Appalachian State’s best running backs

Marcus Cox has the most rushing yards in Appalachian State history, 5,103 from 2013 to 2016. Kanye Roberts is 8th, with 1,186; 144 more passes Terrence Upshaw for 7th.

Of the Sun Belt’s best running backs since 2004, Marcus Cox is 8th.

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Appalachian State’s running backs this season

Jaquari Lewis8 games, 53.9 a game1,049 at Appalachian State, the 10th-most since 2004.431rushing yards
Ja'Quez Cross8 games, 18.9 a game151rushing yards
Treyaun Webb5 games, 14.0 a game70rushing yards

By decade: 2020s · 2014–19

rushing yards in Appalachian State history

1Marcus Cox2013 – 20165,103
2Kevin Richardson2004 – 20074,804
3John Settle1983 – 19864,409
4Armanti Edwards2006 – 20094,361
5Damon Scott1993 – 19963,800
6Jalin Moore2015 – 20183,570
7Chip Hooks1991 – 19943,472
8Nate Noel2020 – 20233,076
9Ritchie Melchor1986 – 19892,918
10Darrynton Evans2017 – 20192,884

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), through the 2025 season, which counts bowl games from 2002.

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Every running back since 2004

Appalachian State’s best running backs
Place	Player	rushing yards	rushing touchdowns	yards from scrimmage
1	Marcus Cox2014 – 2016 · 33 games	3,853	37	4,305
2	Jalin Moore2015 – 2018 · 39 games	3,570	33	3,805
3	Nate Noel2020 – 2023 · 44 games	3,074	18	3,346
4	Camerun Peoples2018 – 2022 · 36 games	2,830	33	2,907
5	Marcus Williams Jr.2017 – 2020 · 42 games	2,216	14	2,339
6	Daetrich Harrington2017 – 2022 · 41 games	1,814	16	1,904
7	Terrence Upshaw2014 – 2017 · 28 games	1,329	11	1,442
8	Kanye Roberts2022 – 2026 · still playing	1,186	10	1,379
	+31 this season · passes Terrence Upshaw for 7th in 5 games at his pace
9	Ahmani Marshall2022 – 2024 · 26 games	1,167	13	1,276
10	Jaquari Lewis2025 – 2026 · still playing	1,049	14	1,301
	+431 this season · passes Ahmani Marshall for 9th in 3 games at his pace
11	Anderson Castle2020 – 2024 · 34 games	1,035	8	1,176
12	Rashod Dubinion2025 · 12 games	868	4	1,038
13	Maquel Haywood2023 – 2024 · 19 games	466	3	518
14	Ricky Fergerson2014 – 2015 · 15 games	372	4	391
15	Josh Boyd2015 – 2016 · 8 games	197	0	224
16	D'Andre Hicks2018 · 4 games	185	1	185
17	Ja'Quez Cross2026 · still playing	151	0	180
	+151 this season
18	Eric Davidson2014 – 2015 · 6 games	90	0	90
19	Treyaun Webb2026 · still playing	70	2	70
	+70 this season
20	Jahmir Smith2021 · 5 games	69	1	69
21	DeMarcus Harper2017 – 2018 · 5 games	63	0	63
22	Khamani Alexander2025 · 11 games	50	0	67
23	Gabe Montgomery2019 – 2021 · 4 games	47	0	47
24	Nakendrick Clark2019 · 4 games	43	0	43
25	J'Marion Burnette2026 · still playing	21	0	21
	+21 this season

rushing yards by decade

2020s

Nate Noel2020 – 2023 · 44 games3,074
Camerun Peoples2020 – 2022 · 32 games2,643
› Kanye Roberts2022 – 2026 · 24 games1,186
Daetrich Harrington2020 – 2022 · 24 games1,180
Ahmani Marshall2022 – 2024 · 26 games1,167

2014–19

Marcus Cox2014 – 2016 · 33 games3,853
Jalin Moore2015 – 2018 · 39 games3,570
Marcus Williams Jr.2017 – 2019 · 34 games1,713
Terrence Upshaw2014 – 2017 · 28 games1,329
Daetrich Harrington2017 – 2019 · 17 games634

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Method

Every running back who played at Appalachian State since 2004, ranked by rushing yards over his games there. Bowl and playoff games count.
The numbers here start in 2004, so a running back who played at Appalachian State before then isn't here.
A decade counts his rushing yards at Appalachian State in its seasons.
The record book's numbers are the school's own. Where they and the box scores differ for one player, the box scores are missing a game or count bowls another way.
A running back still playing at Appalachian State is counted at tonight's numbers against the record book's, which run through the 2025 season.