nfl players with a higher rushing yards per attempt than receiving yards per catch

Gene Alford averaged 3.4 yards per rush attempt in his career.

NAMEYPCYDS/RECREC YDSRECGPRUSH YDSATTRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Gene Alford
G. Alford
3.4
19.6
98
5
24
136
40
5.7
0
19.6
4.1
1
2Marger Apsit
M. Apsit
3.7
24
24
1
14
41
11
2.9
0
24.0
1.7
0
3Cliff Battles
C. Battles
4.2
14.37
546
38
60
3,511
839
58.5
23
14.4
9.1
4
4Johnny (Blood) McNally
J. (Blood) McNally
3.2
16.67
1,117
67
63
386
120
6.1
0
16.7
17.7
15
5Hank Bruder
H. Bruder
2.9
14.89
536
36
93
778
265
8.4
6
14.9
5.8
4
6Carl Brumbaugh
C. Brumbaugh
0.4
14.28
357
25
70
25
63
0.4
0
14.3
5.1
4
7Dale Burnett
D. Burnett
2.1
14.24
1,310
92
87
167
79
1.9
0
14.2
15.1
15
8Chris Cagle
C. Cagle
2.7
14.92
194
13
30
391
144
13.0
1
14.9
6.5
2
9Bob Campiglio
B. Campiglio
4.7
19.67
59
3
17
534
114
31.4
2
19.7
3.5
1
10Glenn Campbell
G. Campbell
6.0
12.5
175
14
24
6
1
0.3
0
12.5
7.3
1
11John Cavosie
J. Cavosie
2.8
24.67
148
6
20
192
69
9.6
2
24.7
7.4
1
12Stu Clancy
S. Clancy
3.2
12
72
6
37
409
128
11.1
3
12.0
1.9
1
13Algy Clark
A. Clark
1.9
15.63
125
8
29
13
7
0.4
0
15.6
4.3
0
14Dutch Clark
D. Clark
4.6
12.18
341
28
64
2,772
606
43.3
27
12.2
5.3
6
15George Corbett
G. Corbett
3.1
17.86
250
14
46
425
136
9.2
0
17.9
5.4
2
16Milan Creighton
M. Creighton
12.0
12.95
246
19
46
12
1
0.3
0
12.9
5.3
0
17John Doehring
J. Doehring
2.5
14
42
3
28
220
87
7.9
1
14.0
1.5
0
18Jap Douds
J. Douds
2.0
0
0
28
2
1
0.1
0
0.0
0
19Wuert Engelmann
W. Engelmann
4.5
17.4
87
5
21
263
58
12.5
0
17.4
4.1
0
20Tiny Feather
T. Feather
1.7
11.29
79
7
23
51
30
2.2
0
11.3
3.4
0
21Bernie Finn
B. Finn
3.0
12.33
37
3
3
9
3
3.0
0
12.3
12.3
0
22Dick Frahm
D. Frahm
8.0
5
10
2
11
8
1
0.7
0
5.0
0.9
0
23Paul Franklin
P. Franklin
0.7
0
0
11
19
28
1.7
0
0.0
0
24Benny Friedman
B. Friedman
3.0
13.4
67
5
19
458
152
24.1
0
13.4
3.5
0
25Red Grange
R. Grange
3.3
18
288
16
37
569
170
15.4
5
18.0
7.8
6
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards, receptions, and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

4,564

Goff

Jared Goff

RUSH

1,223

Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs

REC

1,401

St. Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown
Team Rankings

PPG

28.3

4th

OPP PPG

24.3

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

120.1

14th

PASS YDS/G

268.6

3rd

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
Lions Lions
9
8
0
.529
9
8
0
.529
Last Game
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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176