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BYU's best running backs since 2004

Jamaal Williams leads with 3,901 rushing yards in 43 games at BYU; Harvey Unga had 3,455.

Every running back with 5 or more games at BYU 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

39 running backs with 5+ games at BYUrushing yards

#	player	seasons	games	rushing yards	rushing touchdowns	yards from scrimmage	receptions
1	Jamaal Williams	2012–2016	43	3,901	35	4,468	60
2	Harvey Unga	2006–2009	39	3,455	36	4,540	102
3	Curtis Brown	2004–2006	36	2,922	27	4,117	142
4	Tyler Allgeier	2018–2021	33	2,904	36	3,341	46
5	LJ Martin	2023–2026	37	2,885	26	3,324	62
6	Lopini Katoa	2018–2022	56	1,799	21	2,602	86
7	JJ Di Luigi	2008–2011	44	1,797	14	2,787	96
8	Squally Canada	2015–2018	32	1,438	13	1,494	10
9	Algernon Brown	2013–2016	37	1,310	13	1,595	35
10	Bryan Kariya	2008–2011	44	1,101	15	1,518	54
11	Fui Vakapuna	2006–2008	33	960	13	1,116	21
12	Paul Lasike	2012–2014	32	843	10	1,165	31
13	Naufahu Tahi	2004–2005	22	836	11	1,350	57
14	Chris Brooks	2022	11	817	6	915	10
15	Josh Quezada	2010–2011	26	803	6	870	12
16	Adam Hine	2013–2015	30	704	5	772	13
17	Manase Tonga	2005–2009	33	584	13	1,186	64
18	Hinckley Ropati	2021–2024	14	564	2	737	11
19	Riley Burt	2015–2018	22	513	3	520	2
20	Aidan Robbins	2023	8	485	1	518	7
21	Miles Davis	2020–2024	22	468	2	599	16
22	Nate Carter	2013–2015	16	439	3	458	3
23	Jackson McChesney	2019–2022	7	427	4	420	2
24	Sione Finau	2018–2020	10	407	2	444	6
25	David Foote	2010–2012	19	397	1	555	14
26	KJ Hall	2016–2017	8	390	3	579	15
27	Ula Tolutau	2017	7	303	2	314	2
28	Sione Moa	2024–2026	11	258	4	332	11
29	Emmanuel Esukpa	2019	7	190	2	202	2
30	Wayne Latu	2005–2008	10	184	3	188	1
31	Mike Hague	2006–2012	13	183	1	230	6
32	Journee Tonga	2026	5	182	2	207	2
33	Enoch Nawahine	2023–2025	16	181	2	196	4
34	Jovesa Damuni	2025	5	111	1	155	6
35	Manase Tonga	2009	7	94	3	291	21
36	Brayden El-Bakri	2016–2018	19	75	3	298	22
37	Joe Semanoff	2005–2007	14	66	0	183	15
38	Deion Smith	2023	9	64	1	129	10
39	Carsen Ryan	2025	13	0	0	620	45

Also at BYU: 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.