David Johnson averaged the most receiving yards per game by a running back in 2016, with 54.9 per game.
| NAME | REC YDS/G | SEASON | TM | GP | REC | TRG | REC YDS | AVG | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Johnson | 54.9 | 2016 |  ARI | 16 | 80 | 120 | 879 | 11.0 | 4 | 1,239 | 293 | 4.2 | 77.4 | 16 |
| 2 |  | L. Bell | 51.3 | 2016 |  PIT | 12 | 75 | 94 | 616 | 8.2 | 2 | 1,268 | 261 | 4.9 | 105.7 | 7 |
| 3 |  | T. Riddick | 37.1 | 2016 |  DET | 10 | 53 | 67 | 371 | 7.0 | 5 | 357 | 92 | 3.9 | 35.7 | 1 |
| 4 | | C.J. Prosise | 34.7 | 2016 |  SEA | 6 | 17 | 19 | 208 | 12.2 | 0 | 172 | 30 | 5.7 | 28.7 | 1 |
| 5 |  | J. White | 34.4 | 2016 |  NE | 16 | 60 | 86 | 551 | 9.2 | 5 | 166 | 39 | 4.3 | 10.4 | 0 |
| 6 | | G. Bernard | 33.6 | 2016 |  CIN | 10 | 39 | 51 | 336 | 8.6 | 1 | 337 | 91 | 3.7 | 33.7 | 2 |
| 7 |  | T. Coleman | 32.4 | 2016 |  ATL | 13 | 31 | 40 | 421 | 13.6 | 3 | 520 | 118 | 4.4 | 40.0 | 8 |
| 8 |  | M. Gordon | 32.2 | 2016 |  SD | 13 | 41 | 57 | 419 | 10.2 | 2 | 997 | 254 | 3.9 | 76.7 | 10 |
| 9 |  | D. Johnson | 32.1 | 2016 |  CLE | 16 | 53 | 74 | 514 | 9.7 | 0 | 358 | 73 | 4.9 | 22.4 | 1 |
| 10 | | S. Ware | 31.9 | 2016 |  KC | 14 | 33 | 42 | 447 | 13.5 | 2 | 921 | 214 | 4.3 | 65.8 | 3 |
| 11 |  | D. Freeman | 28.9 | 2016 | ATL | 16 | 54 | 65 | 462 | 8.6 | 2 | 1,079 | 227 | 4.8 | 67.4 | 11 |
| 12 |  | A. Abdullah | 28.5 | 2016 | DET | 2 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 1 | 101 | 18 | 5.6 | 50.5 | 0 |
| 13 | | D. Sproles | 28.5 | 2016 |  PHI | 15 | 52 | 71 | 427 | 8.2 | 2 | 438 | 94 | 4.7 | 29.2 | 2 |
| 14 | | C. Sims | 27.1 | 2016 |  TB | 7 | 24 | 32 | 190 | 7.9 | 1 | 149 | 51 | 2.9 | 21.3 | 1 |
| 15 | | A. Smith | 25.7 | 2016 | TB | 3 | 6 | 9 | 77 | 12.8 | 0 | 47 | 10 | 4.7 | 15.7 | 0 |
| 16 | | B. Powell | 24.3 | 2016 |  NYJ | 16 | 58 | 74 | 388 | 6.7 | 2 | 722 | 131 | 5.5 | 45.1 | 3 |
| 17 |  | E. Elliott | 24.2 | 2016 |  DAL | 15 | 32 | 40 | 363 | 11.3 | 1 | 1,631 | 322 | 5.1 | 108.7 | 15 |
| 18 |  | L. McCoy | 23.7 | 2016 |  BUF | 15 | 50 | 57 | 356 | 7.1 | 1 | 1,267 | 234 | 5.4 | 84.5 | 13 |
| 19 |  | D. Murray | 23.6 | 2016 |  TEN | 16 | 53 | 67 | 377 | 7.1 | 3 | 1,287 | 293 | 4.4 | 80.4 | 9 |
| 20 |  | C. Thompson | 21.8 | 2016 |  WAS | 16 | 49 | 62 | 349 | 7.1 | 2 | 356 | 68 | 5.2 | 22.3 | 3 |
| 21 | | T.J. Yeldon | 20.8 | 2016 |  JAX | 15 | 50 | 68 | 312 | 6.2 | 1 | 465 | 130 | 3.6 | 31.0 | 1 |
| 22 |  | T. Gurley | 20.4 | 2016 |  LA | 16 | 43 | 58 | 327 | 7.6 | 0 | 885 | 278 | 3.2 | 55.3 | 6 |
| 23 |  | M. Ingram | 19.9 | 2016 |  NO | 16 | 46 | 58 | 319 | 6.9 | 4 | 1,043 | 205 | 5.1 | 65.2 | 6 |
| 24 | | I. Crowell | 19.9 | 2016 | CLE | 16 | 40 | 53 | 319 | 8.0 | 0 | 952 | 198 | 4.8 | 59.5 | 7 |
| 25 |  | J. Howard | 19.9 | 2016 |  CHI | 15 | 29 | 50 | 298 | 10.3 | 1 | 1,313 | 252 | 5.2 | 87.5 | 6 |
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards per game going back to the 1932 season.
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