nfl running back most catches per game 2018 to 2020

Between the 2018 and 2020 seasons, Christian McCaffrey had the most receptions per game played by a running back, with 6.86.

NAMEREC/GPRECGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
6.86
240
35
285
2,021
8.4
57.7
11
2,710
565
4.8
77.4
27
2Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
5.57
245
44
309
1,998
8.2
45.4
10
2,612
552
4.7
59.4
35
3Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
4.81
149
31
203
1,219
8.2
39.3
6
2,344
497
4.7
75.6
17
4Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
4.63
185
40
226
1,800
9.7
45.0
13
1,641
354
4.6
41.0
7
5James White
J. White
4.62
208
45
280
1,771
8.5
39.4
13
809
196
4.1
18.0
8
6Tarik Cohen
T. Cohen
4.46
156
35
204
1,222
7.8
34.9
8
731
177
4.1
20.9
3
7Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
3.98
183
46
237
1,325
7.2
28.8
7
3,770
849
4.4
82.0
24
8Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
3.72
134
36
173
940
7.0
26.1
1
1,958
495
4.0
54.4
14
9Theo Riddick
T. Riddick
3.67
66
18
80
427
6.5
23.7
0
185
46
4.0
10.3
0
10J.D. McKissic
J.D. McKissic
3.56
114
32
152
822
7.2
25.7
3
570
123
4.6
17.8
1
11Chris Thompson
C. Thompson
3.55
103
29
136
792
7.7
27.3
2
336
87
3.9
11.6
0
12Nyheim Miller-Hines
N. Miller-Hines
3.54
170
48
215
1,227
7.2
25.6
6
893
226
4.0
18.6
7
13D'Andre Swift
D. Swift
3.54
46
13
57
357
7.8
27.5
2
521
114
4.6
40.1
8
14Dalvin Cook
D. Cook
3.51
137
39
166
1,185
8.6
30.4
3
3,307
695
4.8
84.8
31
15James Robinson
J. Robinson
3.5
49
14
60
344
7.0
24.6
3
1,070
240
4.5
76.4
7
16James Conner
J. Conner
3.44
124
36
152
963
7.8
26.8
4
2,155
500
4.3
59.9
22
17Devonta Freeman
D. Freeman
3.38
71
21
87
491
6.9
23.4
4
896
252
3.6
42.7
3
18Melvin Gordon
M. Gordon
3.18
124
39
165
944
7.6
24.2
6
2,483
552
4.5
63.7
27
19Le'Veon Bell
L. Bell
3.15
82
26
98
599
7.3
23.0
1
1,117
327
3.4
43.0
5
20T.J. Yeldon
T.J. Yeldon
3
69
23
97
633
9.2
27.5
5
547
131
4.2
23.8
1
21Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
2.9
122
42
166
1,035
8.5
24.6
6
2,916
570
5.1
69.4
33
22David Johnson
D. Johnson
2.9
119
41
169
1,130
9.5
27.6
9
1,976
499
4.0
48.2
15
23Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
2.89
101
35
130
967
9.6
27.6
13
1,844
422
4.4
52.7
15
24Kenyan Drake
K. Drake
2.84
128
45
172
959
7.5
21.3
5
2,307
529
4.4
51.3
22
25Myles Gaskin
M. Gaskin
2.82
48
17
59
439
9.1
25.8
2
717
178
4.0
42.2
4
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions going back to the 1932 season.

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