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Alvin Kamara becomes sixth player in NFL history to record 5,000 yards rushing and receiving

Kamara joins Marshall Faulk, Lenny Moore, Marcus Allen, Christian McCaffrey and Tiki Barber as only players to surpass 5,000 yards on the ground and through the air

By New Orleans Saints · New Orleans Saints

Published: Sunday, 18 October 2026 at 6:52 PM

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Alvin Kamara became the sixth player in NFL history with 5,000 rushing and receiving yards.
He achieved the milestone on a 31-yard touchdown catch against the New York Giants.
Kamara joins Marshall Faulk, Lenny Moore, Marcus Allen, Christian McCaffrey, and Tiki Barber in the club.

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New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara became the sixth player in NFL history to record at least 5,000 rushing yards and 5,000 receiving yards. He reached the milestone with a 31-yard touchdown reception against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium.

Kamara joins Marshall Faulk, Lenny Moore, Marcus Allen, Christian McCaffrey, and Tiki Barber as the only players to achieve the feat. As the Saints' all-time leader in yards from scrimmage, he entered the game with 7,336 rushing yards and 4,989 receiving yards.

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