which running back has the most receiving touchdowns since 2016

Since 2016, Christian McCaffrey has scored the most receiving touchdowns by a running back, with 36 touchdowns.

NAMEREC TDGPRECTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
36
110
616
765
5,315
8.6
48.3
7,426
1,627
4.6
67.5
61
2Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
30
117
480
604
4,288
8.9
36.6
4,765
1,081
4.4
40.7
43
3Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
25
126
606
767
4,948
8.2
39.3
7,250
1,674
4.3
57.5
61
4Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
21
126
351
467
2,683
7.6
21.3
7,626
1,564
4.9
60.5
52
5James White
J. White
21
78
336
452
2,845
8.5
36.5
1,184
288
4.1
15.2
9
6Jerick McKinnon
J. McKinnon
19
89
221
290
1,740
7.9
19.6
1,841
495
3.7
20.7
12
7Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
18
120
264
338
2,188
8.3
18.2
5,761
1,388
4.2
48.0
55
8Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
16
105
358
489
2,651
7.4
25.2
8,288
1,807
4.6
78.9
55
9Joe Mixon
J. Mixon
14
111
319
399
2,448
7.7
22.1
7,428
1,816
4.1
66.9
60
10Kyle Juszczyk
K. Juszczyk
14
156
242
318
2,355
9.7
15.1
231
67
3.4
1.5
6
11David Johnson
D. Johnson
14
76
241
344
2,348
9.7
30.9
3,490
882
4.0
45.9
31
12Melvin Gordon
M. Gordon
14
98
279
378
2,321
8.3
23.7
5,902
1,409
4.2
60.2
56
13Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
14
135
368
483
2,718
7.4
20.1
9,130
2,139
4.3
67.6
74
14De'Von Achane
D. Achane
13
43
169
206
1,248
7.4
29.0
2,974
526
5.7
69.2
22
15Tevin Coleman
T. Coleman
13
82
129
177
1,303
10.1
15.9
2,927
702
4.2
35.7
24
16James Conner
J. Conner
12
110
289
347
2,255
7.8
20.5
6,062
1,393
4.4
55.1
60
17Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
12
75
222
310
2,066
9.3
27.5
4,976
1,231
4.0
66.3
57
18Rachaad White
R. White
11
65
201
226
1,425
7.1
21.9
2,623
668
3.9
40.4
14
19Mark Ingram
M. Ingram
10
94
200
246
1,432
7.2
15.2
4,916
1,069
4.6
52.3
39
20Duke Johnson
D. Johnson
10
81
250
331
2,336
9.3
28.8
1,886
428
4.4
23.3
11
21Ameer Abdullah
A. Abdullah
10
136
191
244
1,356
7.1
10.0
1,456
364
4.0
10.7
7
22Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
9
48
178
223
1,416
8.0
29.5
3,500
656
5.3
72.9
39
23Chase Brown
C. Brown
9
43
130
159
895
6.9
20.8
2,015
470
4.3
46.9
11
24Breece Hall
B. Hall
9
55
186
247
1,624
8.7
29.5
3,287
741
4.4
59.8
17
25James Cook III
J. Cook III
9
64
129
160
1,171
9.1
18.3
4,170
820
5.1
65.2
32
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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