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Arkansas's best running backs since 2004

Darren McFadden leads with 4,589 rushing yards in 38 games at Arkansas; Alex Collins had 3,703.

Every running back with 5 or more games at Arkansas 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

40 running backs with 5+ games at Arkansasrushing yards

#	player	seasons	games	rushing yards	rushing touchdowns	yards from scrimmage	receptions
1	Darren McFadden	2005–2007	38	4,589	41	4,953	46
2	Alex Collins	2013–2015	38	3,703	36	3,870	27
3	Felix Jones	2005–2007	38	2,958	20	3,341	39
4	Jonathan Williams	2012–2014	36	2,321	16	2,666	26
5	Raheim Sanders	2021–2023	32	2,230	17	2,685	49
6	Rakeem Boyd	2018–2020	30	2,176	13	2,534	52
7	Dennis Johnson	2008–2012	45	2,036	13	2,546	63
8	Michael Smith	2006–2009	35	2,023	16	2,552	53
9	Knile Davis	2009–2012	35	1,862	19	2,159	32
10	Devwah Whaley	2016–2019	44	1,807	16	2,230	38
11	Rawleigh Williams III	2015–2016	20	1,614	13	1,860	20
12	Trelon Smith	2020–2021	23	1,308	10	1,488	26
13	Ronnie Wingo Jr.	2009–2012	41	1,089	8	1,699	59
14	Mike Washington Jr.	2025	12	1,070	8	1,296	28
15	Broderick Green	2009–2011	34	1,067	19	1,223	15
16	AJ Green Jr.	2021–2025	37	962	6	1,146	19
17	Peyton Hillis	2004–2007	43	958	12	2,152	118
18	Rashod Dubinion	2022–2024	31	888	8	1,203	42
19	De'Arrius Howard	2004–2005	19	857	8	857	0
20	Braylen Russell	2024–2026	25	845	10	920	13
21	Dominique Johnson	2021–2023	25	785	8	860	9
22	Kody Walker	2011–2016	31	753	14	798	8
23	David Williams	2017	12	656	8	827	10
24	Chase Hayden	2017–2019	22	616	5	712	16
25	T.J. Hammonds	2016–2021	32	543	2	764	13
26	DeCori Birmingham	2004	11	456	3	631	17
27	Korliss Marshall	2013–2014	13	265	1	302	6
28	Brandon Barnett	2007–2009	15	243	2	252	1
29	Rodney Hill	2024–2025	19	220	2	297	9
30	De'Anthony Curtis	2008–2011	16	198	1	366	17
31	Sutton Smith	2026	7	195	1	312	13
32	Cam Settles	2025–2026	10	192	2	257	14
33	Kyle Dickerson	2004–2005	12	175	1	218	5
34	Kiero Small	2011–2013	14	152	4	287	20
35	Maleek Williams	2018	7	144	2	144	0
36	Dedrick Poole	2004–2005	9	120	0	206	10
37	Jasper Parker	2026	6	51	0	72	1
38	Nate Holmes	2012–2013	10	27	0	27	0
39	Hayden Johnson	2016–2019	7	0	0	74	7
40	Kendrick Jackson	2016–2018	7	0	0	12	2

Also at Arkansas: 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.