most running back receptions 1985

Roger Craig made the most catches by a running back in 1985, with 92 receptions.

NAMERECSEASONTMGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Roger Craig
R. Craig
92
1985
16
1,016
11.0
63.5
6
1,050
214
4.9
65.6
9
2Lionel James
L. James
86
1985
16
1,027
11.9
64.2
6
516
105
4.9
32.3
2
3Butch Woolfolk
B. Woolfolk
80
1985
16
814
10.2
50.9
4
392
103
3.8
24.5
1
4Tony Nathan
T. Nathan
72
1985
16
651
9.0
40.7
1
667
143
4.7
41.7
5
5Marcus Allen
M. Allen
67
1985
16
555
8.3
34.7
3
1,759
380
4.6
109.9
11
6Greg Bell
G. Bell
58
1985
16
576
9.9
36.0
1
883
223
4.0
55.2
8
7James Brooks
J. Brooks
55
1985
16
576
10.5
36.0
5
929
192
4.8
58.1
7
8James Wilder
J. Wilder
53
1985
16
341
6.4
21.3
0
1,300
365
3.6
81.3
10
9Tony Collins
T. Collins
52
1985
16
549
10.6
34.3
2
657
163
4.0
41.1
3
10Walter Payton
W. Payton
49
1985
16
483
9.9
30.2
2
1,551
324
4.8
96.9
9
11Stump Mitchell
S. Mitchell
47
1985
16
502
10.7
31.4
3
1,006
183
5.5
62.9
7
12Curt Warner
C. Warner
47
1985
16
307
6.5
19.2
1
1,094
291
3.8
68.4
8
13Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
46
1985
16
449
9.8
28.1
3
1,307
305
4.3
81.7
7
14Timmy Newsome
T. Newsome
46
1985
14
361
7.8
25.8
1
252
88
2.9
18.0
2
15Earnest Byner
E. Byner
45
1985
16
460
10.2
28.8
2
1,002
244
4.1
62.6
8
16James Jones
J. Jones
45
1985
14
334
7.4
23.9
3
886
244
3.6
63.3
6
17Michael Haddix
M. Haddix
43
1985
16
330
7.7
20.6
0
213
67
3.2
13.3
0
18Darrin Nelson
D. Nelson
43
1985
16
301
7.0
18.8
1
893
200
4.5
55.8
5
19Freeman McNeil
F. McNeil
38
1985
14
427
11.2
30.5
2
1,331
294
4.5
95.1
3
20Wayne Wilson
W. Wilson
38
1985
16
228
6.0
14.3
2
645
168
3.8
40.3
1
21Keith Griffin
K. Griffin
37
1985
16
285
7.7
17.8
0
473
102
4.6
29.6
3
22Joe Washington
J. Washington
37
1985
16
328
8.9
20.5
1
210
52
4.0
13.1
1
23Gary Anderson
G. Anderson
35
1985
12
422
12.1
35.2
2
429
116
3.7
35.8
4
24Gerald Willhite
G. Willhite
35
1985
15
297
8.5
19.8
1
237
66
3.6
15.8
3
25Rich Erenberg
R. Erenberg
33
1985
14
326
9.9
23.3
3
67
17
3.9
4.8
0
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