Austin Ekeler and Najee Harris were were tied for targeted the most times by a running back in 2021, with 94 targets.
| NAME | TRG | SEASON | TM | GP | REC | REC YDS | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A. Ekeler | 94 | 2021 |  LAC | 16 | 70 | 647 | 9.2 | 40.4 | 8 | 911 | 206 | 4.4 | 56.9 | 12 |
| 2 |  | N. Harris | 94 | 2021 |  PIT | 17 | 74 | 467 | 6.3 | 27.5 | 3 | 1,200 | 307 | 3.9 | 70.6 | 7 |
| 3 |  | L. Fournette | 84 | 2021 |  TB | 14 | 69 | 454 | 6.6 | 32.4 | 2 | 812 | 180 | 4.5 | 58.0 | 8 |
| 4 |  | D. Swift | 78 | 2021 |  DET | 13 | 62 | 452 | 7.3 | 34.8 | 2 | 617 | 151 | 4.1 | 47.5 | 5 |
| 5 |  | C. Patterson | 69 | 2021 |  ATL | 16 | 52 | 548 | 10.5 | 34.3 | 5 | 618 | 153 | 4.0 | 38.6 | 6 |
| 6 |  | A. Kamara | 67 | 2021 |  NO | 13 | 47 | 439 | 9.3 | 33.8 | 5 | 898 | 240 | 3.7 | 69.1 | 4 |
| 7 |  | E. Elliott | 65 | 2021 |  DAL | 17 | 47 | 287 | 6.1 | 16.9 | 2 | 1,002 | 237 | 4.2 | 58.9 | 10 |
| 8 |  | A. Jones Sr. | 65 | 2021 |  GB | 15 | 52 | 391 | 7.5 | 26.1 | 6 | 799 | 171 | 4.7 | 53.3 | 4 |
| 9 |  | J. Jacobs | 64 | 2021 |  LV | 15 | 54 | 348 | 6.4 | 23.2 | 0 | 872 | 217 | 4.0 | 58.1 | 9 |
| 10 |  | M. Gaskin | 63 | 2021 |  MIA | 17 | 49 | 234 | 4.8 | 13.8 | 4 | 612 | 173 | 3.5 | 36.0 | 3 |
| 11 | | M. Davis | 58 | 2021 | ATL | 17 | 44 | 259 | 5.9 | 15.2 | 1 | 503 | 138 | 3.6 | 29.6 | 3 |
| 12 |  | S. Barkley | 57 | 2021 |  NYG | 13 | 41 | 263 | 6.4 | 20.2 | 2 | 593 | 162 | 3.7 | 45.6 | 2 |
| 13 |  | D. Williams | 57 | 2021 |  KC | 17 | 47 | 452 | 9.6 | 26.6 | 2 | 558 | 144 | 3.9 | 32.8 | 6 |
| 14 | | N. Hines | 57 | 2021 |  IND | 17 | 40 | 310 | 7.8 | 18.2 | 1 | 276 | 56 | 4.9 | 16.2 | 2 |
| 15 | | T. Johnson | 55 | 2021 |  NYJ | 16 | 34 | 372 | 10.9 | 23.3 | 2 | 238 | 61 | 3.9 | 14.9 | 2 |
| 16 |  | M. Carter | 55 | 2021 | NYJ | 14 | 36 | 325 | 9.0 | 23.2 | 0 | 639 | 147 | 4.3 | 45.6 | 4 |
| 17 |  | A. Abdullah | 53 | 2021 | TOT | 17 | 38 | 289 | 7.6 | 17.0 | 1 | 166 | 51 | 3.3 | 9.8 | 0 |
| 18 | | J.D. McKissic | 53 | 2021 |  WAS | 11 | 43 | 397 | 9.2 | 36.1 | 2 | 212 | 48 | 4.4 | 19.3 | 2 |
| 19 |  | C. Edmonds | 53 | 2021 |  ARI | 12 | 43 | 311 | 7.2 | 25.9 | 0 | 592 | 116 | 5.1 | 49.3 | 2 |
| 20 |  | J. Williams | 53 | 2021 |  DEN | 17 | 43 | 316 | 7.3 | 18.6 | 3 | 903 | 203 | 4.4 | 53.1 | 4 |
| 21 |  | A. Gibson | 52 | 2021 | WAS | 16 | 42 | 294 | 7.0 | 18.4 | 3 | 1,037 | 258 | 4.0 | 64.8 | 7 |
| 22 |  | D. Montgomery | 51 | 2021 |  CHI | 13 | 42 | 301 | 7.2 | 23.2 | 0 | 849 | 225 | 3.8 | 65.3 | 7 |
| 23 |  | J. Taylor | 51 | 2021 | IND | 17 | 40 | 360 | 9.0 | 21.2 | 2 | 1,811 | 332 | 5.5 | 106.5 | 18 |
| 24 |  | D. Singletary | 50 | 2021 |  BUF | 17 | 40 | 228 | 5.7 | 13.4 | 1 | 870 | 188 | 4.6 | 51.2 | 7 |
| 25 |  | K. Gainwell | 50 | 2021 |  PHI | 16 | 33 | 253 | 7.7 | 15.8 | 1 | 291 | 68 | 4.3 | 18.2 | 5 |
StatMuse has season-level data for targets going back to the 1999 season.
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