You may have heard it mentioned once or twice, but the NFL is a passing league these days. As such, even players who are primarily employed to run the ball are growing increasingly important as receivers. While true every-down backs are few and far between, the top backs in the NFL last season all played their part as pass catchers. But who were the best receiving backs in 2018?
It is not enough to simply point at Saquon Barkley and declare that he was great catching passes. He was heavily involved for sure, seeing more targets than all but two backs: Christian McCaffrey and James White.