most receptions by a running back in a game rookie

Najee Harris, Saquon Barkley and Roy Helu are tied for the most catches by a rookie running back in a game, with 14 catches.

Interpreted as:
most receptions by a running back in a regular-season game rookie
NAMERECDATETMOPPTRGREC YDSAVGREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TD
1Najee Harris
N. Harris
14
9/26/2021
vs
19
102
7.3
0
40
14
2.9
0
2Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
14
9/16/2018
@
16
80
5.7
0
28
11
2.5
0
3Roy Helu
R. Helu
14
11/6/2011
vs
16
105
7.5
0
41
10
4.1
0
4LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
13
11/25/2001
vs
14
72
5.5
0
75
21
3.6
0
5Kelvin Bryant
K. Bryant
13
12/7/1986
vs
130
10.0
1
50
6
8.3
1
6Sid Blanks
S. Blanks
13
9/12/1964
@
131
10.1
0
53
11
4.8
0
7Javorius Allen
J. Allen
12
12/6/2015
@
13
107
8.9
1
63
17
3.7
0
8Pierre Thomas
P. Thomas
12
12/30/2007
@
15
121
10.1
1
105
20
5.3
0
9Mewelde Moore
M. Moore
12
10/10/2004
@
14
90
7.5
0
92
20
4.6
0
10David Hughes
D. Hughes
12
9/27/1981
vs
103
8.6
0
6
2
3.0
0
11Reggie Bush
R. Bush
11
10/8/2006
vs
11
63
5.7
0
23
9
2.6
0
12Junior Tautalatasi
J. Tautalatasi
11
11/9/1986
vs
86
7.8
0
-4
2
-2.0
0
13Randy McMillan
R. McMillan
11
11/8/1981
vs
68
6.2
1
47
11
4.3
1
14Billy Sims
B. Sims
11
11/2/1980
vs
96
8.7
1
37
17
2.2
0
15Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
10
10/12/2017
vs
14
56
5.6
1
8
4
2.0
0
16Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
10
10/1/2017
@
10
71
7.1
1
25
5
5.0
0
17Lamar Gordon
L. Gordon
10
11/24/2002
@
10
68
6.8
0
40
13
3.1
0
18LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
10
12/30/2001
vs
12
68
6.8
0
38
14
2.7
0
19Rob Konrad
R. Konrad
10
1/2/2000
@
12
68
6.8
0
2
1
2.0
0
20Earl Cooper
E. Cooper
10
9/7/1980
@
71
7.1
0
77
17
4.5
2
21Boobie Clark
B. Clark
10
10/28/1973
@
68
6.8
0
60
15
4.0
0
22Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
9
10/22/2023
@
10
58
6.4
0
68
11
6.2
1
23Rachaad White
R. White
9
11/27/2022
@
9
45
5.0
0
64
14
4.6
0
24Michael Carter
M. Carter
9
10/31/2021
vs
14
95
10.6
0
77
15
5.1
1
25Nyheim Miller-Hines
N. Miller-Hines
9
12/2/2018
@
9
50
5.6
0
5
4
1.3
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for receptions going back to the 1960 season.

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