running backs with most targets per game

Christian McCaffrey has the most career targets per game played by a running back, with 6.91.

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	NAME	TRG/GP	TRG	GP	REC	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	6.91	795	115	639	5,494	8.6	47.8	36	7,755	1,693	4.6	67.4	65
2	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	6.12	606	99	470	4,071	8.7	41.1	27	6,959	1,447	4.8	70.3	58
3	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	6.05	774	128	612	4,960	8.1	38.8	25	7,301	1,692	4.3	57.0	61
4	Charlie Garner C. Garner	5.63	456	81	344	3,149	9.2	38.9	12	4,836	1,042	4.6	59.7	22
5	Tiki Barber T. Barber	5.61	707	126	510	4,536	8.9	36.0	8	9,772	2,029	4.8	77.6	52
6	Jahvid Best J. Best	5.45	120	22	85	774	9.1	35.2	3	945	255	3.7	43.0	6
7	Tarik Cohen T. Cohen	5.39	275	51	209	1,575	7.5	30.9	9	1,101	264	4.2	21.6	5
8	James White J. White	5.38	511	95	381	3,278	8.6	34.5	25	1,278	319	4.0	13.5	11
9	Larry Centers L. Centers	5.36	386	72	292	2,258	7.7	31.4	9	452	98	4.6	6.3	4
10	Ray Rice R. Rice	5.29	487	92	369	3,034	8.2	33.0	6	6,180	1,430	4.3	67.2	37
11	Le'Veon Bell L. Bell	5.23	502	96	399	3,289	8.2	34.3	9	6,554	1,595	4.1	68.3	42
12	Austin Ekeler A. Ekeler	5.16	604	117	480	4,288	8.9	36.6	30	4,765	1,081	4.4	40.7	43
13	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	5.13	277	54	211	1,856	8.8	34.4	10	4,259	871	4.9	78.9	27
14	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	5.11	868	170	624	4,772	7.6	28.1	17	13,684	3,174	4.3	80.5	145
15	Eric McCoo E. McCoo	5	5	1	2	15	7.5	15.0	0	54	9	6.0	54.0	0
16	Domanick Williams D. Williams	5	200	40	154	1,276	8.3	31.9	5	3,195	770	4.1	79.9	23
17	Brian Westbrook B. Westbrook	4.99	604	121	442	3,940	8.9	32.6	30	6,335	1,385	4.6	52.4	41
18	Matt Forte M. Forte	4.96	724	146	554	4,672	8.4	32.0	21	9,796	2,356	4.2	67.1	54
19	Reggie Bush R. Bush	4.93	661	134	477	3,598	7.5	26.9	18	5,490	1,286	4.3	41.0	36
20	Leonard Fournette L. Fournette	4.79	388	81	312	2,219	7.1	27.4	7	4,518	1,144	3.9	55.8	34
21	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	4.79	249	52	199	1,605	8.1	30.9	12	3,887	740	5.3	74.8	43
22	Ricky Watters R. Watters	4.76	176	37	114	1,107	9.7	29.9	4	2,770	675	4.1	74.9	13
23	J.D. McKissic	4.75	247	52	186	1,408	7.6	27.1	5	879	194	4.5	16.9	3
24	De'Von Achane D. Achane	4.7	221	47	179	1,326	7.4	28.2	13	3,184	578	5.5	67.7	22
25	Michael Pittman M. Pittman	4.63	629	136	425	3,512	8.3	25.8	8	5,536	1,363	4.1	40.7	25

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Team Leaders

PASS

939

Young

RUSH

184

Hubbard

REC

222

Coker

Team Rankings

PPG

29.7

5th

OPP PPG

27.7

26th

RUSH YDS/G

97.0

21st

PASS YDS/G

313.0

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	1	2	.333
Saints	1	2	.333
Panthers	1	2	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	DET	@	CAR	8:20 PM
Sun 10/18	CAR	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	TB	@	CAR	1:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CAR	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 11/8	DEN	@	CAR	1:00 PM

Last Game

Panthers

1 - 2

Final

Browns

2 - 1

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

999

Rodgers

939

Young

917

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.5

Watt

4.0

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Fannin

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

3-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000