Christian McCaffrey (RB, SF) led running backs in receiving yards in 2025 at 924. 151 players recorded receiving yards in 2025.
Receiving yards is the headline production number. It is the right place to start and the wrong place to stop, because it says nothing about how many chances it took to get there.
| Rank | Player | Pos | Team | Receiving Yards | Receptions | Targets | Rec TDs | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | SF | 924 | 102 | 129 | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Bijan Robinson | RB | ATL | 820 | 79 | 103 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | Jahmyr Gibbs | RB | DET | 616 | 77 | 94 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 | De'Von Achane | RB | MIA | 488 | 67 | 85 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | Kenny Gainwell | RB | PIT | 486 | 73 | 85 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Chase Brown | RB | CIN | 437 | 69 | 88 | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | Jonathan Taylor | RB | IND | 378 | 46 | 55 | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | RJ Harvey | RB | DEN | 356 | 47 | 58 | 5 | 17 |
| 9 | Breece Hall | RB | NYJ | 350 | 36 | 48 | 1 | 16 |
| 10 | Ashton Jeanty | RB | LV | 346 | 55 | 73 | 5 | 17 |
| 11 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | NE | 345 | 32 | 37 | 2 | 14 |
| 12 | Jaylen Warren | RB | PIT | 333 | 40 | 45 | 2 | 16 |
| 13 | D'Andre Swift | RB | CHI | 299 | 34 | 48 | 1 | 16 |
| 14 | Rico Dowdle | RB | CAR | 297 | 39 | 50 | 1 | 17 |
| 15 | Travis Etienne | RB | JAX | 292 | 36 | 52 | 6 | 17 |
| 16 | James Cook | RB | BUF | 291 | 33 | 40 | 2 | 17 |
| 17 | Tyrone Tracy Jr. | RB | NYG | 288 | 36 | 48 | 2 | 15 |
| 18 | Josh Jacobs | RB | GB | 282 | 36 | 44 | 1 | 15 |
| 19 | Kenneth Walker III | RB | SEA | 282 | 31 | 36 | 0 | 17 |
| 20 | Kyren Williams | RB | LA | 281 | 36 | 50 | 3 | 17 |
| 21 | Bucky Irving | RB | TB | 277 | 30 | 35 | 3 | 10 |
| 22 | Saquon Barkley | RB | PHI | 273 | 37 | 50 | 2 | 16 |
| 23 | Dylan Sampson | RB | CLE | 271 | 33 | 40 | 2 | 15 |
| 24 | Michael Carter | RB | ARI | 267 | 33 | 45 | 0 | 13 |
| 25 | Tyjae Spears | RB | TEN | 264 | 45 | 50 | 0 | 13 |
| 26 | Ty Johnson | RB | BUF | 263 | 24 | 33 | 2 | 17 |
| 27 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | CAR | 223 | 30 | 39 | 3 | 15 |
| 28 | TreVeyon Henderson | RB | NE | 221 | 35 | 42 | 1 | 17 |
| 29 | Rachaad White | RB | TB | 218 | 40 | 45 | 0 | 17 |
| 30 | Woody Marks | RB | HOU | 208 | 24 | 36 | 3 | 16 |
| 31 | Cam Skattebo | RB | NYG | 207 | 24 | 32 | 2 | 8 |
| 32 | Tony Pollard | RB | TEN | 206 | 33 | 41 | 0 | 17 |
| 33 | Aaron Jones | RB | MIN | 199 | 28 | 41 | 1 | 12 |
| 34 | Jeremy McNichols | RB | WAS | 196 | 25 | 31 | 0 | 16 |
| 35 | David Montgomery | RB | DET | 192 | 24 | 29 | 0 | 17 |
| 36 | Omarion Hampton | RB | LAC | 192 | 32 | 35 | 1 | 9 |
| 37 | Alvin Kamara | RB | NO | 186 | 33 | 39 | 0 | 11 |
| 38 | Isaiah Davis | RB | NYJ | 186 | 21 | 28 | 0 | 16 |
| 39 | Brashard Smith | RB | KC | 172 | 25 | 35 | 1 | 17 |
| 40 | Quinshon Judkins | RB | CLE | 171 | 26 | 36 | 0 | 14 |
| 41 | Justice Hill | RB | BAL | 169 | 21 | 27 | 1 | 10 |
| 42 | Kyle Monangai | RB | CHI | 164 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 17 |
| 43 | Bam Knight | RB | ARI | 160 | 22 | 31 | 1 | 12 |
| 44 | Devin Singletary | RB | NYG | 151 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 17 |
| 45 | Derrick Henry | RB | BAL | 150 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 17 |
| 46 | Zach Charbonnet | RB | SEA | 144 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 16 |
| 47 | Kareem Hunt | RB | KC | 143 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 17 |
| 48 | Tyler Badie | RB | DEN | 141 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 16 |
| 49 | Javonte Williams | RB | DAL | 137 | 35 | 51 | 2 | 16 |
| 50 | Kimani Vidal | RB | LAC | 136 | 16 | 22 | 1 | 13 |
Showing the top 50 of 151 qualified players. Narrow it down by position: wide receivers · tight ends · running backs.
Receiving Yards leaders, all positions
Receiving Yards by position: wide receivers · tight ends
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Christian McCaffrey (RB, SF) led running backs in receiving yards in 2025 at 924. Bijan Robinson (RB, ATL) was next at 820.
Receiving yards is the headline production number. It is the right place to start and the wrong place to stop, because it says nothing about how many chances it took to get there.
151 players qualified for the 2025 receiving yards leaderboard among running backs. The table above lists the top 50.
Stats as of July 28, 2026. Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. Source: nflverse-data. License: CC-BY-4.0.