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Washington's best running backs since 2004
Myles Gaskin leads with 5,323 rushing yards in 52 games at Washington; Chris Polk had 4,049.
Every running back with 5 or more games at Washington 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.
38 running backs with 5+ games at Washingtonrushing yards
| # | player | seasons | games | rushing yards | rushing touchdowns | yards from scrimmage | receptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myles Gaskin | 2015–2018 | 52 | 5,323 | 57 | 5,788 | 65 |
| 2 | Chris Polk | 2008–2011 | 40 | 4,049 | 26 | 4,732 | 79 |
| 3 | Bishop Sankey | 2011–2013 | 36 | 3,496 | 37 | 4,063 | 67 |
| 4 | Louis Rankin | 2004–2007 | 36 | 2,480 | 11 | 2,735 | 39 |
| 5 | Salvon Ahmed | 2017–2019 | 39 | 2,016 | 21 | 2,347 | 50 |
| 6 | Lavon Coleman | 2014–2017 | 44 | 2,000 | 12 | 2,252 | 31 |
| 7 | Jonah Coleman | 2024–2025 | 25 | 1,811 | 25 | 2,342 | 54 |
| 8 | Dwayne Washington | 2013–2015 | 28 | 1,311 | 17 | 1,722 | 41 |
| 9 | Sean McGrew | 2017–2021 | 41 | 1,288 | 16 | 1,500 | 27 |
| 10 | Kenny James | 2004–2006 | 28 | 1,221 | 9 | 1,362 | 20 |
| 11 | Dillon Johnson | 2023 | 14 | 1,195 | 16 | 1,385 | 24 |
| 12 | Cam Davis | 2019–2024 | 37 | 1,093 | 15 | 1,527 | 52 |
| 13 | Richard Newton | 2019–2023 | 28 | 1,001 | 14 | 1,120 | 12 |
| 14 | Jesse Callier | 2010–2014 | 40 | 997 | 5 | 1,221 | 36 |
| 15 | Wayne Taulapapa | 2022 | 13 | 887 | 11 | 1,112 | 24 |
| 16 | Kamari Pleasant | 2017–2021 | 31 | 720 | 7 | 963 | 29 |
| 17 | Adam Mohammed | 2024–2025 | 26 | 716 | 5 | 895 | 23 |
| 18 | Deontae Cooper | 2013–2015 | 26 | 653 | 4 | 812 | 18 |
| 19 | James Sims | 2005 | 10 | 495 | 6 | 568 | 11 |
| 20 | Shaq Thompson | 2012–2014 | 12 | 456 | 2 | 512 | 4 |
| 21 | Brandon Johnson | 2007–2008 | 18 | 390 | 5 | 390 | 0 |
| 22 | Terrance Dailey | 2008 | 8 | 338 | 1 | 352 | 2 |
| 23 | Jomon Dotson | 2015–2017 | 17 | 302 | 1 | 388 | 5 |
| 24 | Brian Bonner Jr. | 2026 | 6 | 296 | 1 | 323 | 3 |
| 25 | Will Nixon | 2022–2023 | 22 | 290 | 3 | 440 | 20 |
| 26 | Jordan Washington | 2024–2025 | 9 | 240 | 1 | 240 | 0 |
| 27 | Willie Griffin | 2008–2009 | 10 | 230 | 1 | 236 | 2 |
| 28 | James Sims Jr. | 2004 | 8 | 212 | 0 | 240 | 6 |
| 29 | Shelton Sampson | 2004–2005 | 12 | 209 | 2 | 326 | 7 |
| 30 | Tybo Rogers | 2023 | 11 | 184 | 0 | 256 | 6 |
| 31 | Trey Cooley | 2026 | 6 | 165 | 1 | 171 | 3 |
| 32 | Erich Wilson II | 2012 | 5 | 145 | 1 | 145 | 0 |
| 33 | Sam Adams II | 2022–2024 | 12 | 82 | 1 | 133 | 7 |
| 34 | Paul Homer | 2007–2009 | 25 | 70 | 3 | 178 | 19 |
| 35 | Ralph Kinne | 2015–2017 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| 36 | Luke Kravitz | 2007–2008 | 11 | 43 | 5 | 43 | 0 |
| 37 | Daniyel Ngata | 2023–2024 | 14 | 32 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| 38 | Jay'Veon Sunday | 2021–2022 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
Also at Washington: 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.