nfl most receiving yards for an rb in a season since 2005

Since 2005, Christian McCaffrey has the most receiving yards by a running back in a season, with 1,005 yards in 2019.

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	NAME	REC YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	1,005	2019	CAR	16	116	142	8.7	62.8	4	1,387	287	4.8	86.7	15
2	Austin Ekeler A. Ekeler	993	2019	LAC	16	92	108	10.8	62.1	8	557	132	4.2	34.8	3
3	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	924	2025	SF	17	102	129	9.1	54.4	7	1,202	311	3.9	70.7	10
4	David Johnson D. Johnson	879	2016	ARI	16	80	120	11.0	54.9	4	1,239	293	4.2	77.4	16
5	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	867	2018	CAR	16	107	124	8.1	54.2	6	1,098	219	5.0	68.6	7
6	Le'Veon Bell L. Bell	854	2014	PIT	16	83	105	10.3	53.4	3	1,361	290	4.7	85.1	8
7	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	826	2017	NO	16	81	100	10.2	51.6	5	728	120	6.1	45.5	8
8	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	820	2025	ATL	17	79	103	10.4	48.2	4	1,478	287	5.1	86.9	7
9	Matt Forte M. Forte	808	2014	CHI	16	102	130	7.9	50.5	4	1,038	266	3.9	64.9	6
10	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	806	2006	STL	16	90	110	9.0	50.4	3	1,528	346	4.4	95.5	13
11	Todd Gurley T. Gurley	788	2017	LAR	15	64	87	12.3	52.5	6	1,305	279	4.7	87.0	13
12	Brian Westbrook B. Westbrook	771	2007	PHI	15	90	120	8.6	51.4	5	1,333	278	4.8	88.9	7
13	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	756	2020	NO	15	83	107	9.1	50.4	5	932	187	5.0	62.1	16
14	Danny Woodhead D. Woodhead	755	2015	SD	16	80	106	9.4	47.2	6	336	98	3.4	21.0	3
15	James White J. White	751	2018	NE	16	87	123	8.6	46.9	7	425	94	4.5	26.6	5
16	Reggie Bush R. Bush	742	2006	NO	16	88	121	8.4	46.4	2	565	155	3.6	35.3	6
17	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	741	2022	TOT	17	85	108	8.7	43.6	5	1,139	244	4.7	67.0	8
18	Tarik Cohen T. Cohen	725	2018	CHI	16	71	91	10.2	45.3	5	444	99	4.5	27.8	3
19	Austin Ekeler A. Ekeler	722	2022	LAC	17	107	127	6.7	42.5	5	915	204	4.5	53.8	13
20	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	721	2018	NYG	16	91	121	7.9	45.1	4	1,307	261	5.0	81.7	11
21	Darren Sproles D. Sproles	710	2011	NO	16	86	112	8.3	44.4	7	603	87	6.9	37.7	2
22	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	709	2018	NO	15	81	105	8.8	47.3	4	883	194	4.6	58.9	14
23	Ray Rice R. Rice	704	2011	BAL	16	76	104	9.3	44.0	3	1,364	291	4.7	85.3	12
24	Ray Rice R. Rice	702	2009	BAL	16	78	101	9.0	43.9	1	1,339	254	5.3	83.7	7
25	Brian Westbrook B. Westbrook	699	2006	PHI	15	77	109	9.1	46.6	4	1,217	240	5.1	81.1	7

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PASS

939

Young

RUSH

184

Hubbard

REC

222

Coker

Team Rankings

PPG

29.7

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OPP PPG

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RUSH YDS/G

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PASS YDS/G

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	1	2	.333
Saints	1	2	.333
Panthers	1	2	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	DET	@	CAR	8:20 PM
Sun 10/18	CAR	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	TB	@	CAR	1:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CAR	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 11/8	DEN	@	CAR	1:00 PM

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Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

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Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

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Rush TD Leaders

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4

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Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

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4

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QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

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Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

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PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

424.5

417.7

416.3

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

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Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

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St. Brown

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Kelce

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000