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South Alabama's best running backs since 2004
Xavier Johnson leads with 2,670 rushing yards in 44 games at South Alabama; Kentrel Bullock had 2,364.
Every running back with 5 or more games at South Alabama 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.
31 running backs with 5+ games at South Alabamarushing yards
| # | player | seasons | games | rushing yards | rushing touchdowns | yards from scrimmage | receptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xavier Johnson | 2014–2017 | 44 | 2,670 | 24 | 2,874 | 31 |
| 2 | Kentrel Bullock | 2023–2025 | 36 | 2,364 | 25 | 2,676 | 44 |
| 3 | Tra Minter | 2017–2019 | 36 | 2,199 | 12 | 2,856 | 77 |
| 4 | La'Damian Webb | 2022–2023 | 23 | 2,074 | 29 | 2,431 | 45 |
| 5 | Kendall Houston | 2012–2014 | 35 | 1,131 | 10 | 1,191 | 15 |
| 6 | Jay Jones | 2013–2014 | 18 | 1,130 | 8 | 1,314 | 25 |
| 7 | Keenan Phillips | 2025–2026 | 18 | 1,049 | 8 | 1,153 | 18 |
| 8 | Terrance Timmons | 2012–2015 | 40 | 969 | 5 | 1,152 | 21 |
| 9 | Carlos Davis | 2018–2020 | 24 | 946 | 5 | 1,093 | 17 |
| 10 | PJ Martin | 2023–2026 | 24 | 922 | 10 | 1,071 | 18 |
| 11 | Tyreis Thomas | 2015–2016 | 20 | 852 | 8 | 893 | 12 |
| 12 | Fluff Bothwell | 2024 | 12 | 832 | 13 | 924 | 13 |
| 13 | Terrion Avery | 2019–2022 | 28 | 783 | 2 | 910 | 25 |
| 14 | Bam McReynolds | 2022–2024 | 24 | 669 | 1 | 1,090 | 43 |
| 15 | Demetre Baker | 2012 | 9 | 595 | 3 | 653 | 7 |
| 16 | Dami Ayoola | 2015–2016 | 24 | 484 | 6 | 516 | 11 |
| 17 | Marco Lee Jr. | 2022–2023 | 22 | 467 | 6 | 475 | 1 |
| 18 | Deonta Moore | 2016–2018 | 28 | 420 | 0 | 501 | 17 |
| 19 | Jared Wilson | 2018–2021 | 27 | 347 | 2 | 366 | 6 |
| 20 | Bryan Hill | 2021–2022 | 11 | 332 | 3 | 362 | 5 |
| 21 | Kareem Walker | 2021 | 8 | 295 | 4 | 338 | 12 |
| 22 | Trae'von Dunbar | 2025–2026 | 8 | 289 | 5 | 312 | 3 |
| 23 | Omni Wells | 2022 | 13 | 242 | 0 | 315 | 14 |
| 24 | Cris Dinham | 2013 | 8 | 234 | 2 | 264 | 6 |
| 25 | Denzel Foster | 2017 | 9 | 162 | 0 | 183 | 4 |
| 26 | Julien Valentin | 2012–2013 | 7 | 97 | 1 | 97 | 0 |
| 27 | Maurice Mayo | 2018 | 12 | 96 | 1 | 115 | 6 |
| 28 | John Tank Miller Jr. | 2018–2020 | 10 | 76 | 0 | 98 | 2 |
| 29 | Carlos Robinson II | 2016–2017 | 7 | 66 | 0 | 61 | 1 |
| 30 | Tywun Walters | 2017–2018 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 31 | Milton Revell | 2016 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 43 | 3 |
Also at South Alabama: 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.