most receptions by a running back in a game

Clark Gaines has made the most receptions by a running back in a game, with 17 catches against the 49ers on September 21, 1980.

Interpreted as:
most receptions by a running back in a regular-season game
NAMERECDATETMOPPTRGREC YDSAVGREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TD
1Clark Gaines
C. Gaines
17
9/21/1980
vs
160
9.4
0
20
5
4.0
0
2Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
15
12/22/2019
@
15
119
7.9
0
54
13
4.2
0
3Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
15
10/6/2019
vs
16
86
5.7
0
7
3
2.3
0
4Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
15
9/23/2018
@
20
124
8.3
0
66
16
4.1
0
5William Andrews
W. Andrews
15
11/15/1981
vs
124
8.3
0
36
12
3.0
0
6Rickey Young
R. Young
15
12/16/1979
@
116
7.7
1
80
16
5.0
0
7Najee Harris
N. Harris
14
9/26/2021
vs
19
102
7.3
0
40
14
2.9
0
8Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
14
9/16/2018
@
15
102
7.3
0
37
8
4.6
0
9Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
14
9/16/2018
@
16
80
5.7
0
28
11
2.5
0
10Roy Helu
R. Helu
14
11/6/2011
vs
16
105
7.5
0
41
10
4.1
0
11Brian Westbrook
B. Westbrook
14
11/4/2007
vs
18
90
6.4
0
65
16
4.1
1
12Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
14
9/8/2002
@
16
91
6.5
0
19
10
1.9
1
13Tony Galbreath
T. Galbreath
14
9/10/1978
@
122
8.7
0
29
5
5.8
0
14Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
13
10/1/2023
vs
14
33
2.5
0
51
11
4.6
0
15Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
13
9/27/2020
vs
14
139
10.7
2
58
6
9.7
0
16Jaylen Samuels
J. Samuels
13
11/3/2019
vs
13
73
5.6
0
10
8
1.3
0
17Chris Thompson
C. Thompson
13
9/16/2018
vs
14
92
7.1
0
1
4
0.3
0
18Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
13
9/16/2012
@
14
128
9.8
0
0
0
0
19Darren McFadden
D. McFadden
13
9/10/2012
vs
18
86
6.6
0
32
15
2.1
0
20Earnest Graham
E. Graham
13
10/21/2007
@
18
99
7.6
0
92
19
4.8
0
21Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
13
11/5/2006
vs
14
133
10.2
0
86
19
4.5
1
22LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
13
11/25/2001
vs
14
72
5.5
0
75
21
3.6
0
23Tiki Barber
T. Barber
13
1/2/2000
@
14
100
7.7
0
3
1
3.0
0
24Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
13
10/11/1998
vs
98
7.5
0
29
14
2.1
0
25Larry Centers
L. Centers
13
9/29/1996
vs
83
6.4
1
33
13
2.5
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for receptions going back to the 1960 season.

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