what running back had the most receiving yards between 2012 to 2017

Between the 2012 and 2017 seasons, Matt Forte had the most receiving yards by a running back, with 2,687 yards.

NAMEREC YDSGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Matt Forte
M. Forte
2,687
86
331
430
8.1
31.2
13
5,563
1,342
4.1
64.7
33
2Le'Veon Bell
L. Bell
2,660
62
312
397
8.5
42.9
7
5,336
1,229
4.3
86.1
35
3Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
2,546
77
300
421
8.5
33.1
12
1,609
350
4.6
20.9
14
4LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
2,163
87
275
352
7.9
24.9
10
7,066
1,550
4.6
81.2
38
5Danny Woodhead
D. Woodhead
2,075
61
240
301
8.6
34.0
16
1,276
328
3.9
20.9
9
6Giovani Bernard
G. Bernard
2,060
71
230
306
9.0
29.0
8
2,900
688
4.2
40.8
16
7DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
1,982
86
281
341
7.1
23.0
6
6,277
1,440
4.4
73.0
47
8Shane Vereen
S. Vereen
1,864
74
221
312
8.4
25.2
11
1,432
341
4.2
19.4
7
9Theo Riddick
T. Riddick
1,854
70
224
295
8.3
26.5
14
852
248
3.4
12.2
5
10Duke Johnson
D. Johnson
1,741
48
188
241
9.3
36.3
5
1,085
259
4.2
22.6
5
11Joique Bell
J. Bell
1,638
67
162
219
10.1
24.4
1
2,241
564
4.0
33.4
22
12Devonta Freeman
D. Freeman
1,582
61
193
246
8.2
25.9
7
3,248
753
4.3
53.2
30
13Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
1,540
68
191
272
8.1
22.6
14
4,529
902
5.0
66.6
32
14Bilal Powell
B. Powell
1,450
87
192
278
7.6
16.7
4
3,082
698
4.4
35.4
15
15Marcel Reece
M. Reece
1,434
66
156
228
9.2
21.7
7
610
138
4.4
9.2
2
16James White
J. White
1,413
47
161
217
8.8
30.1
12
431
113
3.8
9.2
2
17David Johnson
D. Johnson
1,403
33
122
186
11.5
42.5
8
1,843
429
4.3
55.8
24
18Lamar Miller
L. Miller
1,402
91
184
237
7.6
15.4
7
4,891
1,144
4.3
53.7
27
19Mark Ingram
M. Ingram
1,382
84
196
246
7.1
16.5
4
4,888
1,061
4.6
58.2
39
20Andre Ellington
A. Ellington
1,368
65
151
223
9.1
21.0
3
1,752
418
4.2
27.0
10
21Fred Jackson
F. Jackson
1,362
56
179
239
7.6
24.3
5
1,952
488
4.0
34.9
14
22Pierre Thomas
P. Thomas
1,329
47
170
203
7.8
28.3
5
1,308
312
4.2
27.8
5
23Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
1,303
44
128
171
10.2
29.6
6
3,296
786
4.2
74.9
29
24Frank Gore
F. Gore
1,275
96
156
224
8.2
13.3
8
6,401
1,573
4.1
66.7
34
25Charles Sims
C. Sims
1,190
47
129
176
9.2
25.3
6
958
245
3.9
20.4
2
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.

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