nfl most receiving yards by a rb 2000-2020

From 2000 through 2020, Darren Sproles had the most yards on receptions by a running back, with 4,840 yards.

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  • Data note: Receiving Yards: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEREC YDSGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
4,840
183
553
748
8.8
26.4
32
3,552
732
4.9
19.4
23
2LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
4,772
170
624
868
7.6
28.1
17
13,684
3,174
4.3
80.5
145
3Matt Forte
M. Forte
4,672
146
554
724
8.4
32.0
21
9,796
2,356
4.2
67.1
54
4Frank Gore
F. Gore
3,985
241
484
696
8.2
16.5
18
16,000
3,735
4.3
66.4
81
5Brian Westbrook
B. Westbrook
3,940
121
442
604
8.9
32.6
30
6,335
1,385
4.6
52.4
41
6Tiki Barber
T. Barber
3,927
110
444
616
8.8
35.7
6
9,514
1,967
4.8
86.5
52
7LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
3,898
170
518
665
7.5
22.9
16
11,102
2,457
4.5
65.3
73
8Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
3,683
160
461
627
8.0
23.0
9
11,438
2,764
4.1
71.5
69
9Kevin Faulk
K. Faulk
3,603
150
419
552
8.6
24.0
14
3,380
797
4.2
22.5
15
10Reggie Bush
R. Bush
3,598
134
477
661
7.5
26.9
18
5,490
1,286
4.3
41.0
36
11Michael Pittman
M. Pittman
3,316
126
409
602
8.1
26.3
8
5,247
1,299
4.0
41.6
23
12Le'Veon Bell
L. Bell
3,259
88
394
495
8.3
37.0
8
6,453
1,556
4.1
73.3
40
13James White
J. White
3,184
92
369
497
8.6
34.6
25
1,240
309
4.0
13.5
10
14Ray Rice
R. Rice
3,034
92
369
487
8.2
33.0
6
6,180
1,430
4.3
67.2
37
15Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
3,023
83
383
503
7.9
36.4
22
5,578
1,194
4.7
67.2
51
16Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
2,944
126
346
464
8.5
23.4
11
8,167
1,847
4.4
64.8
68
17Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
2,944
134
363
511
8.1
22.0
10
8,347
2,005
4.2
62.3
43
18Fred Jackson
F. Jackson
2,897
122
354
478
8.2
23.7
9
5,746
1,305
4.4
47.1
30
19Ahman Green
A. Green
2,881
118
375
493
7.7
24.4
14
8,876
1,995
4.4
75.2
59
20Giovani Bernard
G. Bernard
2,867
115
342
456
8.4
24.9
11
3,697
921
4.0
32.1
22
21Duke Johnson
D. Johnson
2,829
91
307
400
9.2
31.1
12
1,931
459
4.2
21.2
8
22Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
2,824
60
326
409
8.7
47.1
15
3,340
672
5.0
55.7
43
23Edgerrin James
E. James
2,778
132
371
497
7.5
21.0
7
10,693
2,659
4.0
81.0
67
24Danny Woodhead
D. Woodhead
2,698
101
300
390
9.0
26.7
17
2,238
517
4.3
22.2
15
25Pierre Thomas
P. Thomas
2,692
110
336
398
8.0
24.5
12
3,809
833
4.6
34.6
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