most receptions in 2012 by a runningback

Darren Sproles had the most receptions by a running back in 2012, with 75 catches.

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	NAME	REC	SEASON	TM	GP	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Darren Sproles D. Sproles	75	2012	NO	13	104	667	8.9	51.3	7	244	48	5.1	18.8	1
2	Ray Rice R. Rice	61	2012	BAL	16	83	478	7.8	29.9	1	1,143	257	4.4	71.4	9
3	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	54	2012	PHI	12	67	373	6.9	31.1	3	840	200	4.2	70.0	2
4	Jacquizz Rodgers J. Rodgers	53	2012	ATL	16	59	402	7.6	25.1	1	362	94	3.9	22.6	1
5	Joique Bell J. Bell	52	2012	DET	16	69	485	9.3	30.3	0	414	82	5.0	25.9	3
6	Marcel Reece M. Reece	52	2012	OAK	16	73	496	9.5	31.0	1	271	59	4.6	16.9	0
7	Trent Richardson T. Richardson	51	2012	CLE	15	70	367	7.2	24.5	1	950	267	3.6	63.3	11
8	Ronnie Brown R. Brown	49	2012	SD	14	60	371	7.6	26.5	0	220	46	4.8	15.7	0
9	Doug Martin D. Martin	49	2012	TB	16	70	472	9.6	29.5	1	1,454	319	4.6	90.9	11
10	Matt Forte M. Forte	44	2012	CHI	15	60	340	7.7	22.7	1	1,094	248	4.4	72.9	5
11	C.J. Spiller	43	2012	BUF	16	57	459	10.7	28.7	2	1,244	207	6.0	77.8	6
12	Darren McFadden D. McFadden	42	2012	OAK	12	62	258	6.1	21.5	1	707	216	3.3	58.9	2
13	Arian Foster A. Foster	40	2012	HOU	16	58	217	5.4	13.6	2	1,424	351	4.1	89.0	15
14	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	40	2012	MIN	16	51	217	5.4	13.6	1	2,097	348	6.0	131.1	12
15	Danny Woodhead D. Woodhead	40	2012	NE	16	55	446	11.2	27.9	3	301	76	4.0	18.8	4
16	Ryan Mathews R. Mathews	39	2012	SD	12	57	252	6.5	21.0	0	707	184	3.8	58.9	1
17	Pierre Thomas P. Thomas	39	2012	NO	15	53	354	9.1	23.6	1	473	105	4.5	31.5	1
18	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	38	2012	STL	16	53	321	8.4	20.1	0	1,045	258	4.1	65.3	4
19	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	36	2012	TEN	16	49	232	6.4	14.5	0	1,243	276	4.5	77.7	6
20	Reggie Bush R. Bush	35	2012	MIA	16	51	292	8.3	18.3	2	986	227	4.3	61.6	6
21	Jamaal Charles J. Charles	35	2012	KC	16	48	236	6.7	14.8	1	1,509	285	5.3	94.3	5
22	DeMarco Murray D. Murray	35	2012	DAL	10	42	251	7.2	25.1	0	663	161	4.1	66.3	4
23	James Casey J. Casey	34	2012	HOU	16	44	330	9.7	20.6	3	6	1	6.0	0.4	0
24	Fred Jackson F. Jackson	34	2012	BUF	10	42	217	6.4	21.7	1	437	115	3.8	43.7	3
25	Mikel Leshoure M. Leshoure	34	2012	DET	14	48	214	6.3	15.3	0	798	215	3.7	57.0	9

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491

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OPP PPG

32.0

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RUSH YDS/G

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26th

PASS YDS/G

300.8

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	2	2	.500
Panthers	2	2	.500
Saints	1	3	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	.200

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NO	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	CAR	@	NO	1:00 PM

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

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Robinson

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Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

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Pass TD Leaders

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Purdy

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Cousins

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Shough

Rush TD Leaders

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Henry

6

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Rec TD Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

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QB Rating Leaders

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Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

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Sack Leaders

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Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

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30.3

29.8

29.5

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Opp PPG Rankings

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16.0

16.3

18.3

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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

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NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

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St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Kittle

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Johnson

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Worst Record ATS

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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

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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

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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
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Darren Sproles had the most receptions by a running back in 2012, with 75 catches.

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