which running back has most targets per game career

Christian McCaffrey has the most career targets per game played by a running back, with 6.95.

NAMETRG/GPTRGGPRECREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
6.95
765
110
616
5,315
8.6
48.3
36
7,426
1,627
4.6
67.5
61
2Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
6.12
606
99
470
4,071
8.7
41.1
27
6,959
1,447
4.8
70.3
58
3Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
6.09
767
126
606
4,948
8.2
39.3
25
7,250
1,674
4.3
57.5
61
4Charlie Garner
C. Garner
5.63
456
81
344
3,149
9.2
38.9
12
4,836
1,042
4.6
59.7
22
5Tiki Barber
T. Barber
5.61
707
126
510
4,536
8.9
36.0
8
9,772
2,029
4.8
77.6
52
6Jahvid Best
J. Best
5.45
120
22
85
774
9.1
35.2
3
945
255
3.7
43.0
6
7Tarik Cohen
T. Cohen
5.39
275
51
209
1,575
7.5
30.9
9
1,101
264
4.2
21.6
5
8James White
J. White
5.38
511
95
381
3,278
8.6
34.5
25
1,278
319
4.0
13.5
11
9Larry Centers
L. Centers
5.36
386
72
292
2,258
7.7
31.4
9
452
98
4.6
6.3
4
10Ray Rice
R. Rice
5.29
487
92
369
3,034
8.2
33.0
6
6,180
1,430
4.3
67.2
37
11Le'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
12Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
5.16
604
117
480
4,288
8.9
36.6
30
4,765
1,081
4.4
40.7
43
13LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
5.11
868
170
624
4,772
7.6
28.1
17
13,684
3,174
4.3
80.5
145
14Bijan Robinson
B. Robinson
5.1
250
49
190
1,694
8.9
34.6
8
3,682
768
4.8
75.1
24
15Eric McCoo
E. McCoo
5
5
1
2
15
7.5
15.0
0
54
9
6.0
54.0
0
16Domanick Williams
D. Williams
5
200
40
154
1,276
8.3
31.9
5
3,195
770
4.1
79.9
23
17Brian Westbrook
B. Westbrook
4.99
604
121
442
3,940
8.9
32.6
30
6,335
1,385
4.6
52.4
41
18Matt Forte
M. Forte
4.96
724
146
554
4,672
8.4
32.0
21
9,796
2,356
4.2
67.1
54
19Reggie Bush
R. Bush
4.93
661
134
477
3,598
7.5
26.9
18
5,490
1,286
4.3
41.0
36
20De'Von Achane
D. Achane
4.79
206
43
169
1,248
7.4
29.0
13
2,974
526
5.7
69.2
22
21Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
4.79
388
81
312
2,219
7.1
27.4
7
4,518
1,144
3.9
55.8
34
22Ricky Watters
R. Watters
4.76
176
37
114
1,107
9.7
29.9
4
2,770
675
4.1
74.9
13
23J.D. McKissic
J.D. McKissic
4.75
247
52
186
1,408
7.6
27.1
5
879
194
4.5
16.9
3
24Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
4.68
220
47
176
1,393
7.9
29.6
9
3,459
639
5.4
73.6
39
25Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
4.66
489
105
358
2,651
7.4
25.2
16
8,288
1,807
4.6
78.9
55
StatMuse has season-level data for targets going back to the 1999 season.

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