most receptions per game by a running back 2021

Christian McCaffrey had the most receptions per game played by a running back in 2021, with 5.29.

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	NAME	REC/GP	REC	GP	SEASON	TM	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	5.29	37	7	2021	CAR	41	343	9.3	49.0	1	442	99	4.5	63.1	1
2	Leonard Fournette L. Fournette	4.93	69	14	2021	TB	84	454	6.6	32.4	2	812	180	4.5	58.0	8
3	D'Andre Swift D. Swift	4.77	62	13	2021	DET	78	452	7.3	34.8	2	617	151	4.1	47.5	5
4	Austin Ekeler A. Ekeler	4.38	70	16	2021	LAC	94	647	9.2	40.4	8	911	206	4.4	56.9	12
5	Najee Harris N. Harris	4.35	74	17	2021	PIT	94	467	6.3	27.5	3	1,200	307	3.9	70.6	7
6	James White J. White	4	12	3	2021	NE	14	94	7.8	31.3	0	38	10	3.8	12.7	1
7	J.D. McKissic	3.91	43	11	2021	WAS	53	397	9.2	36.1	2	212	48	4.4	19.3	2
8	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	3.62	47	13	2021	NO	67	439	9.3	33.8	5	898	240	3.7	69.1	4
9	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	3.6	54	15	2021	LV	64	348	6.4	23.2	0	872	217	4.0	58.1	9
10	Chase Edmonds C. Edmonds	3.58	43	12	2021	ARI	53	311	7.2	25.9	0	592	116	5.1	49.3	2
11	Aaron Jones Sr. A. Jones Sr.	3.47	52	15	2021	GB	65	391	7.5	26.1	6	799	171	4.7	53.3	4
12	Cordarrelle Patterson C. Patterson	3.25	52	16	2021	ATL	69	548	10.5	34.3	5	618	153	4.0	38.6	6
13	David Montgomery D. Montgomery	3.23	42	13	2021	CHI	51	301	7.2	23.2	0	849	225	3.8	65.3	7
14	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	3.15	41	13	2021	NYG	57	263	6.4	20.2	2	593	162	3.7	45.6	2
15	Cam Akers C. Akers	3	3	1	2021	LAR	3	10	3.3	10.0	0	3	5	0.6	3.0	0
16	Myles Gaskin M. Gaskin	2.88	49	17	2021	MIA	63	234	4.8	13.8	4	612	173	3.5	36.0	3
17	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	2.76	47	17	2021	DAL	65	287	6.1	16.9	2	1,002	237	4.2	58.9	10
18	Darrel Williams D. Williams	2.76	47	17	2021	KC	57	452	9.6	26.6	2	558	144	3.9	32.8	6
19	Kareem Hunt K. Hunt	2.75	22	8	2021	CLE	27	174	7.9	21.8	0	386	78	4.9	48.3	5
20	Joe Mixon J. Mixon	2.63	42	16	2021	CIN	48	314	7.5	19.6	3	1,205	292	4.1	75.3	13
21	Antonio Gibson A. Gibson	2.63	42	16	2021	WAS	52	294	7.0	18.4	3	1,037	258	4.0	64.8	7
22	Dalvin Cook D. Cook	2.62	34	13	2021	MIN	49	224	6.6	17.2	0	1,159	249	4.7	89.2	6
23	Tony Pollard T. Pollard	2.6	39	15	2021	DAL	46	337	8.6	22.5	0	719	130	5.5	47.9	2
24	Mike Davis M. Davis	2.59	44	17	2021	ATL	58	259	5.9	15.2	1	503	138	3.6	29.6	3
25	Michael Carter M. Carter	2.57	36	14	2021	NYJ	55	325	9.0	23.2	0	639	147	4.3	45.6	4

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,268

Young

RUSH

306

Hubbard

REC

385

McMillan

Team Rankings

PPG

30.3

4th

OPP PPG

27.3

26th

RUSH YDS/G

104.5

18th

PASS YDS/G

317.0

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	2	2	.500
Panthers	2	2	.500
Saints	1	3	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	CAR	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	TB	@	CAR	1:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CAR	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 11/8	DEN	@	CAR	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	CAR	@	NO	1:00 PM

Last Game

Lions

2 - 2

Final

Panthers

2 - 2

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

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

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
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	0	4	0	.000
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

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM

Christian McCaffrey had the most receptions per game played by a running back in 2021, with 5.29.

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7

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6

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126.2

119.6

111.2

6.0

5.5

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NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

98.1

94

91.4

84.7

75.2

60.3

48.4

39.2

36.6

54

52

47

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