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Iowa's best running backs since 2004

Albert Young leads with 3,173 rushing yards in 37 games at Iowa; Akrum Wadley had 2,872.

Every running back with 5 or more games at Iowa 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

42 running backs with 5+ games at Iowarushing yards

#	player	seasons	games	rushing yards	rushing touchdowns	yards from scrimmage	receptions
1	Albert Young	2004–2007	37	3,173	23	3,876	79
2	Akrum Wadley	2014–2017	39	2,872	28	3,633	71
3	Kaleb Johnson	2022–2024	35	2,779	30	3,019	29
4	Mark Weisman	2012–2014	36	2,602	32	2,770	24
5	Tyler Goodson	2019–2021	34	2,551	18	3,116	70
6	Shonn Greene	2005–2008	22	2,228	22	2,300	11
7	Jordan Canzeri	2011–2015	39	2,073	14	2,493	39
8	Marcus Coker	2010–2011	19	2,006	18	2,186	23
9	Kamari Moulton	2023–2026	32	1,963	14	2,103	26
10	LeShun Daniels Jr.	2013–2016	37	1,895	19	1,976	10
11	Adam Robinson	2009–2010	21	1,775	15	2,145	34
12	Mekhi Sargent	2018–2020	34	1,740	20	2,040	32
13	Damian Sims	2004–2007	37	1,504	13	1,744	25
14	Leshon Williams	2021–2024	32	1,323	3	1,495	27
15	Toren Young	2017–2019	31	1,262	8	1,319	9
16	Damon Bullock	2011–2014	33	1,074	4	1,690	71
17	Jaziun Patterson	2022–2025	33	858	4	893	9
18	Ivory Kelly-Martin	2017–2021	38	804	6	1,003	25
19	Brandon Wegher	2009	11	641	8	753	13
20	Jewel Hampton	2008–2010	13	577	8	583	3
21	Gavin Williams	2020–2022	22	471	0	562	18
22	Xavier Williams	2025–2026	15	455	6	526	11
23	James Butler	2017	9	396	1	443	4
24	Sam Brownlee	2004–2006	13	299	2	334	4
25	Nathan McNeil	2025–2026	11	297	2	379	8
26	Marques Simmons	2004–2005	8	207	3	227	3
27	TJ Washington Jr.	2023–2025	18	182	0	233	10
28	Derrick Mitchell Jr.	2015–2016	13	174	3	339	21
29	Braeden Jackson	2026	5	170	2	245	4
30	Aaron Mickens	2004	11	127	1	212	15
31	Greg Garmon	2012	9	122	0	179	8
32	Marcus Schnoor	2004–2005	7	94	2	108	3
33	Monte Pottebaum	2019–2022	20	82	1	167	10
34	Paki O'Meara	2008–2009	7	78	2	111	3
35	Tom Busch	2004–2007	28	63	1	209	20
36	Max White	2023–2024	8	38	1	38	0
37	Toks Akinribade	2016	5	33	0	33	0
38	Brady Ross	2016–2019	16	25	1	68	7
39	Adam Cox	2013–2015	7	16	0	68	4
40	Macon Plewa	2013–2015	15	12	0	78	12
41	Austin Kelly	2016–2018	7	9	0	18	2
42	Hayden Large	2023–2025	12	2	0	91	14

Also at Iowa: 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.