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NFL Running Back Receptions Leaders 2025

Christian McCaffrey (RB, SF) led running backs in receptions in 2025 at 102. 151 players recorded receptions in 2025.

Receptions is the catch count, and in points-per-reception scoring it is a scoring category in its own right rather than just a description of what happened.

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NFL Running Back Receptions leaders, 2025 season
Rank	Player	Pos	Team	Receptions	Targets	Rec Yards	Rec TDs	Games
1	Christian McCaffrey	RB	SF	102	129	924	7	17
2	Bijan Robinson	RB	ATL	79	103	820	4	17
3	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	DET	77	94	616	5	17
4	Kenny Gainwell	RB	PIT	73	85	486	3	17
5	Chase Brown	RB	CIN	69	88	437	5	17
6	De'Von Achane	RB	MIA	67	85	488	4	16
7	Ashton Jeanty	RB	LV	55	73	346	5	17
8	RJ Harvey	RB	DEN	47	58	356	5	17
9	Jonathan Taylor	RB	IND	46	55	378	2	17
10	Tyjae Spears	RB	TEN	45	50	264	0	13
11	Jaylen Warren	RB	PIT	40	45	333	2	16
12	Rachaad White	RB	TB	40	45	218	0	17
13	Rico Dowdle	RB	CAR	39	50	297	1	17
14	Saquon Barkley	RB	PHI	37	50	273	2	16
15	Breece Hall	RB	NYJ	36	48	350	1	16
16	Josh Jacobs	RB	GB	36	44	282	1	15
17	Kyren Williams	RB	LA	36	50	281	3	17
18	Travis Etienne	RB	JAX	36	52	292	6	17
19	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	RB	NYG	36	48	288	2	15
20	Javonte Williams	RB	DAL	35	51	137	2	16
21	TreVeyon Henderson	RB	NE	35	42	221	1	17
22	D'Andre Swift	RB	CHI	34	48	299	1	16
23	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO	33	39	186	0	11
24	Dylan Sampson	RB	CLE	33	40	271	2	15
25	James Cook	RB	BUF	33	40	291	2	17
26	Michael Carter	RB	ARI	33	45	267	0	13
27	Tony Pollard	RB	TEN	33	41	206	0	17
28	Omarion Hampton	RB	LAC	32	35	192	1	9
29	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	NE	32	37	345	2	14
30	Kenneth Walker III	RB	SEA	31	36	282	0	17
31	Bucky Irving	RB	TB	30	35	277	3	10
32	Chuba Hubbard	RB	CAR	30	39	223	3	15
33	Aaron Jones	RB	MIN	28	41	199	1	12
34	Jerome Ford	RB	CLE	26	32	103	0	13
35	Quinshon Judkins	RB	CLE	26	36	171	0	14
36	Brashard Smith	RB	KC	25	35	172	1	17
37	Jeremy McNichols	RB	WAS	25	31	196	0	16
38	Cam Skattebo	RB	NYG	24	32	207	2	8
39	David Montgomery	RB	DET	24	29	192	0	17
40	Ty Johnson	RB	BUF	24	33	263	2	17
41	Woody Marks	RB	HOU	24	36	208	3	16
42	Bam Knight	RB	ARI	22	31	160	1	12
43	Isaiah Davis	RB	NYJ	21	28	186	0	16
44	Justice Hill	RB	BAL	21	27	169	1	10
45	Zach Charbonnet	RB	SEA	20	24	144	0	16
46	Isiah Pacheco	RB	KC	19	26	101	1	13
47	Tyler Badie	RB	DEN	19	31	141	0	16
48	Devin Singletary	RB	NYG	18	19	151	0	17
49	Kareem Hunt	RB	KC	18	25	143	1	17
50	Kyle Monangai	RB	CHI	18	30	164	0	17

Showing the top 50 of 151 qualified players. Narrow it down by position: wide receivers · tight ends · running backs.

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Asked & answered

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Who led NFL running backs in receptions in 2025?

Christian McCaffrey (RB, SF) led running backs in receptions in 2025 at 102. Bijan Robinson (RB, ATL) was next at 79.

What is receptions?

Receptions is the catch count, and in points-per-reception scoring it is a scoring category in its own right rather than just a description of what happened.

How many players qualified for the 2025 receptions leaderboard?

151 players qualified for the 2025 receptions leaderboard among running backs. The table above lists the top 50.

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Stats as of July 28, 2026. Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. Source: nflverse-data. License: CC-BY-4.0.

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