which running back has the most receptions per game in a season

Christian McCaffrey has the most receptions per game played by a running back in a season, with 7.25 in 2019.

	NAME	REC/GP	REC	GP	SEASON	TM	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	7.25	116	16	2019	CAR	142	1,005	8.7	62.8	4	1,387	287	4.8	86.7	15
2	Clark Gaines C. Gaines	7.2	36	5	1980	NYJ		310	8.6	62.0	3	174	36	4.8	34.8	0
3	Albert Bentley A. Bentley	7	7	1	1991	IND		42	6.0	42.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
4	Paul Hofer P. Hofer	6.83	41	6	1980	SF		467	11.4	77.8	2	293	60	4.9	48.8	1
5	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	6.69	107	16	2018	CAR	124	867	8.1	54.2	6	1,098	219	5.0	68.6	7
6	Matt Forte M. Forte	6.38	102	16	2014	CHI	130	808	7.9	50.5	4	1,038	266	3.9	64.9	6
7	Larry Centers L. Centers	6.31	101	16	1995	ARI		962	9.5	60.1	2	254	78	3.3	15.9	2
8	Austin Ekeler A. Ekeler	6.29	107	17	2022	LAC	127	722	6.7	42.5	5	915	204	4.5	53.8	13
9	Le'Veon Bell L. Bell	6.25	75	12	2016	PIT	94	616	8.2	51.3	2	1,268	261	4.9	105.7	7
10	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	6.25	100	16	2003	SD	137	725	7.3	45.3	4	1,645	313	5.3	102.8	13
11	Larry Centers L. Centers	6.19	99	16	1996	ARI		766	7.7	47.9	7	425	116	3.7	26.6	2
12	Reggie Bush R. Bush	6.08	73	12	2007	NO	98	417	5.7	34.8	2	581	157	3.7	48.4	4
13	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	6	102	17	2025	SF	129	924	9.1	54.4	7	1,202	311	3.9	70.7	10
14	David Johnson D. Johnson	6	6	1	2017	ARI	9	67	11.2	67.0	0	23	11	2.1	23.0	0
15	Brian Westbrook B. Westbrook	6	90	15	2007	PHI	120	771	8.6	51.4	5	1,333	278	4.8	88.9	7
16	Ki-Jana Carter K. Carter	6	6	1	1998	CIN		25	4.2	25.0	0	4	2	2.0	4.0	0
17	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	5.93	83	14	2001	STL	104	765	9.2	54.6	9	1,382	260	5.3	98.7	12
18	James Wilder J. Wilder	5.89	53	9	1982	TB		466	8.8	51.8	1	324	83	3.9	36.0	3
19	Shane Vereen S. Vereen	5.88	47	8	2013	NE	69	427	9.1	53.4	3	208	44	4.7	26.0	1
20	William Floyd W. Floyd	5.88	47	8	1995	SF		348	7.4	43.5	1	237	64	3.7	29.6	2
21	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	5.79	81	14	2019	NO	97	533	6.6	38.1	1	797	171	4.7	56.9	5
22	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	5.79	81	14	2000	STL	113	830	10.2	59.3	8	1,359	253	5.4	97.1	18
23	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	5.77	75	13	2023	NO	86	466	6.2	35.8	1	694	180	3.9	53.4	5
24	Darren Sproles D. Sproles	5.77	75	13	2012	NO	104	667	8.9	51.3	7	244	48	5.1	18.8	1
25	Austin Ekeler A. Ekeler	5.75	92	16	2019	LAC	108	993	10.8	62.1	8	557	132	4.2	34.8	3

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