Jim Podoley has averaged the most yards per reception by a rookie running back, with 20.5 per reception in 1957.
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most yards per catch with a minimum of 1.875 receptions per team game by a rookie running back| NAME | AVG | SEASON | TM | GP | REC | TRG | REC YDS | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Podoley | 20.5 | 1957 |  WAS | 12 | 27 | 554 | 46.2 | 4 | 442 | 114 | 3.9 | 36.8 | 2 | |
| 2 | | S. Bagarus | 18.1 | 1945 | WAS | 10 | 34 | 617 | 61.7 | 5 | 154 | 39 | 3.9 | 15.4 | 1 | |
| 3 | | L. Clarke | 18.1 | 1956 |  LA | 12 | 36 | 650 | 54.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | G. Sayers | 17.5 | 1965 |  CHI | 14 | 29 | 507 | 36.2 | 6 | 867 | 166 | 5.2 | 61.9 | 14 | |
| 5 | | B. Dowler | 17.2 | 1959 |  GB | 12 | 32 | 549 | 45.8 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 20.0 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| 6 | | W. Carlton | 16.4 | 1960 |  BUF | 14 | 29 | 477 | 34.1 | 4 | 533 | 137 | 3.9 | 38.1 | 7 | |
| 7 | | D. Meggett | 15.6 | 1989 |  NYG | 16 | 34 | 531 | 33.2 | 4 | 117 | 28 | 4.2 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| 8 | | C. Taylor | 15.4 | 1964 | WAS | 14 | 53 | 814 | 58.1 | 5 | 755 | 199 | 3.8 | 53.9 | 5 | |
| 9 | | D. Walker | 15.3 | 1950 |  DET | 12 | 35 | 534 | 44.5 | 6 | 386 | 83 | 4.7 | 32.2 | 5 | |
| 10 | | J. Hoffman | 14.9 | 1949 | CHB | 12 | 25 | 373 | 31.1 | 2 | 216 | 53 | 4.1 | 18.0 | 1 | |
| 11 | | R.C. Owens | 14.6 | 1957 |  SF | 12 | 27 | 395 | 32.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | H. McElhenny | 14.1 | 1952 | SF | 12 | 26 | 367 | 30.6 | 3 | 684 | 98 | 7.0 | 57.0 | 6 | |
| 13 | | G. Davis | 14.1 | 1950 | LA | 12 | 42 | 592 | 49.3 | 4 | 416 | 88 | 4.7 | 34.7 | 3 | |
| 14 | | M. Montgomery | 12.9 | 1971 |  SD | 11 | 28 | 361 | 32.8 | 2 | 226 | 60 | 3.8 | 20.5 | 1 | |
| 15 |  | D. Johnson | 12.7 | 2015 |  ARI | 16 | 36 | 57 | 457 | 28.6 | 4 | 581 | 125 | 4.6 | 36.3 | 8 |
| 16 | | F. Rogel | 12.7 | 1950 |  PIT | 12 | 24 | 304 | 25.3 | 1 | 418 | 92 | 4.5 | 34.8 | 3 | |
| 17 | | G. Adams | 12.5 | 1985 | NYG | 16 | 31 | 389 | 24.3 | 2 | 498 | 128 | 3.9 | 31.1 | 2 | |
| 18 | | B. Burnett | 12.3 | 1966 | BUF | 14 | 34 | 419 | 29.9 | 4 | 766 | 187 | 4.1 | 54.7 | 4 | |
| 19 | | J. Lattner | 12.2 | 1954 | PIT | 12 | 25 | 305 | 25.4 | 2 | 237 | 69 | 3.4 | 19.8 | 5 | |
| 20 | | B. Sims | 12.2 | 1980 | DET | 16 | 51 | 621 | 38.8 | 3 | 1,303 | 313 | 4.2 | 81.4 | 13 | |
| 21 | | R. Pelfrey | 12.2 | 1951 | GB | 12 | 38 | 462 | 38.5 | 5 | 44 | 3 | 14.7 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| 22 | | M. Thomas | 12.1 | 1975 | WAS | 14 | 40 | 483 | 34.5 | 3 | 919 | 235 | 3.9 | 65.6 | 4 | |
| 23 | | G. Anderson | 12.1 | 1985 | SD | 12 | 35 | 422 | 35.2 | 2 | 429 | 116 | 3.7 | 35.8 | 4 | |
| 24 | | R. Kramer | 12.0 | 1957 | GB | 11 | 28 | 337 | 30.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | W. Dunn | 11.8 | 1997 |  TB | 16 | 39 | 462 | 28.9 | 3 | 978 | 224 | 4.4 | 61.1 | 4 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions per team game and yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.
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