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Virginia's best running backs since 2004

Kevin Parks leads with 3,219 rushing yards in 48 games at Virginia; Taquan Mizzell had 2,075.

Every running back with 5 or more games at Virginia 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

42 running backs with 5+ games at Virginiarushing yards

#	player	seasons	games	rushing yards	rushing touchdowns	yards from scrimmage	receptions
1	Kevin Parks	2011–2014	48	3,219	29	3,998	103
2	Taquan Mizzell	2013–2016	46	2,075	12	3,635	195
3	Perry Jones	2009–2012	46	2,033	8	3,198	129
4	Jordan Ellis	2015–2018	41	1,997	19	2,203	29
5	Cedric Peerman	2005–2008	34	1,746	15	2,091	66
6	Wali Lundy	2004–2005	23	1,438	27	1,645	27
7	Jason Snelling	2004–2006	27	1,286	10	1,747	53
8	Mikell Simpson	2006–2009	33	1,274	17	1,990	86
9	Wayne Taulapapa	2018–2021	33	1,192	19	1,342	28
10	Xavier Brown	2022–2026	35	1,111	5	1,385	29
11	J'Mari Taylor	2025	13	1,062	14	1,315	43
12	Alvin Pearman	2004	12	1,037	10	1,439	29
13	Keith Payne	2007–2010	20	1,004	16	1,181	18
14	Kobe Pace	2023–2024	23	881	4	1,246	40
15	Albert Reid	2015–2016	22	840	9	935	18
16	Mike Hollins	2019–2023	32	814	14	1,045	34
17	Khalek Shepherd	2011–2014	46	790	4	1,129	43
18	Perris Jones	2020–2023	23	770	4	923	14
19	Michael Johnson	2004–2006	21	654	3	780	20
20	Rashawn Jackson	2007–2009	27	595	2	942	47
21	Daniel Hamm	2013–2017	38	561	6	856	38
22	Harrison Waylee	2025	13	556	6	595	9
23	Olamide Zaccheaus	2015–2018	50	551	2	3,304	250
24	Noah Vaughn	2024–2026	18	435	0	518	11
25	Clifton Richardson	2011–2012	20	425	2	451	2
26	Jekail Middlebrook	2026	7	396	3	466	10
27	Xay Davis	2025–2026	11	319	2	409	7
28	PK Kier	2017–2019	15	286	1	286	0
29	Shane Simpson	2020	10	278	2	411	13
30	Devin Darrington	2021	12	237	2	290	4
31	Vic Hall	2007–2009	32	215	4	489	24
32	Raynard Horne	2008–2010	14	161	0	260	11
33	Torrey Mack	2009–2010	14	145	0	244	15
34	Andrew Pearman	2006–2007	14	144	2	277	20
35	Ronnie Walker Jr.	2020–2022	10	138	3	158	2
36	Lamont Atkins	2017–2019	15	107	1	180	10
37	Jack Griese	2023–2024	7	89	1	171	4
38	Chris Sharp	2016–2019	19	48	1	103	10
39	Chris Tyree	2024	9	43	0	179	24
40	Davis Lane	2023–2025	8	40	0	40	0
41	Billy Kemp IV	2018–2022	43	38	0	1,812	192
42	Connor Wingo-Reeves	2013–2016	8	0	0	60	8

Also at Virginia: 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.