most yard per catch by rb single season after 1980

Since 1981, Dave Meggett has the most yards per catch by a running back in a season, with 15.6 per reception in his rookie season in 1989.

Interpreted as:

most yard per catch with a minimum of 1.875 receptions per team game by rb single season after 1980

	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	GP	REC	TRG	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Dave Meggett D. Meggett	15.6	1989	NYG	16	34		531	33.2	4	117	28	4.2	7.3	0
2	Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs	15.1	1981	BUF	15	40		603	40.2	7	1,097	257	4.3	73.1	3
3	Lionel James L. James	14.5	1987	SD	12	41		593	49.4	3	102	27	3.8	8.5	2
4	Garrison Hearst G. Hearst	13.7	1998	SF	16	39		535	33.4	2	1,570	310	5.1	98.1	7
5	Tevin Coleman T. Coleman	13.6	2016	ATL	13	31	40	421	32.4	3	520	118	4.4	40.0	8
6	Spencer Ware S. Ware	13.5	2016	KC	14	33	42	447	31.9	2	921	214	4.3	65.8	3
7	Amp Lee A. Lee	13.5	1997	STL	16	61		825	51.6	3	104	28	3.7	6.5	0
8	Steve Sewell S. Sewell	13.3	1988	DEN	16	38		507	31.7	5	135	32	4.2	8.4	1
9	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	13.3	1990	DET	16	36		480	30.0	3	1,304	255	5.1	81.5	13
10	Albert Bentley A. Bentley	13.1	1987	IND	12	34		447	37.3	2	631	142	4.4	52.6	7
11	Chris Thompson C. Thompson	13.1	2017	WAS	10	39	54	510	51.0	4	294	64	4.6	29.4	2
12	Eric Metcalf E. Metcalf	13.1	1992	CLE	16	47		614	38.4	5	301	73	4.1	18.8	1
13	Allen Rice A. Rice	13.0	1986	MIN	14	30		391	27.9	3	220	73	3.0	15.7	2
14	Wilbert Montgomery W. Montgomery	12.9	1982	PHI	8	20		258	32.3	2	515	114	4.5	64.4	7
15	James Brooks J. Brooks	12.7	1986	CIN	16	54		686	42.9	4	1,087	205	5.3	67.9	5
16	David Johnson D. Johnson	12.7	2015	ARI	16	36	57	457	28.6	4	581	125	4.6	36.3	8
17	Todd McNair T. McNair	12.7	1990	KC	15	40		507	33.8	2	61	14	4.4	4.1	0
18	George Adams G. Adams	12.5	1985	NYG	16	31		389	24.3	2	498	128	3.9	31.1	2
19	Eddie Lee Ivery E. Lee Ivery	12.4	1986	GB	12	31		385	32.1	1	25	4	6.3	2.1	0
20	Terry Metcalf T. Metcalf	12.4	1981	WAS	16	48		595	37.2	0	60	18	3.3	3.8	0
21	Wayne Wilson W. Wilson	12.4	1981	NO	16	31		384	24.0	4	137	44	3.1	8.6	1
22	Todd Gurley T. Gurley	12.3	2017	LAR	15	64	87	788	52.5	6	1,305	279	4.7	87.0	13
23	Gary Anderson G. Anderson	12.2	1990	TB	16	38		464	29.0	2	646	166	3.9	40.4	3
24	Brian Mitchell B. Mitchell	12.2	1997	WAS	16	36		438	27.4	1	107	23	4.7	6.7	1
25	Darrin Nelson D. Nelson	12.1	1983	MIN	15	51		618	41.2	0	642	154	4.2	42.8	1

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