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Iowa State's best running backs since 2004

Breece Hall leads with 3,941 rushing yards in 36 games at Iowa State; Alexander Robinson had 3,309.

Every running back with 5 or more games at Iowa State 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

37 running backs with 5+ games at Iowa Staterushing yards

#	player	seasons	games	rushing yards	rushing touchdowns	yards from scrimmage	receptions
1	Breece Hall	2019–2021	36	3,941	50	4,675	82
2	Alexander Robinson	2007–2010	44	3,309	27	4,098	83
3	David Montgomery	2016–2018	37	2,925	26	3,507	71
4	Stevie Hicks	2004–2006	29	2,130	11	2,240	24
5	Mike Warren	2015–2017	31	2,003	9	2,171	27
6	Abu Sama III	2023–2025	37	1,933	13	2,061	20
7	Carson Hansen	2023–2025	35	1,771	19	2,108	43
8	James White	2010–2013	37	1,378	11	1,775	53
9	Shontrelle Johnson	2010–2013	39	1,327	7	1,533	29
10	Aaron Wimberly	2013–2014	21	1,209	9	1,642	45
11	Jeff Woody	2010–2013	46	839	14	878	7
12	Aiden Flora	2024–2026	19	791	8	887	13
13	Jason Scales	2004–2008	28	786	11	900	23
14	Kene Nwangwu	2016–2020	49	744	4	801	7
15	Jirehl Brock	2019–2022	29	713	4	901	32
16	Eli Sanders	2021–2023	20	703	4	838	15
17	Cartevious Norton	2022–2023	19	655	5	744	15
18	Jamicah Bass	2007–2008	14	592	5	661	13
19	Devondrick Nealy	2012–2014	29	512	3	811	28
20	Ryan Kock	2004–2006	23	467	20	558	8
21	Greg Coleman	2004–2005	11	421	2	443	5
22	Jaylon Jackson	2024	13	388	2	429	7
23	Deon Silas	2021–2022	15	346	5	380	10
24	Johnnie Lang	2017–2020	25	324	4	432	16
25	Sheldon Croney Jr.	2017–2019	28	311	3	493	25
26	Joshua Thomas	2015	12	295	7	328	4
27	Jeremiah Schwartz	2009	8	264	0	294	1
28	Duran Hollis	2011	9	213	2	214	1
29	Tyler Brown	2014–2015	11	203	0	250	7
30	Dylan Lee	2024–2025	7	152	2	159	2
31	Phillip Bates	2007–2008	11	150	0	223	5
32	Mitchell Harger	2015–2016	10	143	1	189	5
33	Arnold Barnes III	2026	6	90	2	90	0
34	Tyease Thompson	2004	5	77	0	74	2
35	Cameron Pettaway	2026	6	51	0	102	7
36	Martinez Syria	2014	5	47	1	53	1
37	Easton Miller	2024–2026	11	42	0	57	2

Also at Iowa State: 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.