nfl rb receiving leaders 2021

Running backs had their most yards on receptions in 2021, with 20,612 yards.

NAME REC YDS POSITION SEASON GP REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Kenjon Barner
K. Barner
0
Running Back
2021
3
0
0
0.0
0
0
4
0.0
0.0
0
2 Le'Veon Bell
L. Bell
30
Running Back
2021
8
5
7
6.0
3.8
1
101
39
2.6
12.6
2
3 Nick Bellore
N. Bellore
4
Running Back
2021
17
1
1
4.0
0.2
0
0
0
0.0
0
4 Giovani Bernard
G. Bernard
123
Running Back
2021
12
23
29
5.3
10.3
3
58
8
7.3
4.8
0
5 Brandon Bolden
B. Bolden
405
Running Back
2021
17
41
49
9.9
23.8
2
226
44
5.1
13.3
1
6 Rex Burkhead
R. Burkhead
186
Running Back
2021
16
25
32
7.4
11.6
0
427
122
3.5
26.7
3
7 Mark Ingram
M. Ingram
162
Running Back
2021
14
27
35
6.0
11.6
0
554
160
3.5
39.6
2
8 Taiwan Jones
T. Jones
0
Running Back
2021
17
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
9 Kyle Juszczyk
K. Juszczyk
296
Running Back
2021
17
30
38
9.9
17.4
1
22
8
2.8
1.3
1
10 Latavius Murray
L. Murray
75
Running Back
2021
14
10
13
7.5
5.4
0
501
119
4.2
35.8
6
11 Cordarrelle Patterson
C. Patterson
548
Running Back
2021
16
52
69
10.5
34.3
5
618
153
4.0
38.6
6
12 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
8
Running Back
2021
4
4
4
2.0
2.0
0
98
38
2.6
24.5
2
13 Devonta Freeman
D. Freeman
190
Running Back
2021
16
34
42
5.6
11.9
1
576
133
4.3
36.0
5
14 Keith Smith
K. Smith
56
Running Back
2021
17
9
10
6.2
3.3
0
31
9
3.4
1.8
0
15 Damien Williams
D. Williams
103
Running Back
2021
12
16
23
6.4
8.6
1
164
40
4.1
13.7
2
16 Jerick McKinnon
J. McKinnon
107
Running Back
2021
13
13
20
8.2
8.2
1
62
12
5.2
4.8
0
17 James White
J. White
94
Running Back
2021
3
12
14
7.8
31.3
0
38
10
3.8
12.7
1
18 Carlos Hyde
C. Hyde
65
Running Back
2021
12
12
21
5.4
5.4
0
253
72
3.5
21.1
1
19 Tevin Coleman
T. Coleman
49
Running Back
2021
11
11
16
4.5
4.5
0
356
84
4.2
32.4
0
20 Duke Johnson
D. Johnson
41
Running Back
2021
5
4
5
10.3
8.2
0
330
71
4.6
66.0
3
21 David Johnson
D. Johnson
225
Running Back
2021
13
32
42
7.0
17.3
1
228
67
3.4
17.5
0
22 Ameer Abdullah
A. Abdullah
289
Running Back
2021
17
38
53
7.6
17.0
1
166
51
3.3
9.8
0
23 Michael Burton
M. Burton
31
Running Back
2021
16
3
3
10.3
1.9
0
26
8
3.3
1.6
1
24 Malcolm Brown
M. Brown
10
Running Back
2021
7
3
5
3.3
1.4
0
125
33
3.8
17.9
1
25 Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
0
Running Back
2021
1
0
0
0.0
0
20
2
10.0
20.0
0
Average 110.2 10.6 14.6 18.8 7.6 10.4 0.6 269.2 63.3 4.3 25.3 2.0
Total 20,612 1,987 2,730 3,516 7.6 10.4 110 50,345 11,845 4.3 25.3 381
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
2
1
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
MIN MIN
@
PIT PIT
9:30 AM
Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
WAS WAS
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM