which team defense allows the lowest amount of receptions to running backs

50 players are tied for the fewest career receptions by a running back, with 0 receptions. The first three are Velus Jones Jr., Lew Nichols and Jacob Saylors.

NAMERECGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Velus Jones Jr.
V. Jones Jr.
0
8
0
0
0.0
0
32
4
8.0
4.0
0
2Lew Nichols
L. Nichols
0
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
3Jacob Saylors
J. Saylors
0
16
0
0
0.0
0
11
2
5.5
0.7
0
4Ben VanSumeren
B. VanSumeren
0
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
5Brady Russell
B. Russell
0
17
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
6Jordan James
J. James
0
3
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
7Jarquez Hunter
J. Hunter
0
5
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
8DJ Giddens
DJ Giddens
0
9
2
0
0.0
0
96
26
3.7
10.7
0
9Robbie Ouzts
R. Ouzts
0
12
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
10Kalel Mullings
K. Mullings
0
9
0
0
0.0
0
7
3
2.3
0.8
0
11Josh Williams
J. Williams
0
3
0
0
0.0
0
11
4
2.8
3.7
0
12Ulysses Bentley IV
U. Bentley IV
0
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
13Nathan Carter
N. Carter
0
7
0
0
0.0
0
60
9
6.7
8.6
0
14Donovan Edwards
D. Edwards
0
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
15Amar Johnson
A. Johnson
0
2
1
0
0.0
0
8
2
4.0
4.0
0
16Jacardia Wright
J. Wright
0
1
0
0
0.0
0
20
5
4.0
20.0
0
17Troy Hairston
T. Hairston
0
2
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
18Aaron Shampklin
A. Shampklin
0
3
0
0
0.0
0
17
6
2.8
5.7
0
19Kazmeir Allen
K. Allen
0
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
20Carlos Washington Jr.
C. Washington Jr.
0
2
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
21Dante Miller
D. Miller
0
2
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
22Keilan Robinson
K. Robinson
0
6
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
23Jase McClellan
J. McClellan
0
2
0
0
0.0
0
32
13
2.5
16.0
0
24D.J. Williams
D.J. Williams
0
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
25Kendall Milton
K. Milton
0
3
0
0
0.0
0
2
2
1.0
0.7
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions going back to the 1932 season.

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