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Texas Tech's best running backs since 2004
Tahj Brooks leads with 4,557 rushing yards in 53 games at Texas Tech; DeAndre Washington had 3,411.
Every running back with 5 or more games at Texas Tech 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.
29 running backs with 5+ games at Texas Techrushing yards
| # | player | seasons | games | rushing yards | rushing touchdowns | yards from scrimmage | receptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tahj Brooks | 2020–2024 | 53 | 4,557 | 45 | 5,105 | 103 |
| 2 | DeAndre Washington | 2011–2015 | 47 | 3,411 | 23 | 4,502 | 124 |
| 3 | SaRodorick Thompson Jr. | 2018–2022 | 50 | 2,664 | 40 | 3,184 | 91 |
| 4 | Baron Batch | 2006–2010 | 43 | 2,501 | 27 | 3,612 | 140 |
| 5 | Shannon Woods | 2005–2008 | 40 | 2,204 | 32 | 3,387 | 149 |
| 6 | Eric Stephens Jr. | 2009–2012 | 44 | 1,967 | 21 | 2,504 | 79 |
| 7 | Justin Stockton | 2014–2017 | 47 | 1,714 | 14 | 2,586 | 82 |
| 8 | Taurean Henderson | 2004–2005 | 24 | 1,712 | 33 | 2,526 | 127 |
| 9 | J'Koby Williams | 2024–2026 | 29 | 1,642 | 13 | 2,275 | 66 |
| 10 | Cameron Dickey | 2024–2026 | 27 | 1,591 | 19 | 1,907 | 39 |
| 11 | Kenny Williams | 2011–2014 | 40 | 1,534 | 16 | 2,165 | 60 |
| 12 | Demarcus Felton | 2015–2018 | 30 | 824 | 10 | 882 | 12 |
| 13 | Tre King | 2017–2018 | 19 | 783 | 6 | 935 | 25 |
| 14 | Da'Leon Ward | 2016–2018 | 14 | 769 | 6 | 1,096 | 44 |
| 15 | Aaron Crawford | 2007–2011 | 29 | 685 | 7 | 1,050 | 56 |
| 16 | Ta'Zhawn Henry | 2018–2019 | 19 | 681 | 11 | 964 | 44 |
| 17 | Sadale Foster | 2012–2013 | 25 | 642 | 5 | 895 | 36 |
| 18 | Cam'Ron Valdez | 2021–2024 | 17 | 511 | 1 | 539 | 4 |
| 19 | Armand Shyne | 2019 | 8 | 374 | 3 | 441 | 13 |
| 20 | Johnnie Mack | 2004 | 12 | 328 | 5 | 514 | 26 |
| 21 | Harrison Jeffers | 2009–2010 | 17 | 316 | 4 | 550 | 29 |
| 22 | Quinton White Jr. | 2013–2016 | 27 | 308 | 2 | 544 | 30 |
| 23 | Desmond Nisby | 2017 | 12 | 273 | 7 | 273 | 0 |
| 24 | Adam Hill | 2025–2026 | 7 | 240 | 0 | 241 | 1 |
| 25 | Kobey Lewis | 2006–2007 | 16 | 187 | 1 | 375 | 28 |
| 26 | Quinten Joyner | 2026 | 6 | 176 | 2 | 190 | 1 |
| 27 | Ben McRoy | 2010–2011 | 19 | 159 | 2 | 177 | 4 |
| 28 | Mason Reed | 2016–2018 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 168 | 9 |
| 29 | Chux Nwabuko III | 2019–2020 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Also at Texas Tech: 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.