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Colorado's best running backs since 2004
Phillip Lindsay leads with 3,770 rushing yards in 51 games at Colorado; Rodney Stewart had 3,598.
Every running back with 5 or more games at Colorado 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.
39 running backs with 5+ games at Coloradorushing yards
| # | player | seasons | games | rushing yards | rushing touchdowns | yards from scrimmage | receptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phillip Lindsay | 2014–2017 | 51 | 3,770 | 36 | 4,851 | 116 |
| 2 | Rodney Stewart | 2008–2011 | 43 | 3,598 | 25 | 4,567 | 93 |
| 3 | Hugh Charles | 2004–2007 | 44 | 2,796 | 16 | 3,353 | 62 |
| 4 | Christian Powell | 2012–2015 | 44 | 2,040 | 18 | 2,269 | 33 |
| 5 | Alex Fontenot | 2018–2022 | 31 | 1,558 | 13 | 1,816 | 46 |
| 6 | Jarek Broussard | 2020–2021 | 17 | 1,556 | 7 | 1,702 | 22 |
| 7 | Tony Jones | 2011–2014 | 46 | 1,269 | 9 | 1,827 | 90 |
| 8 | Michael Adkins II | 2013–2017 | 30 | 1,200 | 13 | 1,399 | 27 |
| 9 | Travon McMillian | 2018 | 12 | 1,009 | 7 | 1,127 | 14 |
| 10 | Bobby Purify | 2004 | 12 | 942 | 7 | 1,136 | 19 |
| 11 | Micah Welch | 2024–2026 | 25 | 790 | 10 | 925 | 23 |
| 12 | Demetrius Sumler | 2007–2009 | 34 | 714 | 9 | 1,047 | 45 |
| 13 | Deion Smith | 2019–2022 | 28 | 653 | 4 | 786 | 20 |
| 14 | Kyle Evans | 2015–2018 | 29 | 601 | 7 | 792 | 15 |
| 15 | Anthony Hankerson | 2022–2023 | 20 | 593 | 4 | 688 | 21 |
| 16 | Byron Ellis | 2004–2007 | 38 | 546 | 3 | 684 | 23 |
| 17 | Dallan Hayden | 2024–2025 | 19 | 522 | 2 | 669 | 21 |
| 18 | Mell Holliday | 2006 | 12 | 512 | 2 | 512 | 0 |
| 19 | Lawrence Vickers | 2004–2005 | 24 | 488 | 11 | 906 | 53 |
| 20 | Jaren Mangham | 2019–2020 | 15 | 476 | 5 | 527 | 11 |
| 21 | Darrell Scott | 2008–2009 | 16 | 438 | 1 | 578 | 13 |
| 22 | Donovan Lee | 2014–2018 | 31 | 431 | 3 | 683 | 47 |
| 23 | Brian Lockridge | 2007–2011 | 26 | 404 | 3 | 494 | 6 |
| 24 | Isaiah Augustave | 2024 | 11 | 384 | 4 | 446 | 11 |
| 25 | Dylan Edwards | 2023 | 12 | 321 | 1 | 620 | 36 |
| 26 | Donta Abron | 2012–2013 | 15 | 298 | 2 | 333 | 9 |
| 27 | Charlie Offerdahl | 2022–2024 | 20 | 280 | 1 | 340 | 6 |
| 28 | Patrick Carr | 2015 | 10 | 272 | 1 | 324 | 5 |
| 29 | JaQuail Smith | 2026 | 6 | 259 | 0 | 328 | 3 |
| 30 | Josh Ford | 2011–2012 | 15 | 255 | 2 | 255 | 0 |
| 31 | Beau Bisharat | 2016–2019 | 16 | 249 | 0 | 261 | 3 |
| 32 | Sy'veon Wilkerson | 2023 | 10 | 190 | 3 | 240 | 5 |
| 33 | Will Jefferson Jr. | 2009–2010 | 16 | 137 | 0 | 359 | 20 |
| 34 | Jayle Stacks | 2021–2022 | 10 | 118 | 1 | 123 | 2 |
| 35 | Shaadie Clayton-Johnson | 2020–2021 | 7 | 115 | 3 | 115 | 0 |
| 36 | Malcolm Creer | 2011–2014 | 6 | 73 | 0 | 79 | 5 |
| 37 | Joe Davis | 2019–2021 | 8 | 69 | 0 | 73 | 1 |
| 38 | Daniel Jolly | 2004 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 73 | 2 |
| 39 | George Frazier | 2014–2017 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 79 | 12 |
Also at Colorado: 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.