Steve Bagarus has the most receiving yards per game by a rookie running back, with 61.7 per game in 1945.
| NAME | REC YDS/G | SEASON | TM | GP | REC | TRG | REC YDS | AVG | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | S. Bagarus | 61.7 | 1945 | 10 | 34 | 617 | 18.1 | 5 | 154 | 39 | 3.9 | 15.4 | 1 | ||
| 2 | | C. Taylor | 58.1 | 1964 | 14 | 53 | 814 | 15.4 | 5 | 755 | 199 | 3.8 | 53.9 | 5 | ||
| 3 | | T. Kirby | 54.6 | 1993 | 16 | 75 | 874 | 11.7 | 3 | 390 | 119 | 3.3 | 24.4 | 3 | ||
| 4 | | L. Clarke | 54.2 | 1956 | 12 | 36 | 650 | 18.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | | H. Walker | 52.3 | 1986 | 16 | 76 | 837 | 11.0 | 2 | 737 | 151 | 4.9 | 46.1 | 12 | ||
| 6 | | L. Thomas | 52.0 | 1987 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 3.8 | 19.0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | J. David Crow | 51.7 | 1958 | 7 | 20 | 362 | 18.1 | 3 | 221 | 52 | 4.3 | 31.6 | 2 | ||
| 8 |  | A. Kamara | 51.6 | 2017 | 16 | 81 | 100 | 826 | 10.2 | 5 | 728 | 120 | 6.1 | 45.5 | 8 | |
| 9 | | G. Davis | 49.3 | 1950 | 12 | 42 | 592 | 14.1 | 4 | 416 | 88 | 4.7 | 34.7 | 3 | ||
| 10 | | R. Bush | 46.4 | 2006 | 16 | 88 | 121 | 742 | 8.4 | 2 | 565 | 155 | 3.6 | 35.3 | 6 | |
| 11 | | J. Podoley | 46.2 | 1957 | 12 | 27 | 554 | 20.5 | 4 | 442 | 114 | 3.9 | 36.8 | 2 | ||
| 12 | | B. Dowler | 45.8 | 1959 | 12 | 32 | 549 | 17.2 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 20.0 | 1.7 | 0 | ||
| 13 |  | S. Barkley | 45.1 | 2018 | 16 | 91 | 121 | 721 | 7.9 | 4 | 1,307 | 261 | 5.0 | 81.7 | 11 | |
| 14 | | K. Bryant | 44.9 | 1986 | 10 | 43 | 449 | 10.4 | 3 | 258 | 69 | 3.7 | 25.8 | 4 | ||
| 15 | | M. Allen | 44.6 | 1982 | 9 | 38 | 401 | 10.6 | 3 | 697 | 160 | 4.4 | 77.4 | 11 | ||
| 16 | | D. Walker | 44.5 | 1950 | 12 | 35 | 534 | 15.3 | 6 | 386 | 83 | 4.7 | 32.2 | 5 | ||
| 17 | | A. Haynes | 41.1 | 1960 | 14 | 55 | 576 | 10.5 | 3 | 875 | 156 | 5.6 | 62.5 | 9 | ||
| 18 |  | C. McCaffrey | 40.7 | 2017 | 16 | 80 | 113 | 651 | 8.1 | 5 | 435 | 117 | 3.7 | 27.2 | 2 | |
| 19 | | J. Tagliaferri | 39.0 | 1987 | 3 | 12 | 117 | 9.8 | 0 | 45 | 13 | 3.5 | 15.0 | 1 | ||
| 20 | | B. Sims | 38.8 | 1980 | 16 | 51 | 621 | 12.2 | 3 | 1,303 | 313 | 4.2 | 81.4 | 13 | ||
| 21 | | R. Pelfrey | 38.5 | 1951 | 12 | 38 | 462 | 12.2 | 5 | 44 | 3 | 14.7 | 3.7 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | T. Stradford | 38.1 | 1987 | 12 | 48 | 457 | 9.5 | 1 | 619 | 145 | 4.3 | 51.6 | 6 | ||
| 23 | | C. McBride | 38.0 | 1936 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0 | ||
| 24 |  | E. James | 36.6 | 1999 | 16 | 62 | 87 | 586 | 9.5 | 4 | 1,553 | 369 | 4.2 | 97.1 | 13 | |
| 25 | | G. Sayers | 36.2 | 1965 | 14 | 29 | 507 | 17.5 | 6 | 867 | 166 | 5.2 | 61.9 | 14 | ||
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