most targets in an nfl game by a runningback

Alvin Kamara has been targeted the most times by a running back in a game, with 20 targets versus the Falcons on September 23, 2018.

Interpreted as:
most targets in an NFL regular-season game by a runningback
NAMETRGDATETMOPPRECREC YDSAVGREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TD
1Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
20
9/23/2018
NO NO
@
ATL ATL
15
124
8.3
0
66
16
4.1
0
2Najee Harris
N. Harris
19
9/26/2021
PIT PIT
vs
CIN CIN
14
102
7.3
0
40
14
2.9
0
3Darren McFadden
D. McFadden
18
9/10/2012
OAK OAK
vs
SD SD
13
86
6.6
0
32
15
2.1
0
4Brian Westbrook
B. Westbrook
18
11/4/2007
PHI PHI
vs
DAL DAL
14
90
6.4
0
65
16
4.1
1
5Earnest Graham
E. Graham
18
10/21/2007
TB TB
@
DET DET
13
99
7.6
0
92
19
4.8
0
6Shane Vereen
S. Vereen
17
12/8/2013
NE NE
vs
CLE CLE
12
153
12.8
0
9
3
3.0
1
7Breece Hall
B. Hall
16
12/24/2023
NYJ NYJ
vs
WAS WAS
12
96
8.0
0
95
20
4.8
2
8Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
16
10/17/2022
LAC LAC
vs
DEN DEN
10
47
4.7
0
36
14
2.6
1
9Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
16
11/29/2020
LAC LAC
@
BUF BUF
11
85
7.7
0
44
14
3.1
0
10Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
16
10/6/2019
LAC LAC
vs
DEN DEN
15
86
5.7
0
7
3
2.3
0
11Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
16
9/16/2018
NYG NYG
@
DAL DAL
14
80
5.7
0
28
11
2.5
0
12Roy Helu
R. Helu
16
11/6/2011
WAS WAS
vs
SF SF
14
105
7.5
0
41
10
4.1
0
13Reggie Bush
R. Bush
16
11/18/2007
NO NO
@
HOU HOU
12
70
5.8
0
34
15
2.3
0
14LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
16
12/14/2003
SD SD
vs
GB GB
11
144
13.1
2
51
20
2.6
0
15Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
16
9/8/2002
STL STL
@
DEN DEN
14
91
6.5
0
19
10
1.9
1
16Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
15
9/21/2025
SF SF
vs
ARI ARI
10
88
8.8
0
52
17
3.1
0
17Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
15
11/27/2022
LAC LAC
@
ARI ARI
11
60
5.5
1
20
5
4.0
0
18J.D. McKissic
J.D. McKissic
15
11/15/2020
WAS WAS
@
DET DET
7
43
6.1
0
6
8
0.8
1
19Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
15
12/22/2019
CAR CAR
@
IND IND
15
119
7.9
0
54
13
4.2
0
20Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
15
11/17/2019
CAR CAR
vs
ATL ATL
11
121
11.0
0
70
14
5.0
0
21Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
15
9/16/2018
CAR CAR
@
ATL ATL
14
102
7.3
0
37
8
4.6
0
22LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
15
10/3/2010
PHI PHI
vs
WAS WAS
12
110
9.2
0
64
16
4.0
0
23Pierre Thomas
P. Thomas
15
12/30/2007
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
12
121
10.1
1
105
20
5.3
0
24Deuce McAllister
D. McAllister
15
11/21/2004
NO NO
vs
DEN DEN
11
87
7.9
0
42
13
3.2
0
25LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
15
12/28/2003
SD SD
vs
OAK OAK
8
17
2.1
0
243
31
7.8
2
StatMuse has game-level data for targets going back to the 1999 season.

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2
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4
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0
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0
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12/7
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TB TB
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0
.750
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.714
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
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Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
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NYJ NYJ
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Sat
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ATL ATL
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Thu
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BAL BAL
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MIA MIA
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Sun
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