	3
19	Brandon Bolden B. Bolden	41	44	2021	NE	17	226	5.1	13.3	1	405	49	9.9	23.8	2
20	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	41	162	2021	NYG	13	593	3.7	45.6	2	263	57	6.4	20.2	2
21	Devontae Booker D. Booker	40	145	2021	NYG	16	593	4.1	37.1	2	268	45	6.7	16.8	1
22	Nyheim Miller-Hines N. Miller-Hines	40	56	2021	IND	17	276	4.9	16.2	2	310	57	7.8	18.2	1
23	Devin Singletary D. Singletary	40	188	2021	BUF	17	870	4.6	51.2	7	228	50	5.7	13.4	1
24	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	40	332	2021	IND	17	1,811	5.5	106.5	18	360	51	9.0	21.2	2
25	Tony Pollard T. Pollard	39	130	2021	DAL	15	719	5.5	47.9	2	337	46	8.6	22.5	0

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PASS

999

Rodgers

RUSH

309

Warren

REC

213

Metcalf

Team Rankings

PPG

19.3

24th

OPP PPG

21.8

14th

RUSH YDS/G

94.8

22nd

PASS YDS/G

249.8

14th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Browns	3	1	.750
Ravens	3	1	.750
Steelers	2	2	.500
Bengals	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	PIT	@	CIN	8:20 PM

Last Game

Steelers

2 - 2

Final

Browns

3 - 1

Thu 1 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

48

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NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-4

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM

Najee Harris had the most catches by a running back in his rookie season in 2021, with 74 catches.

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