which rookie rb has the most receiving yards per game

Steve Bagarus has averaged the most receiving yards per game in his rookie season by a running back, with 61.7 per game in 1945.

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  • Data note: Receiving Yards Per Game: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEREC YDS/GSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSAVGREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Steve Bagarus
S. Bagarus
61.7
1945
10
34
617
18.1
5
154
39
3.9
15.4
1
2Charley Taylor
C. Taylor
58.1
1964
14
53
814
15.4
5
755
199
3.8
53.9
5
3Terry Kirby
T. Kirby
54.6
1993
16
75
874
11.7
3
390
119
3.3
24.4
3
4Leon Clarke
L. Clarke
54.2
1956
12
36
650
18.1
4
0
0
0.0
0
5Herschel Walker
H. Walker
52.3
1986
16
76
837
11.0
2
737
151
4.9
46.1
12
6Lavale Thomas
L. Thomas
52.0
1987
1
2
52
26.0
1
19
5
3.8
19.0
0
7John David Crow
J. David Crow
51.7
1958
7
20
362
18.1
3
221
52
4.3
31.6
2
8Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
51.6
2017
16
81
100
826
10.2
5
728
120
6.1
45.5
8
9Glenn Davis
G. Davis
49.3
1950
12
42
592
14.1
4
416
88
4.7
34.7
3
10Reggie Bush
R. Bush
46.4
2006
16
88
121
742
8.4
2
565
155
3.6
35.3
6
11Jim Podoley
J. Podoley
46.2
1957
12
27
554
20.5
4
442
114
3.9
36.8
2
12Boyd Dowler
B. Dowler
45.8
1959
12
32
549
17.2
4
20
1
20.0
1.7
0
13Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
45.1
2018
16
91
121
721
7.9
4
1,307
261
5.0
81.7
11
14Kelvin Bryant
K. Bryant
44.9
1986
10
43
449
10.4
3
258
69
3.7
25.8
4
15Marcus Allen
M. Allen
44.6
1982
9
38
401
10.6
3
697
160
4.4
77.4
11
16Doak Walker
D. Walker
44.5
1950
12
35
534
15.3
6
386
83
4.7
32.2
5
17Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
41.1
1960
14
55
576
10.5
3
875
156
5.6
62.5
9
18Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
40.7
2017
16
80
113
651
8.1
5
435
117
3.7
27.2
2
19John Tagliaferri
J. Tagliaferri
39.0
1987
3
12
117
9.8
0
45
13
3.5
15.0
1
20Billy Sims
B. Sims
38.8
1980
16
51
621
12.2
3
1,303
313
4.2
81.4
13
21Ray Pelfrey
R. Pelfrey
38.5
1951
12
38
462
12.2
5
44
3
14.7
3.7
0
22Troy Stradford
T. Stradford
38.1
1987
12
48
457
9.5
1
619
145
4.3
51.6
6
23Charlie McBride
C. McBride
38.0
1936
1
1
38
38.0
1
1
2
0.5
1.0
0
24Edgerrin James
E. James
36.6
1999
16
62
87
586
9.5
4
1,553
369
4.2
97.1
13
25Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
36.2
1965
14
29
507
17.5
6
867
166
5.2
61.9
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