reception per game leaders nfl 2021 running backs

Christian McCaffrey had the most receptions per game played by a running back in 2021, with 5.29.

	NAME	REC/GP	REC	GP	SEASON	TM	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	5.29	37	7	2021	CAR	41	343	9.3	49.0	1	442	99	4.5	63.1	1
2	Leonard Fournette L. Fournette	4.93	69	14	2021	TB	84	454	6.6	32.4	2	812	180	4.5	58.0	8
3	D'Andre Swift D. Swift	4.77	62	13	2021	DET	78	452	7.3	34.8	2	617	151	4.1	47.5	5
4	Austin Ekeler A. Ekeler	4.38	70	16	2021	LAC	94	647	9.2	40.4	8	911	206	4.4	56.9	12
5	Najee Harris N. Harris	4.35	74	17	2021	PIT	94	467	6.3	27.5	3	1,200	307	3.9	70.6	7
6	James White J. White	4	12	3	2021	NE	14	94	7.8	31.3	0	38	10	3.8	12.7	1
7	J.D. McKissic	3.91	43	11	2021	WAS	53	397	9.2	36.1	2	212	48	4.4	19.3	2
8	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	3.62	47	13	2021	NO	67	439	9.3	33.8	5	898	240	3.7	69.1	4
9	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	3.6	54	15	2021	LV	64	348	6.4	23.2	0	872	217	4.0	58.1	9
10	Chase Edmonds C. Edmonds	3.58	43	12	2021	ARI	53	311	7.2	25.9	0	592	116	5.1	49.3	2
11	Aaron Jones Sr. A. Jones Sr.	3.47	52	15	2021	GB	65	391	7.5	26.1	6	799	171	4.7	53.3	4
12	Cordarrelle Patterson C. Patterson	3.25	52	16	2021	ATL	69	548	10.5	34.3	5	618	153	4.0	38.6	6
13	David Montgomery D. Montgomery	3.23	42	13	2021	CHI	51	301	7.2	23.2	0	849	225	3.8	65.3	7
14	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	3.15	41	13	2021	NYG	57	263	6.4	20.2	2	593	162	3.7	45.6	2
15	Cam Akers C. Akers	3	3	1	2021	LAR	3	10	3.3	10.0	0	3	5	0.6	3.0	0
16	Myles Gaskin M. Gaskin	2.88	49	17	2021	MIA	63	234	4.8	13.8	4	612	173	3.5	36.0	3
17	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	2.76	47	17	2021	DAL	65	287	6.1	16.9	2	1,002	237	4.2	58.9	10
18	Darrel Williams D. Williams	2.76	47	17	2021	KC	57	452	9.6	26.6	2	558	144	3.9	32.8	6
19	Kareem Hunt K. Hunt	2.75	22	8	2021	CLE	27	174	7.9	21.8	0	386	78	4.9	48.3	5
20	Joe Mixon J. Mixon	2.63	42	16	2021	CIN	48	314	7.5	19.6	3	1,205	292	4.1	75.3	13
21	Antonio Gibson A. Gibson	2.63	42	16	2021	WAS	52	294	7.0	18.4	3	1,037	258	4.0	64.8	7
22	Dalvin Cook D. Cook	2.62	34	13	2021	MIN	49	224	6.6	17.2	0	1,159	249	4.7	89.2	6
23	Tony Pollard T. Pollard	2.6	39	15	2021	DAL	46	337	8.6	22.5	0	719	130	5.5	47.9	2
24	Mike Davis M. Davis	2.59	44	17	2021	ATL	58	259	5.9	15.2	1	503	138	3.6	29.6	3
25	Michael Carter M. Carter	2.57	36	14	2021	NYJ	55	325	9.0	23.2	0	639	147	4.3	45.6	4

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Buccaneers	7	7	.500
Panthers	7	7	.500
Falcons	5	9	.357
Saints	4	10	.286

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 12/21	TB	@	CAR	1:00 PM
Sun 12/28	SEA	@	CAR	1:00 PM
Sun 1/4	CAR	@	TB	1:00 PM

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4,179

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1,637

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Rush Yards Rankings

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Smith-Njigba

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Patriots	11	3	0	.786
Bills	10	4	0	.714
Dolphins - e	6	8	0	.429
Jets - e	3	11	0	.214
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	8	6	0	.571
Ravens	7	7	0	.500
Bengals - e	4	10	0	.286
Browns - e	3	11	0	.214
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	10	4	0	.714
Texans	9	5	0	.643
Colts	8	6	0	.571
Titans - e	2	12	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - x	12	2	0	.857
Chargers	10	4	0	.714
Chiefs - e	6	8	0	.429
Raiders - e	2	12	0	.143

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	9	5	0	.643
Cowboys	6	7	1	.464
Commanders - e	4	10	0	.286
Giants - e	2	12	0	.143
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	10	4	0	.714
Packers	9	4	1	.679
Lions	8	6	0	.571
Vikings - e	6	8	0	.429
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	7	7	0	.500
Panthers	7	7	0	.500
Falcons - e	5	9	0	.357
Saints - e	4	10	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - x	12	3	0	.800
Rams - x	11	4	0	.733
49ers	10	4	0	.714
Cardinals - e	3	11	0	.214

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/13	NE	@	MIA	33-27
Sat 9/13	CAR	@	ARI	22-27
Sat 9/13	DEN	@	IND	28-29
Sat 9/13	PHI	@	KC	20-17
Sat 9/13	ATL	@	MIN	22-6

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Sat 12/20	GB	@	CHI	8:20 PM
Sun 12/21	BUF	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 12/21	LAC	@	DAL	1:00 PM
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