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Western Kentucky's best running backs since 2004
Bobby Rainey Jr. leads with 4,523 rushing yards in 41 games at Western Kentucky; Antonio Andrews had 3,630.
Every running back with 5 or more games at Western Kentucky 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.
37 running backs with 5+ games at Western Kentuckyrushing yards
| # | player | seasons | games | rushing yards | rushing touchdowns | yards from scrimmage | receptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Rainey Jr. | 2008–2011 | 41 | 4,523 | 34 | 5,204 | 79 |
| 2 | Antonio Andrews | 2010–2013 | 41 | 3,630 | 29 | 4,593 | 85 |
| 3 | Anthony Wales | 2013–2016 | 43 | 3,342 | 43 | 4,015 | 73 |
| 4 | Leon Allen | 2012–2015 | 34 | 2,353 | 22 | 3,099 | 79 |
| 5 | Elijah Young | 2023–2024 | 27 | 1,357 | 6 | 1,988 | 67 |
| 6 | D'Andre Ferby | 2015–2018 | 33 | 1,297 | 20 | 1,429 | 24 |
| 7 | Tyrell Hayden | 2007–2009 | 27 | 1,117 | 9 | 1,157 | 13 |
| 8 | Jakairi Moses | 2017–2022 | 39 | 887 | 3 | 1,162 | 38 |
| 9 | Kye Robichaux | 2021–2022 | 21 | 828 | 6 | 1,044 | 20 |
| 10 | Quinton Baker | 2016–2017 | 20 | 775 | 5 | 909 | 17 |
| 11 | Davion Ervin-Poindexter | 2022–2023 | 26 | 766 | 4 | 998 | 36 |
| 12 | Josh Samuel | 2018–2019 | 15 | 658 | 1 | 677 | 5 |
| 13 | Noah Whittington | 2020–2021 | 22 | 656 | 2 | 719 | 15 |
| 14 | Marell Booker | 2007–2009 | 26 | 655 | 7 | 742 | 9 |
| 15 | Marvis Parrish | 2025 | 13 | 576 | 1 | 779 | 36 |
| 16 | LT Sanders | 2022–2024 | 25 | 533 | 2 | 610 | 12 |
| 17 | George Hart III | 2024–2025 | 26 | 506 | 7 | 559 | 16 |
| 18 | Marquez Trigg | 2016–2018 | 22 | 477 | 4 | 549 | 13 |
| 19 | Markese Stepp | 2022–2023 | 15 | 476 | 3 | 549 | 7 |
| 20 | La'Vell Wright | 2025 | 13 | 471 | 10 | 559 | 10 |
| 21 | Keshawn Simpson | 2010–2013 | 25 | 404 | 9 | 404 | 0 |
| 22 | Stephen Willis | 2007–2008 | 14 | 381 | 3 | 423 | 7 |
| 23 | Adam Cofield | 2021 | 14 | 373 | 4 | 549 | 22 |
| 24 | Ajay Allen | 2026 | 7 | 332 | 4 | 436 | 16 |
| 25 | Gino Appleberry | 2018–2019 | 12 | 212 | 3 | 237 | 3 |
| 26 | Dexter Taylor | 2008–2009 | 9 | 200 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 27 | Kadeem Jones | 2010–2013 | 29 | 194 | 10 | 527 | 30 |
| 28 | Garland LaFrance | 2018–2020 | 24 | 167 | 0 | 338 | 25 |
| 29 | Le'Kamren Meadows | 2026 | 7 | 165 | 0 | 178 | 3 |
| 30 | C.J. Jones | 2020–2022 | 10 | 161 | 2 | 181 | 2 |
| 31 | Darmontre Warr | 2013–2015 | 11 | 153 | 2 | 169 | 2 |
| 32 | Anthony Davis | 2015 | 9 | 102 | 1 | 107 | 2 |
| 33 | Jalen Hampton | 2024–2025 | 9 | 84 | 0 | 84 | 0 |
| 34 | Brandon Smith | 2007–2009 | 6 | 58 | 2 | 58 | 0 |
| 35 | KeShawn McClendon | 2019 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| 36 | Jamale Carothers | 2021 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 37 | Demetrius Coley | 2010–2014 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 146 | 10 |
Also at Western Kentucky: 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.