most receptions by a running back in a single season, vikings

Rickey Young has the most receptions by a Vikings running back in a season, with 88 receptions in 1978.

NAMERECSEASONTMGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Rickey Young
R. Young
88
1978
16
704
8.0
44.0
5
417
134
3.1
26.1
1
2Ted Brown
T. Brown
83
1981
16
694
8.4
43.4
2
1,063
274
3.9
66.4
6
3Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
73
1975
14
691
9.5
49.4
9
1,070
280
3.8
76.4
13
4Rickey Young
R. Young
72
1979
16
519
7.2
32.4
4
708
188
3.8
44.3
3
5Amp Lee
A. Lee
71
1995
16
558
7.9
34.9
1
371
69
5.4
23.2
2
6Moe Williams
M. Williams
65
2003
16
85
644
9.9
40.3
3
745
174
4.3
46.6
5
7Rickey Young
R. Young
64
1980
16
499
7.8
31.2
2
351
130
2.7
21.9
3
8Ted Brown
T. Brown
62
1980
16
623
10.0
38.9
2
912
219
4.2
57.0
8
9Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
61
1978
14
396
6.5
28.3
2
749
237
3.2
53.5
5
10Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
55
1976
14
567
10.3
40.5
1
1,155
278
4.2
82.5
13
11Amp Lee
A. Lee
54
1996
16
422
7.8
26.4
2
161
51
3.2
10.1
0
12Ed Marinaro
E. Marinaro
54
1975
14
462
8.6
33.0
3
358
101
3.5
25.6
1
13Dalvin Cook
D. Cook
53
2019
14
63
519
9.8
37.1
0
1,135
250
4.5
81.1
13
14Darrin Nelson
D. Nelson
53
1986
16
593
11.2
37.1
3
793
191
4.2
49.6
4
15Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
53
1974
13
586
11.1
45.1
6
777
199
3.9
59.8
9
16Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
51
2024
17
62
408
8.0
24.0
2
1,138
255
4.5
66.9
5
17Jerick McKinnon
J. McKinnon
51
2017
16
68
421
8.3
26.3
2
570
150
3.8
35.6
3
18Darrin Nelson
D. Nelson
51
1983
15
618
12.1
41.2
0
642
154
4.2
42.8
1
19Terry Allen
T. Allen
49
1992
16
478
9.8
29.9
2
1,201
266
4.5
75.1
13
20Bill Brown
B. Brown
48
1964
14
703
14.6
50.2
9
866
226
3.8
61.9
7
21Mewelde Moore
M. Moore
46
2006
16
62
468
10.2
29.3
1
131
24
5.5
8.2
0
22Ted Brown
T. Brown
46
1984
13
349
7.6
26.8
3
442
98
4.5
34.0
3
23Chester Taylor
C. Taylor
45
2008
16
55
399
8.9
24.9
2
399
101
4.0
24.9
4
24Amp Lee
A. Lee
45
1994
13
368
8.2
28.3
2
104
29
3.6
8.0
0
25Tony Galbreath
T. Galbreath
45
1983
13
348
7.7
26.8
2
474
113
4.2
36.5
4
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions going back to the 1932 season.

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