running back most receiving yards per game 1920 to 2022 including playoffs

Between the 1920 and 2022 seasons, Del Shofner averaged the most receiving yards per game by a running back in the regular-season and playoffs, with 91.4 per game.

NAMEREC YDS/GGPRECTRGREC YDSAVGREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Del Shofner
D. Shofner
91.4
12
51
1,097
21.5
8
0
0
0.0
0
2Jim Phillips
J. Phillips
60.1
9
37
541
14.6
4
0
0
0.0
0
3Leon Clarke
L. Clarke
54.2
12
36
650
18.1
4
0
0
0.0
0
4Jack McClairen
J. McClairen
52.5
12
46
630
13.7
2
0
0
0.0
0
5Jim Dooley
J. Dooley
51.6
24
75
1,238
16.5
10
0
0
0.0
0
6Charley Taylor
C. Taylor
51.5
27
93
1,391
15.0
8
1,157
344
3.4
42.9
8
7Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
49.6
79
460
569
3,918
8.5
24
4,980
1,071
4.6
63.0
40
8Tommy McDonald
T. McDonald
49.3
34
85
1,677
19.7
22
22
17
1.3
0.6
0
9Boyd Dowler
B. Dowler
45.8
12
32
549
17.2
4
20
1
20.0
1.7
0
10Steve Bagarus
S. Bagarus
43.1
29
83
1,250
15.1
10
339
103
3.3
11.7
1
11Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
42.4
95
463
597
4,027
8.7
23
5,492
1,228
4.5
57.8
52
12Dave Middleton
D. Middleton
42.2
12
29
506
17.4
3
1
2
0.5
0.1
0
13Elroy Hirsch
E. Hirsch
41.8
25
57
1,046
18.4
7
293
71
4.1
11.7
1
14Bo Roberson
B. Roberson
41.6
14
29
583
20.1
3
270
89
3.0
19.3
3
15Jim Cason
J. Cason
41.6
9
30
374
12.5
3
129
38
3.4
14.3
1
16Joe Margucci
J. Margucci
40.9
11
36
450
12.5
2
14
34
0.4
1.3
3
17Jim Doran
J. Doran
40.7
11
25
448
17.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
18Frank Gifford
F. Gifford
39.3
87
248
3,423
13.8
24
3,663
831
4.4
42.1
30
19Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
39.3
188
819
663
7,394
9.0
38
12,881
3,001
4.3
68.5
106
20Ray Renfro
R. Renfro
39.3
96
187
3,771
20.2
38
729
148
4.9
7.6
4
21John Tagliaferri
J. Tagliaferri
39.0
3
12
117
9.8
0
45
13
3.5
15.0
1
22Ray Pelfrey
R. Pelfrey
38.5
12
38
462
12.2
5
44
3
14.7
3.7
0
23Charlie McBride
C. McBride
38.0
1
1
38
38.0
1
1
2
0.5
1.0
0
24Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
37.9
92
398
495
3,489
8.8
29
3,791
835
4.5
41.2
36
25R.C. Owens
R.C. Owens
37.7
37
85
1,396
16.4
10
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards per game going back to the 1932 season.

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