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Arizona's best running backs since 2004

Ka'Deem Carey leads with 4,239 rushing yards in 36 games at Arizona; J.J. Taylor had 3,263.

Every running back with 5 or more games at Arizona since 2004, ranked by rushing yards; the lines are each player's rushing yards game by game, the top 8 drawn. A link opens the player's page, where he has one, or his row on the board.

rushing yards · by game

rushing touchdowns · by game

yards from scrimmage · by game

38 running backs with 5+ games at Arizonarushing yards

#	player	seasons	games	rushing yards	rushing touchdowns	yards from scrimmage	receptions
1	Ka'Deem Carey	2011–2013	36	4,239	48	4,918	77
2	J.J. Taylor	2016–2019	40	3,263	18	3,750	62
3	Nick Wilson	2014–2017	38	3,034	33	3,193	19
4	Nic Grigsby	2007–2010	45	2,957	28	3,465	85
5	Keola Antolin	2008–2011	48	2,398	26	2,906	77
6	Michael Wiley	2019–2023	47	1,712	16	2,862	123
7	Gary Brightwell	2017–2020	27	1,305	9	1,426	19
8	Jonah Coleman	2022–2023	25	1,243	9	1,550	33
9	Jared Baker	2012–2015	34	1,109	12	1,277	16
10	Kedrick Reescano	2024–2026	28	1,017	14	1,133	20
11	Mike Bell	2004	11	944	5	1,023	19
12	Ismail Mahdi	2025–2026	15	931	4	1,055	18
13	Daniel Jenkins	2010–2013	37	906	5	1,024	19
14	Chris Henry	2004–2006	29	859	9	1,050	25
15	D.J. Williams	2022–2023	24	748	8	815	6
16	Zach Green	2014–2017	27	746	14	751	2
17	Quali Conley	2024	12	745	8	990	39
18	Chris Jennings	2006–2007	23	607	4	869	34
19	Gilbert Harris	2004–2005	18	569	7	752	33
20	Terris Jones-Grigsby	2014	10	567	3	754	15
21	Quincy Craig	2025–2026	18	550	3	716	22
22	Greg Nwoko	2009–2010	22	543	6	768	24
23	Drake Anderson	2021	11	385	1	480	18
24	Xavier Smith	2006–2008	14	380	5	399	5
25	Nathan Tilford	2017–2020	13	363	6	367	1
26	Darrius Smith	2018–2021	16	305	2	489	13
27	Jalen John	2020–2021	11	280	0	346	11
28	Rayshon Luke	2022–2024	22	271	1	419	11
29	Antwan Roberts Jr.	2026	5	225	2	226	1
30	Orlando Bradford	2015–2016	8	224	3	224	0
31	Nick Booth	2008–2009	14	209	3	232	3
32	Stevie Rocker Jr.	2021	10	153	0	212	7
33	Branden Leon	2016–2018	12	140	2	140	0
34	Taimi Tutogi	2009–2012	24	121	5	346	27
35	Wesley Yarbrough	2025–2026	7	99	0	100	2
36	Nazar Bombata	2019–2023	6	23	0	23	0
37	Johnny Jackson	2013–2015	19	0	0	736	62
38	Martell Irby	2023	5	0	0	0	0

Also at Arizona: quarterbacks, wide receivers, tight ends, defenders, kickers, punters. Every school and conference: schools, conferences. The games are ESPN's box scores since 2004 (the Method says where they fall short); a position is the roster's, else read off the box score, so a tight end from before 2014 may be listed with the wide receivers.