which running backs caught the most balls in 2021 season

Running backs had their most catches in 2021, with 2,730 catches.

NAMERECPOSITIONSEASONGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Kenjon Barner
K. Barner
0
Running Back
2021
3
0
0
0.0
0
0
4
0.0
0.0
0
2Le'Veon Bell
L. Bell
5
Running Back
2021
8
7
30
6.0
3.8
1
101
39
2.6
12.6
2
3Nick Bellore
N. Bellore
1
Running Back
2021
17
1
4
4.0
0.2
0
0
0
0.0
0
4Giovani Bernard
G. Bernard
23
Running Back
2021
12
29
123
5.3
10.3
3
58
8
7.3
4.8
0
5Brandon Bolden
B. Bolden
41
Running Back
2021
17
49
405
9.9
23.8
2
226
44
5.1
13.3
1
6Rex Burkhead
R. Burkhead
25
Running Back
2021
16
32
186
7.4
11.6
0
427
122
3.5
26.7
3
7Mark Ingram
M. Ingram
27
Running Back
2021
14
35
162
6.0
11.6
0
554
160
3.5
39.6
2
8Taiwan Jones
T. Jones
0
Running Back
2021
17
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
9Kyle Juszczyk
K. Juszczyk
30
Running Back
2021
17
38
296
9.9
17.4
1
22
8
2.8
1.3
1
10Latavius Murray
L. Murray
10
Running Back
2021
14
13
75
7.5
5.4
0
501
119
4.2
35.8
6
11Cordarrelle Patterson
C. Patterson
52
Running Back
2021
16
69
548
10.5
34.3
5
618
153
4.0
38.6
6
12Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
4
Running Back
2021
4
4
8
2.0
2.0
0
98
38
2.6
24.5
2
13Devonta Freeman
D. Freeman
34
Running Back
2021
16
42
190
5.6
11.9
1
576
133
4.3
36.0
5
14Keith Smith
K. Smith
9
Running Back
2021
17
10
56
6.2
3.3
0
31
9
3.4
1.8
0
15Damien Williams
D. Williams
16
Running Back
2021
12
23
103
6.4
8.6
1
164
40
4.1
13.7
2
16Jerick McKinnon
J. McKinnon
13
Running Back
2021
13
20
107
8.2
8.2
1
62
12
5.2
4.8
0
17James White
J. White
12
Running Back
2021
3
14
94
7.8
31.3
0
38
10
3.8
12.7
1
18Carlos Hyde
C. Hyde
12
Running Back
2021
12
21
65
5.4
5.4
0
253
72
3.5
21.1
1
19Tevin Coleman
T. Coleman
11
Running Back
2021
11
16
49
4.5
4.5
0
356
84
4.2
32.4
0
20Duke Johnson
D. Johnson
4
Running Back
2021
5
5
41
10.3
8.2
0
330
71
4.6
66.0
3
21David Johnson
D. Johnson
32
Running Back
2021
13
42
225
7.0
17.3
1
228
67
3.4
17.5
0
22Ameer Abdullah
A. Abdullah
38
Running Back
2021
17
53
289
7.6
17.0
1
166
51
3.3
9.8
0
23Michael Burton
M. Burton
3
Running Back
2021
16
3
31
10.3
1.9
0
26
8
3.3
1.6
1
24Malcolm Brown
M. Brown
3
Running Back
2021
7
5
10
3.3
1.4
0
125
33
3.8
17.9
1
25Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
0
Running Back
2021
1
0
0
0.0
0
20
2
10.0
20.0
0
Average14.610.618.8110.27.610.40.6269.263.34.325.32.0
Total2,7301,9873,51620,6127.610.411050,34511,8454.325.3381
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8
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14
3
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11
6
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11
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14
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11
6
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7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
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11
6
0
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9
7
1
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9
8
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9
8
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8
9
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9
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8
9
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6
11
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14
3
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12
5
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5
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14
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