nfl running back receiving yard leaders 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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Regular season

	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Darren Sproles D. Sproles	4,840	183	553	748	8.8	26.4	32	3,552	732	4.9	19.4	23
2	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	4,772	170	624	868	7.6	28.1	17	13,684	3,174	4.3	80.5	145
3	Matt Forte M. Forte	4,672	146	554	724	8.4	32.0	21	9,796	2,356	4.2	67.1	54
4	Frank Gore F. Gore	3,985	241	484	696	8.2	16.5	18	16,000	3,735	4.3	66.4	81
5	Brian Westbrook B. Westbrook	3,940	121	442	604	8.9	32.6	30	6,335	1,385	4.6	52.4	41
6	Tiki Barber T. Barber	3,927	110	444	616	8.8	35.7	6	9,514	1,967	4.8	86.5	52
7	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	3,898	170	518	665	7.5	22.9	16	11,102	2,457	4.5	65.3	73
8	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	3,683	160	461	627	8.0	23.0	9	11,438	2,764	4.1	71.5	69
9	Kevin Faulk K. Faulk	3,603	150	419	552	8.6	24.0	14	3,380	797	4.2	22.5	15
10	Reggie Bush R. Bush	3,598	134	477	661	7.5	26.9	18	5,490	1,286	4.3	41.0	36
11	Michael Pittman M. Pittman	3,316	126	409	602	8.1	26.3	8	5,247	1,299	4.0	41.6	23
12	Le'Veon Bell L. Bell	3,259	88	394	495	8.3	37.0	8	6,453	1,556	4.1	73.3	40
13	James White J. White	3,184	92	369	497	8.6	34.6	25	1,240	309	4.0	13.5	10
14	Ray Rice R. Rice	3,034	92	369	487	8.2	33.0	6	6,180	1,430	4.3	67.2	37
15	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	3,023	83	383	503	7.9	36.4	22	5,578	1,194	4.7	67.2	51
16	Maurice Jones-Drew M. Jones-Drew	2,944	126	346	464	8.5	23.4	11	8,167	1,847	4.4	64.8	68
17	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	2,944	134	363	511	8.1	22.0	10	8,347	2,005	4.2	62.3	43
18	Fred Jackson F. Jackson	2,897	122	354	478	8.2	23.7	9	5,746	1,305	4.4	47.1	30
19	Ahman Green A. Green	2,881	118	375	493	7.7	24.4	14	8,876	1,995	4.4	75.2	59
20	Giovani Bernard G. Bernard	2,867	115	342	456	8.4	24.9	11	3,697	921	4.0	32.1	22
21	Duke Johnson D. Johnson	2,829	91	307	400	9.2	31.1	12	1,931	459	4.2	21.2	8
22	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	2,824	60	326	409	8.7	47.1	15	3,340	672	5.0	55.7	43
23	Edgerrin James E. James	2,778	132	371	497	7.5	21.0	7	10,693	2,659	4.0	81.0	67
24	Danny Woodhead D. Woodhead	2,698	101	300	390	9.0	26.7	17	2,238	517	4.3	22.2	15
25	Pierre Thomas P. Thomas	2,692	110	336	398	8.0	24.5	12	3,809	833	4.6	34.6	28

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PASS

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RUSH

182

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REC

235

Smith

Team Rankings

PPG

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OPP PPG

23.3

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109.0

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PASS YDS/G

178.3

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Giants	3	1	.750
Eagles	2	2	.500
Cowboys	2	2	.500
Commanders	1	3	.250

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/18	CAR	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	PHI	@	WAS	8:20 PM
Sun 11/8	NYG	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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Final

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1,189

Stafford

1,171

Burrow

1,141

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

421

Cook

374

Henry

360

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

405

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

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Rush TD Leaders

7

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Henry

6

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Rec TD Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

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St. Brown

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QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

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Jackson

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.5

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4.5

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PPG Rankings

32.7

31.8

31.0

30.5

29.7

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Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

13.7

16.3

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Total Yards Rankings

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417.0

416.3

399.3

395.0

392.7

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

173.0

153.5

153.3

139.0

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

300.5

292.8

285.3

276.0

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

10.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

83.8

Henry

80.3

Gibbs

76.2

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Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Fantasy K Rankings

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Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000