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Northern Illinois's best running backs since 2004
Garrett Wolfe leads with 5,164 rushing yards in 33 games at Northern Illinois; Antario Brown had 3,090.
Every running back with 5 or more games at Northern Illinois 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.
43 running backs with 5+ games at Northern Illinoisrushing yards
| # | player | seasons | games | rushing yards | rushing touchdowns | yards from scrimmage | receptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garrett Wolfe | 2004–2006 | 33 | 5,164 | 52 | 5,752 | 58 |
| 2 | Antario Brown | 2021–2024 | 39 | 3,090 | 26 | 3,353 | 21 |
| 3 | Chad Spann | 2007–2010 | 42 | 2,916 | 49 | 3,114 | 23 |
| 4 | Joel Bouagnon | 2013–2016 | 43 | 2,911 | 31 | 3,279 | 44 |
| 5 | Tre Harbison | 2017–2019 | 33 | 2,345 | 16 | 2,482 | 16 |
| 6 | Jordan Huff | 2014–2017 | 41 | 2,167 | 20 | 2,295 | 21 |
| 7 | Cameron Stingily | 2012–2014 | 27 | 2,095 | 23 | 2,145 | 9 |
| 8 | Harrison Waylee | 2020–2022 | 22 | 1,929 | 10 | 2,115 | 26 |
| 9 | Justin Anderson | 2006–2009 | 34 | 1,722 | 11 | 1,985 | 45 |
| 10 | Telly Johnson Jr. | 2024–2026 | 24 | 1,631 | 12 | 1,777 | 29 |
| 11 | Jasmin Hopkins | 2010–2011 | 26 | 1,291 | 17 | 1,355 | 16 |
| 12 | Gavin Williams | 2023–2024 | 26 | 1,237 | 7 | 1,524 | 49 |
| 13 | Akeem Daniels | 2010–2014 | 47 | 1,220 | 16 | 1,830 | 47 |
| 14 | Jay Ducker | 2021 | 12 | 1,184 | 3 | 1,199 | 1 |
| 15 | A.J. Harris | 2004–2005 | 20 | 1,173 | 9 | 1,310 | 21 |
| 16 | Me'co Brown | 2008–2009 | 24 | 1,155 | 6 | 1,273 | 15 |
| 17 | Marcus Jones | 2015–2019 | 42 | 1,073 | 9 | 1,337 | 40 |
| 18 | Chavon Wright | 2025 | 12 | 875 | 5 | 891 | 8 |
| 19 | DeMarcus Grady | 2008–2011 | 18 | 663 | 7 | 714 | 2 |
| 20 | Adrian Davis | 2004–2005 | 13 | 595 | 6 | 621 | 3 |
| 21 | Leighton Settle | 2011–2012 | 14 | 537 | 5 | 571 | 6 |
| 22 | Jordan Nettles | 2018–2019 | 23 | 491 | 0 | 509 | 9 |
| 23 | Ricky Crider | 2007–2010 | 34 | 490 | 3 | 560 | 6 |
| 24 | Keith Harris Jr. | 2012–2015 | 16 | 466 | 6 | 582 | 9 |
| 25 | Clint Ratkovich | 2021 | 14 | 461 | 13 | 585 | 15 |
| 26 | Montell Clanton | 2005–2008 | 10 | 455 | 3 | 484 | 6 |
| 27 | Jaiden Credle | 2022 | 6 | 288 | 1 | 288 | 0 |
| 28 | Jaylen Poe | 2023–2025 | 11 | 274 | 3 | 330 | 11 |
| 29 | Cameron Bell | 2010–2011 | 13 | 245 | 0 | 245 | 0 |
| 30 | David Bryant | 2007 | 6 | 245 | 2 | 279 | 5 |
| 31 | Tommy Mister | 2016–2017 | 12 | 216 | 1 | 240 | 4 |
| 32 | James Spencer | 2011–2013 | 13 | 210 | 3 | 377 | 14 |
| 33 | Erin Collins | 2020–2021 | 7 | 202 | 4 | 205 | 2 |
| 34 | Elijah Porter | 2025–2026 | 14 | 190 | 1 | 281 | 6 |
| 35 | Lazaro Rogers | 2025 | 7 | 189 | 1 | 191 | 1 |
| 36 | Mason King | 2021–2022 | 13 | 155 | 2 | 184 | 5 |
| 37 | Cas Prime | 2005–2006 | 6 | 150 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 38 | Jamal Womble | 2011–2012 | 12 | 136 | 2 | 194 | 2 |
| 39 | Draco Smith | 2013–2014 | 5 | 126 | 1 | 158 | 3 |
| 40 | Jaiduan Cranford | 2026 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| 41 | Brock Lampe | 2022–2024 | 22 | 66 | 2 | 282 | 18 |
| 42 | Giorgio Bowers | 2012–2013 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 64 | 0 |
| 43 | Rob Sterling | 2011–2014 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 |
Also at Northern Illinois: 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.