rb targets per game per year

Running backs had 1.73 targets per game played in 1999.

POSITIONTRG/GPTRGGPSEASONRECREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1
Running Back
1.73
3,768
2,179
1999
2,635
21,128
8.0
9.7
92
46,034
11,846
3.9
21.1
306
2
Running Back
1.81
3,758
2,081
2000
2,690
21,832
8.1
10.5
93
46,657
11,690
4.0
22.4
344
3
Running Back
1.68
3,648
2,172
2001
2,622
20,705
7.9
9.5
86
47,300
11,711
4.0
21.8
299
4
Running Back
1.79
3,898
2,177
2002
2,837
22,002
7.8
10.1
97
50,285
12,104
4.2
23.1
379
5
Running Back
1.66
3,643
2,198
2003
2,640
20,083
7.6
9.1
78
53,351
12,759
4.2
24.3
364
6
Running Back
1.63
3,370
2,064
2004
2,442
18,876
7.7
9.1
77
53,334
12,747
4.2
25.8
375
7
Running Back
1.5
3,181
2,120
2005
2,302
17,286
7.5
8.2
68
51,826
12,737
4.1
24.4
379
8
Running Back
1.67
3,445
2,060
2006
2,524
19,432
7.7
9.4
58
53,374
12,733
4.2
25.9
374
9
Running Back
1.66
3,441
2,067
2007
2,495
18,653
7.5
9.0
54
51,829
12,449
4.2
25.1
342
10
Running Back
1.63
3,343
2,055
2008
2,420
18,929
7.8
9.2
88
53,256
12,546
4.2
25.9
418
11
Running Back
1.66
3,373
2,031
2009
2,445
19,362
7.9
9.5
84
53,245
12,425
4.3
26.2
376
12
Running Back
1.71
3,407
1,996
2010
2,492
19,852
8.0
9.9
72
50,769
12,156
4.2
25.4
344
13
Running Back
1.69
3,407
2,018
2011
2,458
19,893
8.1
9.9
78
52,031
12,077
4.3
25.8
324
14
Running Back
1.51
3,241
2,145
2012
2,348
18,686
8.0
8.7
65
51,000
12,050
4.2
23.8
332
15
Running Back
1.75
3,426
1,960
2013
2,528
19,532
7.7
10.0
82
48,713
11,888
4.1
24.9
344
16
Running Back
1.76
3,448
1,956
2014
2,518
20,312
8.1
10.4
100
48,314
11,715
4.1
24.7
323
17
Running Back
1.83
3,611
1,975
2015
2,682
22,345
8.3
11.3
109
47,355
11,576
4.1
24.0
293
18
Running Back
1.8
3,342
1,859
2016
2,491
20,063
8.1
10.8
95
47,262
11,405
4.1
25.4
360
19
Running Back
1.93
3,666
1,901
2017
2,724
22,204
8.2
11.7
103
47,125
11,714
4.0
24.8
306
20
Running Back
2.02
3,616
1,791
2018
2,748
22,039
8.0
12.3
118
47,670
10,956
4.4
26.6
354
21
Running Back
1.88
3,530
1,873
2019
2,704
21,340
7.9
11.4
103
47,704
11,204
4.3
25.5
352
22
Running Back
1.76
3,330
1,896
2020
2,539
18,890
7.4
10.0
102
48,876
11,158
4.4
25.8
385
23
Running Back
1.77
3,516
1,987
2021
2,730
20,612
7.6
10.4
110
50,345
11,845
4.3
25.3
381
24
Running Back
1.7
3,340
1,965
2022
2,563
18,715
7.3
9.5
96
52,033
11,838
4.4
26.5
353
25
Running Back
1.78
3,255
1,824
2023
2,529
18,093
7.2
9.9
94
48,642
11,737
4.1
26.7
333
StatMuse has season-level data for targets going back to the 1999 season.

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