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Northwestern's best running backs since 2004

Justin Jackson leads with 5,440 rushing yards in 51 games at Northwestern; Tyrell Sutton had 3,886.

Every running back with 5 or more games at Northwestern 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 Northwesternrushing yards

#	player	seasons	games	rushing yards	rushing touchdowns	yards from scrimmage	receptions
1	Justin Jackson	2014–2017	51	5,440	41	6,298	122
2	Tyrell Sutton	2005–2008	39	3,886	31	5,130	149
3	Evan Hull	2019–2022	35	2,417	18	3,268	94
4	Kain Colter	2010–2013	39	2,180	28	2,863	63
5	Cam Porter	2020–2025	44	1,908	18	2,333	63
6	Venric Mark	2010–2013	40	1,630	13	1,829	31
7	Treyvon Green	2011–2014	41	1,490	13	1,678	31
8	Caleb Komolafe	2023–2026	31	1,490	15	1,723	29
9	Mike Trumpy	2010–2013	37	1,431	10	1,767	43
10	Noah Herron	2004	12	1,381	14	1,732	36
11	Isaiah Bowser	2018–2020	22	1,300	7	1,453	22
12	Joseph Himon II	2022–2026	44	1,256	6	1,761	59
13	Drake Anderson	2018–2020	21	926	5	982	10
14	Jacob Schmidt	2008–2011	34	853	11	1,344	52
15	Jeremy Larkin	2017–2018	16	849	10	1,091	30
16	Omar Conteh	2005–2008	22	731	8	1,007	30
17	John Moten IV	2016–2019	31	628	6	771	17
18	Stephen Simmons	2007–2010	26	562	4	619	9
19	Brandon Roberson	2004–2007	22	560	5	724	17
20	Terrell Jordan	2004–2006	23	534	7	631	12
21	Warren Long	2013–2017	27	517	5	573	9
22	Anthony Tyus III	2021–2023	27	504	2	585	10
23	Arby Fields	2009–2010	21	480	6	586	21
24	Adonis Smith	2010–2011	17	462	3	491	9
25	Andrew Clair	2021–2022	22	443	2	513	16
26	Stephen Buckley	2013–2015	12	265	1	351	9
27	Scott Concannon	2009–2010	12	262	2	305	4
28	Jesse Brown	2017–2020	14	227	4	279	4
29	Dashun Reeder	2025	6	222	1	222	0
30	Gavin Sawchuk	2026	6	209	0	206	1
31	Gerard Hamlett	2005	8	174	1	193	1
32	Tyris Jones	2012	10	143	2	158	1
33	Chad Hanaoka	2015–2018	11	128	0	191	12
34	Auston Anderson	2015–2017	10	101	0	101	0
35	Tim Hanrahan	2012–2014	7	31	0	42	2
36	Danny Vitale	2012–2015	44	29	0	1,456	135
37	Jake Arthurs	2021–2024	7	22	2	28	2

Also at Northwestern: 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.