most yards per reception by a running back ever

Lenny Moore has averaged the most career yards per catch by a running back, with 16.5 per catch.

Interpreted as:
most yards per reception with a minimum of 200 receptions by a running back ever
NAMEAVGRECGPTRGREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Lenny Moore
L. Moore
16.5
248
111
4,087
36.8
29
4,016
859
4.7
36.2
50
2Clem Daniels
C. Daniels
16.3
203
96
3,314
34.5
24
5,140
1,145
4.5
53.5
30
3Timmy Brown
T. Brown
14.5
235
108
3,399
31.5
26
3,862
889
4.3
35.8
31
4John David Crow
J. David Crow
14.3
258
125
3,699
29.6
35
4,963
1,157
4.3
39.7
38
5Frank Gifford
F. Gifford
13.6
239
83
3,260
39.3
22
3,422
783
4.4
41.2
30
6Joe Morrison
J. Morrison
12.6
229
91
2,890
31.8
24
1,689
449
3.8
18.6
11
7Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
12.3
287
112
3,535
31.6
20
4,630
1,036
4.5
41.3
46
8Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
12.3
264
143
3,247
22.7
20
5,281
1,124
4.7
36.9
38
9Donny Anderson
D. Anderson
12.2
209
126
2,548
20.2
14
4,696
1,197
3.9
37.3
41
10Preston Pearson
P. Pearson
12.0
252
155
3,025
19.5
15
3,531
922
3.8
22.8
13
11Tom Matte
T. Matte
11.5
249
142
2,869
20.2
12
4,646
1,200
3.9
32.7
45
12Floyd Little
F. Little
11.2
215
117
2,418
20.7
9
6,323
1,641
3.9
54.0
43
13Bill Brown
B. Brown
11.1
286
194
3,183
16.4
23
5,838
1,649
3.5
30.1
52
14Alex Webster
A. Webster
11.1
232
101
2,573
25.5
17
4,590
1,174
3.9
45.4
39
15Sherman Smith
S. Smith
11.0
217
95
2,393
25.2
10
3,520
834
4.2
37.1
28
16Bruce Harper
B. Harper
11.0
220
99
2,409
24.3
12
1,829
374
4.9
18.5
8
17Lionel James
L. James
10.9
209
67
2,278
34.0
10
1,062
231
4.6
15.9
4
18Tommy Mason
T. Mason
10.9
214
124
2,324
18.7
13
4,203
1,040
4.0
33.9
32
19Calvin Hill
C. Hill
10.6
271
156
2,861
18.3
23
6,083
1,452
4.2
39.0
42
20O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
10.6
203
135
2,142
15.9
14
11,236
2,404
4.7
83.2
61
21Larry Brown
L. Brown
10.4
238
102
2,485
24.4
20
5,875
1,530
3.8
57.6
35
22Ronnie Harmon
R. Harmon
10.4
582
181
6,076
33.6
24
2,774
615
4.5
15.3
10
23Jon Arnett
J. Arnett
10.3
222
123
2,290
18.6
10
3,833
964
4.0
31.2
26
24Leroy Hoard
L. Hoard
10.2
238
144
20
2,430
16.9
15
3,964
1,008
3.9
27.5
36
25David Johnson
D. Johnson
10.1
277
92
401
2,805
30.5
18
4,071
1,007
4.0
44.3
39
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