most receptions by a cowboys rb ever

Emmitt Smith has the most career receptions by a Cowboys running back, with 486 catches.

NAMERECGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
486
201
91
3,012
6.2
15.0
11
17,162
4,052
4.2
85.4
153
2Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
382
157
3,432
9.0
21.9
13
12,036
2,755
4.4
76.7
72
3Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
317
118
418
2,405
7.6
20.4
12
8,488
1,955
4.3
71.9
71
4Daryl Johnston
D. Johnston
294
151
2
2,227
7.6
14.7
14
753
232
3.2
5.0
8
5Herschel Walker
H. Walker
232
81
2,556
11.0
31.6
8
3,491
818
4.3
43.1
27
6Ron Springs
R. Springs
222
88
2,028
9.1
23.0
10
2,180
604
3.6
24.8
28
7Timmy Newsome
T. Newsome
212
121
1,966
9.3
16.2
11
1,226
342
3.6
10.1
19
8Preston Pearson
P. Pearson
189
79
2,274
12.0
28.8
11
1,207
325
3.7
15.3
5
9Walt Garrison
W. Garrison
182
119
1,794
9.9
15.1
9
3,886
899
4.3
32.7
30
10Tony Pollard
T. Pollard
176
79
228
1,319
7.5
16.7
5
3,621
762
4.8
45.8
23
11Marion Barber
M. Barber
174
88
223
1,280
7.4
14.5
6
4,358
1,042
4.2
49.5
47
12DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
171
53
207
1,200
7.0
22.6
1
4,526
934
4.8
85.4
28
13Don Perkins
D. Perkins
146
107
1,310
9.0
12.2
3
6,217
1,500
4.1
58.1
42
14Calvin Hill
C. Hill
139
73
1,359
9.8
18.6
6
5,009
1,166
4.3
68.6
39
15Dan Reeves
D. Reeves
129
100
1,693
13.1
16.9
17
1,990
535
3.7
19.9
25
16Felix Jones
F. Jones
127
64
156
1,062
8.4
16.6
3
2,728
569
4.8
42.6
11
17Robert Newhouse
R. Newhouse
120
168
956
8.0
5.7
5
4,784
1,160
4.1
28.5
31
18Amos Marsh
A. Marsh
97
54
1,011
10.4
18.7
4
2,065
427
4.8
38.2
14
19Richie Anderson
R. Anderson
95
27
128
700
7.4
25.9
4
552
127
4.3
20.4
2
20Julius Jones
J. Jones
84
53
112
672
8.0
12.7
0
3,484
885
3.9
65.7
18
21Chris Warren
C. Warren
78
38
88
592
7.6
15.6
2
948
217
4.4
24.9
8
22Scott Laidlaw
S. Laidlaw
72
67
652
9.1
9.7
3
997
250
4.0
14.9
9
23Lance Dunbar
L. Dunbar
68
54
88
646
9.5
12.0
0
422
94
4.5
7.8
1
24Tashard Choice
T. Choice
64
54
88
497
7.8
9.2
0
1,139
250
4.6
21.1
8
25Rico Dowdle
R. Dowdle
56
52
71
393
7.0
7.6
5
1,464
331
4.4
28.2
4
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions going back to the 1932 season.

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5
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9
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.438
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13
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.188
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9
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.563
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.500
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12
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13
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.188
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6
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.594
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8
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8
8
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NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
8
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.500
7
9
0
.438
7
9
0
.438
6
10
0
.375
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13
3
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.813
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12
4
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5
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.688
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13
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