← the board · drewhoover.com · 2004–2026

Rice's best running backs since 2004

Charles Ross leads with 2,689 rushing yards in 51 games at Rice; Quinton Smith had 2,298.

Every running back with 5 or more games at Rice 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

43 running backs with 5+ games at Ricerushing yards

#	player	seasons	games	rushing yards	rushing touchdowns	yards from scrimmage	receptions
1	Charles Ross	2009–2013	51	2,689	34	3,003	35
2	Quinton Smith	2004–2006	32	2,298	17	2,750	49
3	Darik Dillard	2013–2016	48	2,198	22	2,557	35
4	Austin Walter	2015–2018	49	1,744	13	2,569	80
5	Dean Connors	2022–2024	36	1,679	16	2,591	113
6	Tyler Smith	2007–2011	33	1,573	7	1,993	59
7	Jowan Davis	2014–2016	34	1,552	11	1,734	26
8	Turner Petersen	2010–2013	41	1,415	13	2,076	49
9	Juma Otoviano	2018–2023	42	1,408	9	1,628	22
10	Joel Armstrong	2004–2007	40	1,321	12	1,920	55
11	Quinton Jackson	2022–2026	39	1,258	8	1,501	25
12	Samuel Stewart	2015–2017	26	1,097	7	1,435	35
13	Sam McGuffie	2010–2012	32	1,057	7	2,116	102
14	Aston Walter	2016–2019	26	1,031	8	1,131	13
15	C.J. Ugokwe	2006–2008	24	1,024	5	1,200	27
16	Ed Bailey	2004	10	1,021	12	1,048	3
17	Ari Broussard	2020–2023	29	998	12	1,058	6
18	Emmanuel Esukpa	2016–2018	22	778	6	815	3
19	Khalan Griffin	2020–2021	17	649	2	714	4
20	Jeremy Eddington	2010–2013	31	627	14	708	10
21	Greg Henderson	2004	9	566	6	566	0
22	John Wall	2004–2006	17	565	8	573	2
23	Tyvonn Byars	2025–2026	15	565	3	618	2
24	D'Andre Hardeman Jr.	2025–2026	18	563	3	566	1
25	Nahshon Ellerbe	2016–2019	30	552	8	617	9
26	Luke Turner	2012–2015	42	503	13	747	18
27	Jawon Davis	2013	9	476	3	476	0
28	Daelen Alexander	2023–2025	14	427	8	430	1
29	Marcus Rucker	2004–2005	10	405	3	428	3
30	Justin Hill	2007–2010	14	313	3	395	10
31	Jeramy Goodson	2007–2009	22	292	0	490	31
32	Charlie Booker	2019	9	272	1	272	0
33	Andrew Cates	2004–2005	10	202	1	202	0
34	Brandon Hamilton	2012–2014	19	198	1	234	4
35	Marcus Knox	2005–2009	20	166	3	200	9
36	Taji Atkins	2024	5	158	2	158	0
37	Uriah West	2022	12	121	3	128	1
38	Christian Francisco	2023–2024	8	82	1	144	8
39	Joe Moore	2004	8	82	0	125	5
40	Carson Morgan	2025–2026	6	78	0	78	0
41	Giovanni Gentosi	2018	10	50	1	77	4
42	Brendan Suckley	2021	7	32	0	45	2
43	Micah Barnett	2022–2025	9	26	0	78	7

Also at Rice: 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.