which running back has the most targets in a season

Christian McCaffrey has been targeted the most times by a running back in a season, with 142 targets in 2019.

NAME TRG SEASON TM GP REC REC YDS AVG REC YDS/G REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
142
2019
CAR CAR
16
116
1,005
8.7
62.8
4
1,387
287
4.8
86.7
15
2 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
137
2003
SD SD
16
100
725
7.3
45.3
4
1,645
313
5.3
102.8
13
3 Matt Forte
M. Forte
130
2014
CHI CHI
16
102
808
7.9
50.5
4
1,038
266
3.9
64.9
6
4 Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
127
2022
LAC LAC
17
107
722
6.7
42.5
5
915
204
4.5
53.8
13
5 Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
124
2018
CAR CAR
16
107
867
8.1
54.2
6
1,098
219
5.0
68.6
7
6 Richie Anderson
R. Anderson
124
2000
NYJ NYJ
16
88
853
9.7
53.3
2
63
27
2.3
3.9
0
7 James White
J. White
123
2018
NE NE
16
87
751
8.6
46.9
7
425
94
4.5
26.6
5
8 Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
121
2018
NYG NYG
16
91
721
7.9
45.1
4
1,307
261
5.0
81.7
11
9 Reggie Bush
R. Bush
121
2006
NO NO
16
88
742
8.4
46.4
2
565
155
3.6
35.3
6
10 David Johnson
D. Johnson
120
2016
ARI ARI
16
80
879
11.0
54.9
4
1,239
293
4.2
77.4
16
11 Brian Westbrook
B. Westbrook
120
2007
PHI PHI
15
90
771
8.6
51.4
5
1,333
278
4.8
88.9
7
12 Michael Pittman
M. Pittman
120
2003
TB TB
16
75
597
8.0
37.3
2
751
187
4.0
46.9
0
13 Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
113
2017
CAR CAR
16
80
651
8.1
40.7
5
435
117
3.7
27.2
2
14 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
113
2000
STL STL
14
81
830
10.2
59.3
8
1,359
253
5.4
97.1
18
15 Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
112
2011
NO NO
16
86
710
8.3
44.4
7
603
87
6.9
37.7
2
16 Charlie Garner
C. Garner
111
2002
OAK OAK
16
91
941
10.3
58.8
4
962
182
5.3
60.1
7
17 J.D. McKissic
J.D. McKissic
110
2020
WAS WAS
16
80
589
7.4
36.8
2
365
85
4.3
22.8
1
18 Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
110
2006
STL STL
16
90
806
9.0
50.4
3
1,528
346
4.4
95.5
13
19 Brian Westbrook
B. Westbrook
109
2006
PHI PHI
15
77
699
9.1
46.6
4
1,217
240
5.1
81.1
7
20 Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
108
2022
TOT
17
85
741
8.7
43.6
5
1,139
244
4.7
67.0
8
21 Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
108
2019
LAC LAC
16
92
993
10.8
62.1
8
557
132
4.2
34.8
3
22 Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
107
2020
NO NO
15
83
756
9.1
50.4
5
932
187
5.0
62.1
16
23 Le'Veon Bell
L. Bell
106
2017
PIT PIT
15
85
655
7.7
43.7
2
1,291
321
4.0
86.1
9
24 Danny Woodhead
D. Woodhead
106
2015
SD SD
16
80
755
9.4
47.2
6
336
98
3.4
21.0
3
25 Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
105
2018
NO NO
15
81
709
8.8
47.3
4
883
194
4.6
58.9
14
StatMuse has season-level data for targets going back to the 1999 season.

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