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San Diego State's best running backs since 2004
Donnel Pumphrey leads with 6,405 rushing yards in 54 games at San Diego State; Rashaad Penny had 3,656.
Every running back with 5 or more games at San Diego 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.
35 running backs with 5+ games at San Diego Staterushing yards
| # | player | seasons | games | rushing yards | rushing touchdowns | yards from scrimmage | receptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donnel Pumphrey | 2013–2016 | 54 | 6,405 | 62 | 7,446 | 100 |
| 2 | Rashaad Penny | 2014–2017 | 51 | 3,656 | 38 | 4,135 | 42 |
| 3 | Ronnie Hillman | 2010–2011 | 26 | 3,243 | 36 | 3,581 | 33 |
| 4 | Adam Muema | 2011–2013 | 32 | 2,955 | 34 | 3,203 | 29 |
| 5 | Juwan Washington | 2016–2019 | 43 | 2,699 | 25 | 2,983 | 33 |
| 6 | Chase Price | 2012–2015 | 36 | 1,874 | 12 | 2,121 | 34 |
| 7 | Walter Kazee | 2009–2012 | 41 | 1,852 | 17 | 2,089 | 26 |
| 8 | Lucky Sutton | 2022–2026 | 24 | 1,757 | 15 | 1,764 | 6 |
| 9 | Greg Bell | 2020–2021 | 21 | 1,737 | 15 | 1,856 | 15 |
| 10 | Brandon Bornes | 2004–2007 | 47 | 1,536 | 13 | 1,833 | 38 |
| 11 | Atiyyah Henderson | 2006–2008 | 32 | 1,437 | 6 | 1,945 | 81 |
| 12 | Chance Bell | 2018–2022 | 46 | 1,392 | 9 | 1,574 | 24 |
| 13 | Jordan Byrd | 2018–2022 | 56 | 1,352 | 12 | 1,571 | 47 |
| 14 | Marquez Cooper | 2024 | 12 | 1,274 | 12 | 1,411 | 20 |
| 15 | Chase Jasmin | 2017–2020 | 30 | 1,121 | 11 | 1,278 | 21 |
| 16 | Brandon Sullivan | 2007–2010 | 42 | 1,087 | 14 | 1,911 | 81 |
| 17 | Lynell Hamilton | 2005–2007 | 19 | 964 | 10 | 1,224 | 44 |
| 18 | Jaylon Armstead | 2020–2024 | 26 | 883 | 10 | 905 | 4 |
| 19 | Kaegun Williams | 2018–2021 | 33 | 667 | 3 | 792 | 15 |
| 20 | Kenan Christon II | 2022–2023 | 25 | 639 | 1 | 1,047 | 38 |
| 21 | Christian Washington | 2025–2026 | 14 | 575 | 4 | 620 | 7 |
| 22 | Michael Franklin | 2004–2005 | 22 | 499 | 2 | 736 | 28 |
| 23 | Cam Davis | 2022–2024 | 30 | 452 | 1 | 521 | 24 |
| 24 | Javion Kinnard | 2026 | 6 | 432 | 1 | 522 | 7 |
| 25 | Dakota Gordon | 2014–2015 | 25 | 297 | 3 | 522 | 19 |
| 26 | Byron Cardwell Jr. | 2025 | 10 | 267 | 1 | 375 | 5 |
| 27 | Davon Brown | 2007–2010 | 25 | 196 | 3 | 274 | 6 |
| 28 | Tyler Campbell | 2006–2008 | 16 | 165 | 4 | 255 | 11 |
| 29 | Martin Blake | 2022–2023 | 15 | 136 | 1 | 280 | 11 |
| 30 | Marcus Stamps | 2014–2015 | 11 | 96 | 0 | 96 | 0 |
| 31 | Dwayne Garrett | 2011–2013 | 7 | 85 | 0 | 103 | 3 |
| 32 | Anthony Miller | 2009 | 6 | 81 | 1 | 88 | 2 |
| 33 | Jordin Thomas | 2026 | 6 | 55 | 1 | 62 | 1 |
| 34 | Nick Bawden | 2014–2017 | 23 | 47 | 0 | 287 | 30 |
| 35 | Adam Roberts | 2011–2014 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 378 | 38 |
Also at San Diego 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.