running backs with the most receiving yards from 2015 to 2020

Between the 2015 and 2020 seasons, James White had the most receiving yards by a running back, with 3,161 yards.

NAMEREC YDSGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1James White
J. White
3,161
89
364
492
8.7
35.5
25
1,202
300
4.0
13.5
10
2Duke Johnson
D. Johnson
2,829
91
307
400
9.2
31.1
12
1,931
459
4.2
21.2
8
3Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
2,824
60
326
409
8.7
47.1
15
3,340
672
5.0
55.7
43
4Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
2,672
51
320
398
8.4
52.4
16
3,145
682
4.6
61.7
29
5David Johnson
D. Johnson
2,533
74
241
355
10.5
34.2
17
3,819
928
4.1
51.6
39
6Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
2,254
88
243
336
9.3
25.6
12
6,082
1,460
4.2
69.1
67
7Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
2,079
56
212
261
9.8
37.1
16
1,901
401
4.7
33.9
9
8Melvin Gordon
M. Gordon
2,031
82
256
342
7.9
24.8
12
5,226
1,274
4.1
63.7
45
9Le'Veon Bell
L. Bell
2,006
59
266
324
7.5
34.0
5
4,232
1,022
4.1
71.7
24
10Giovani Bernard
G. Bernard
2,004
86
243
327
8.2
23.3
6
2,322
583
4.0
27.0
12
11Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
1,957
71
241
315
8.1
27.6
10
6,384
1,413
4.5
89.9
46
12Theo Riddick
T. Riddick
1,939
60
252
317
7.7
32.3
10
961
265
3.6
16.0
4
13Chris Thompson
C. Thompson
1,891
68
226
300
8.4
27.8
10
1,202
254
4.7
17.7
5
14Devonta Freeman
D. Freeman
1,848
66
234
296
7.9
28.0
10
3,896
940
4.1
59.0
32
15Kyle Juszczyk
K. Juszczyk
1,667
90
180
241
9.3
18.5
11
157
42
3.7
1.7
3
16LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
1,616
80
218
283
7.4
20.2
6
4,310
996
4.3
53.9
29
17Mark Ingram
M. Ingram
1,607
82
207
253
7.8
19.6
10
4,898
1,013
4.8
59.7
42
18Tarik Cohen
T. Cohen
1,575
51
209
275
7.5
30.9
9
1,101
264
4.2
21.6
5
19Jalen Richard
J. Richard
1,518
77
179
222
8.5
19.7
3
1,293
255
5.1
16.8
4
20T.J. Yeldon
T.J. Yeldon
1,448
60
185
252
7.8
24.1
7
2,005
492
4.1
33.4
6
21Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
1,422
51
154
193
9.2
27.9
16
3,171
694
4.6
62.2
23
22Dion Lewis
D. Lewis
1,387
78
188
238
7.4
17.8
8
2,255
531
4.2
28.9
11
23Dalvin Cook
D. Cook
1,275
43
148
182
8.6
29.7
3
3,661
769
4.8
85.1
33
24Kenyan Drake
K. Drake
1,244
77
169
230
7.4
16.2
6
3,130
695
4.5
40.6
27
25Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
1,242
49
170
221
7.3
25.3
2
2,998
763
3.9
61.2
23
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.

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