leading running backs rec/gp in 2021

Christian McCaffrey had the most receptions per game played by a running back in 2021, with 5.29.

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
5.29
37
7
2021
CAR CAR
41
343
9.3
49.0
1
442
99
4.5
63.1
1
2 Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
4.93
69
14
2021
TB TB
84
454
6.6
32.4
2
812
180
4.5
58.0
8
3 D'Andre Swift
D. Swift
4.77
62
13
2021
DET DET
78
452
7.3
34.8
2
617
151
4.1
47.5
5
4 Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
4.38
70
16
2021
LAC LAC
94
647
9.2
40.4
8
911
206
4.4
56.9
12
5 Najee Harris
N. Harris
4.35
74
17
2021
PIT PIT
94
467
6.3
27.5
3
1,200
307
3.9
70.6
7
6 James White
J. White
4
12
3
2021
NE NE
14
94
7.8
31.3
0
38
10
3.8
12.7
1
7 J.D. McKissic
J.D. McKissic
3.91
43
11
2021
WAS WAS
53
397
9.2
36.1
2
212
48
4.4
19.3
2
8 Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
3.62
47
13
2021
NO NO
67
439
9.3
33.8
5
898
240
3.7
69.1
4
9 Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
3.6
54
15
2021
LV LV
64
348
6.4
23.2
0
872
217
4.0
58.1
9
10 Chase Edmonds
C. Edmonds
3.58
43
12
2021
ARI ARI
53
311
7.2
25.9
0
592
116
5.1
49.3
2
11 Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
3.47
52
15
2021
GB GB
65
391
7.5
26.1
6
799
171
4.7
53.3
4
12 Cordarrelle Patterson
C. Patterson
3.25
52
16
2021
ATL ATL
69
548
10.5
34.3
5
618
153
4.0
38.6
6
13 David Montgomery
D. Montgomery
3.23
42
13
2021
CHI CHI
51
301
7.2
23.2
0
849
225
3.8
65.3
7
14 Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
3.15
41
13
2021
NYG NYG
57
263
6.4
20.2
2
593
162
3.7
45.6
2
15 Cam Akers
C. Akers
3
3
1
2021
LAR LAR
3
10
3.3
10.0
0
3
5
0.6
3.0
0
16 Myles Gaskin
M. Gaskin
2.88
49
17
2021
MIA MIA
63
234
4.8
13.8
4
612
173
3.5
36.0
3
17 Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
2.76
47
17
2021
DAL DAL
65
287
6.1
16.9
2
1,002
237
4.2
58.9
10
18 Darrel Williams
D. Williams
2.76
47
17
2021
KC KC
57
452
9.6
26.6
2
558
144
3.9
32.8
6
19 Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
2.75
22
8
2021
CLE CLE
27
174
7.9
21.8
0
386
78
4.9
48.3
5
20 Joe Mixon
J. Mixon
2.63
42
16
2021
CIN CIN
48
314
7.5
19.6
3
1,205
292
4.1
75.3
13
21 Antonio Gibson
A. Gibson
2.63
42
16
2021
WAS WAS
52
294
7.0
18.4
3
1,037
258
4.0
64.8
7
22 Dalvin Cook
D. Cook
2.62
34
13
2021
MIN MIN
49
224
6.6
17.2
0
1,159
249
4.7
89.2
6
23 Tony Pollard
T. Pollard
2.6
39
15
2021
DAL DAL
46
337
8.6
22.5
0
719
130
5.5
47.9
2
24 Mike Davis
M. Davis
2.59
44
17
2021
ATL ATL
58
259
5.9
15.2
1
503
138
3.6
29.6
3
25 Michael Carter
M. Carter
2.57
36
14
2021
NYJ NYJ
55
325
9.0
23.2
0
639
147
4.3
45.6
4
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions going back to the 1932 season.

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