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Mississippi State's best running backs since 2004
Boobie Dixon leads with 3,957 rushing yards in 47 games at Mississippi State; Aeris Williams had 2,557.
Every running back with 5 or more games at Mississippi 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.
33 running backs with 5+ games at Mississippi Staterushing yards
| # | player | seasons | games | rushing yards | rushing touchdowns | yards from scrimmage | receptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boobie Dixon | 2006–2009 | 47 | 3,957 | 39 | 4,406 | 56 |
| 2 | Aeris Williams | 2015–2018 | 48 | 2,557 | 16 | 2,862 | 38 |
| 3 | LaDarius Perkins | 2010–2013 | 50 | 2,546 | 15 | 3,260 | 68 |
| 4 | Kylin Hill | 2017–2020 | 39 | 2,535 | 16 | 3,166 | 67 |
| 5 | Jerious Norwood | 2004–2005 | 22 | 2,186 | 13 | 2,319 | 30 |
| 6 | Vick Ballard | 2010–2011 | 25 | 2,157 | 29 | 2,450 | 30 |
| 7 | Josh Robinson | 2012–2014 | 38 | 1,997 | 15 | 2,490 | 43 |
| 8 | Woody Marks | 2020–2023 | 45 | 1,883 | 22 | 3,108 | 214 |
| 9 | Davon Booth | 2024–2025 | 24 | 1,312 | 12 | 1,641 | 28 |
| 10 | Dillon Johnson | 2020–2022 | 33 | 1,198 | 11 | 2,062 | 149 |
| 11 | Fluff Bothwell | 2025–2026 | 16 | 1,080 | 9 | 1,281 | 23 |
| 12 | Christian Ducre | 2007–2009 | 32 | 972 | 7 | 1,318 | 39 |
| 13 | Brandon Holloway | 2013–2016 | 43 | 971 | 2 | 1,545 | 59 |
| 14 | Ashton Shumpert | 2013–2016 | 44 | 949 | 7 | 1,135 | 24 |
| 15 | Nick Gibson | 2016–2019 | 34 | 934 | 8 | 1,029 | 12 |
| 16 | Nick Griffin | 2011–2014 | 29 | 584 | 4 | 667 | 9 |
| 17 | Johnnie Daniels | 2024–2025 | 15 | 584 | 4 | 679 | 11 |
| 18 | Robert Elliott | 2008–2011 | 33 | 540 | 2 | 627 | 9 |
| 19 | Brandon Thornton | 2005–2006 | 16 | 459 | 3 | 538 | 15 |
| 20 | Seth Davis | 2023–2025 | 13 | 403 | 2 | 422 | 6 |
| 21 | Fred Reid | 2004 | 11 | 393 | 2 | 479 | 13 |
| 22 | Xavier Gayten | 2024–2026 | 18 | 359 | 4 | 371 | 4 |
| 23 | Dontavian Lee | 2015–2018 | 26 | 310 | 2 | 330 | 4 |
| 24 | Arnil Stallworth | 2006–2009 | 31 | 303 | 3 | 853 | 55 |
| 25 | Jeffery Pittman | 2023 | 11 | 268 | 1 | 359 | 13 |
| 26 | Derrick Milton | 2012–2013 | 15 | 234 | 4 | 251 | 2 |
| 27 | Kolin Wilson | 2025–2026 | 11 | 228 | 0 | 301 | 8 |
| 28 | Keyvone Lee | 2023–2024 | 9 | 215 | 1 | 228 | 3 |
| 29 | Simeon Price | 2022–2023 | 16 | 191 | 0 | 316 | 15 |
| 30 | Justin Williams | 2006–2007 | 12 | 185 | 0 | 220 | 5 |
| 31 | Lee Witherspoon | 2019–2020 | 17 | 136 | 1 | 204 | 12 |
| 32 | Jason Jude | 2004 | 5 | 97 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| 33 | J.J. Jernighan | 2021–2022 | 11 | 55 | 0 | 156 | 17 |
Also at Mississippi 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.