most receptions in a single game by a rb

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

Interpreted as:
most receptions in a single regular-season game by a rb
NAME REC DATE TM OPP TRG REC YDS AVG REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH TD
1 Clark Gaines
C. Gaines
17
9/21/1980
NYJ NYJ
vs
SF SF
160
9.4
0
20
5
4.0
0
2 Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
15
12/22/2019
CAR CAR
@
IND IND
15
119
7.9
0
54
13
4.2
0
3 Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
15
10/6/2019
LAC LAC
vs
DEN DEN
16
86
5.7
0
7
3
2.3
0
4 Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
15
9/23/2018
NO NO
@
ATL ATL
20
124
8.3
0
66
16
4.1
0
5 William Andrews
W. Andrews
15
11/15/1981
ATL ATL
vs
PIT PIT
124
8.3
0
36
12
3.0
0
6 Rickey Young
R. Young
15
12/16/1979
MIN MIN
@
NE NE
116
7.7
1
80
16
5.0
0
7 Najee Harris
N. Harris
14
9/26/2021
PIT PIT
vs
CIN CIN
19
102
7.3
0
40
14
2.9
0
8 Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
14
9/16/2018
CAR CAR
@
ATL ATL
15
102
7.3
0
37
8
4.6
0
9 Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
14
9/16/2018
NYG NYG
@
DAL DAL
16
80
5.7
0
28
11
2.5
0
10 Roy Helu
R. Helu
14
11/6/2011
WAS WAS
vs
SF SF
16
105
7.5
0
41
10
4.1
0
11 Brian Westbrook
B. Westbrook
14
11/4/2007
PHI PHI
vs
DAL DAL
18
90
6.4
0
65
16
4.1
1
12 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
14
9/8/2002
STL STL
@
DEN DEN
16
91
6.5
0
19
10
1.9
1
13 Tony Galbreath
T. Galbreath
14
9/10/1978
NO NO
@
GB GB
122
8.7
0
29
5
5.8
0
14 Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
13
10/1/2023
NO NO
vs
TB TB
14
33
2.5
0
51
11
4.6
0
15 Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
13
9/27/2020
NO NO
vs
GB GB
14
139
10.7
2
58
6
9.7
0
16 Jaylen Samuels
J. Samuels
13
11/3/2019
PIT PIT
vs
IND IND
13
73
5.6
0
10
8
1.3
0
17 Chris Thompson
C. Thompson
13
9/16/2018
WAS WAS
vs
IND IND
14
92
7.1
0
1
4
0.3
0
18 Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
13
9/16/2012
NO NO
@
CAR CAR
14
128
9.8
0
0
0
0
19 Darren McFadden
D. McFadden
13
9/10/2012
OAK OAK
vs
SD SD
18
86
6.6
0
32
15
2.1
0
20 Earnest Graham
E. Graham
13
10/21/2007
TB TB
@
DET DET
18
99
7.6
0
92
19
4.8
0
21 Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
13
11/5/2006
STL STL
vs
KC KC
14
133
10.2
0
86
19
4.5
1
22 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
13
11/25/2001
SD SD
vs
ARI ARI
14
72
5.5
0
75
21
3.6
0
23 Tiki Barber
T. Barber
13
1/2/2000
NYG NYG
@
DAL DAL
14
100
7.7
0
3
1
3.0
0
24 Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
13
10/11/1998
BAL BAL
vs
TEN TEN
98
7.5
0
29
14
2.1
0
25 Larry Centers
L. Centers
13
9/29/1996
ARI ARI
vs
STL STL
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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