which running back has the most career receptions

Marshall Faulk has the most career receptions by a running back, with 767 catches.

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	NAME	REC	GP	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	767	176	606	6,875	9.0	39.1	36	12,279	2,836	4.3	69.8	100
2	Larry Centers L. Centers	761	182	386	6,194	8.1	34.0	25	2,036	590	3.5	11.2	14
3	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	645	117	803	5,527	8.6	47.2	36	7,875	1,719	4.6	67.3	67
4	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	624	170	868	4,772	7.6	28.1	17	13,684	3,174	4.3	80.5	145
5	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	621	131	787	5,024	8.1	38.4	26	7,370	1,709	4.3	56.3	63
6	Keith Byars K. Byars	610	189		5,661	9.3	30.0	31	3,109	865	3.6	16.4	23
7	Marcus Allen M. Allen	587	222		5,411	9.2	24.4	21	12,243	3,022	4.1	55.1	123
8	Tiki Barber T. Barber	586	154	707	5,183	8.8	33.7	12	10,449	2,217	4.7	67.9	55
9	Ronnie Harmon R. Harmon	582	181		6,076	10.4	33.6	24	2,774	615	4.5	15.3	10
10	Roger Craig R. Craig	566	165		4,911	8.7	29.8	17	8,189	1,991	4.1	49.6	56
11	Matt Forte M. Forte	554	146	724	4,672	8.4	32.0	21	9,796	2,356	4.2	67.1	54
12	Darren Sproles D. Sproles	553	183	748	4,840	8.8	26.4	32	3,552	732	4.9	19.4	23
13	John L. Williams J. L. Williams	546	149		4,656	8.5	31.2	19	5,006	1,245	4.0	33.6	18
14	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	518	170	665	3,898	7.5	22.9	16	11,102	2,457	4.5	65.3	73
15	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	515	226	130	3,224	6.3	14.3	11	18,355	4,409	4.2	81.2	164
16	Herschel Walker H. Walker	512	187		4,859	9.5	26.0	21	8,225	1,954	4.2	44.0	61
17	Earnest Byner E. Byner	512	211		4,605	9.0	21.8	15	8,261	2,095	3.9	39.2	56
18	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	510	181	594	4,339	8.5	24.0	15	10,967	2,669	4.1	60.6	49
19	Walter Payton W. Payton	492	190		4,538	9.2	23.9	15	16,726	3,838	4.4	88.0	110
20	Tony Galbreath T. Galbreath	490	170		4,066	8.3	23.9	9	4,072	1,031	3.9	24.0	34
21	Frank Gore F. Gore	484	241	696	3,985	8.2	16.5	18	16,000	3,735	4.3	66.4	81
22	Curtis Martin C. Martin	484	168	409	3,329	6.9	19.8	10	14,101	3,518	4.0	83.9	90
23	Austin Ekeler A. Ekeler	482	119	607	4,314	9.0	36.3	30	4,793	1,088	4.4	40.3	43
24	Reggie Bush R. Bush	477	134	661	3,598	7.5	26.9	18	5,490	1,286	4.3	41.0	36
25	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	472	182	29	4,458	9.4	24.5	23	12,074	2,877	4.2	66.3	65

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,794

Stafford

RUSH

393

Williams

REC

480

Adams

Team Rankings

PPG

22.5

21st

OPP PPG

23.0

17th

RUSH YDS/G

112.7

15th

PASS YDS/G

301.2

2nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	5	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	.500
Cardinals	2	4	.333
Rams	2	4	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	LAR	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 11/8	LAR	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	LAR	@	ARI	4:05 PM
Wed 11/25	GB	@	LAR	8:00 PM

Last Game

Cardinals

2 - 4

Final

Rams

2 - 4

Sun 18 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

13

Purdy

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.6

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

54.2

Bowers

54.1

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

4-1-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000