Arizona’s best running backs
Ka'Deem Carey has the most rushing yards in Arizona history, 4,239 from 2011 to 2013. Kedrick Reescano is 10th, with 1,076; 34 more passes Jared Baker for 9th.
Of the Pac-12’s best running backs since 2004, Ka'Deem Carey is 6th.
Arizona’s running backs this season
- Kedrick Reescano8 games, 40.1 a game1,076 at Arizona, the 10th-most since 2004.321rushing yards
- Antwan Roberts Jr.7 games, 37.6 a game263rushing yards
- Quincy Craig8 games, 30.8 a game610 at Arizona.246rushing yards
By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2004–09
rushing yards in Arizona history
- 1Ka'Deem Carey2011 – 20134,239
- 2Trung Canidate1996 – 19993,824
- 3Ontiwaun Carter1991 – 19943,501
- 4Art Luppino1953 – 19563,381
- 5J.J. Taylor2016 – 20193,263
- 6Mike Bell2002 – 20053,163
- 7Hubie Oliver1977 – 19803,096
- 8Nick Wilson2014 – 20173,034
- 9Nic Grigsby2007 – 20102,957
- 10David Adams1984 – 19862,571
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), through the 2025 season, which counts bowl games from 2002.
Compare with in · side by side
Every running back since 2004
| Place | Player | rushing yards | rushing touchdowns | yards from scrimmage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ka'Deem Carey2011 – 2013 · 36 games | 4,239 | 48 | 4,918 |
| 2 | J.J. Taylor2016 – 2019 · 40 games | 3,263 | 18 | 3,750 |
| 3 | Nick Wilson2014 – 2017 · 38 games | 3,034 | 33 | 3,193 |
| 4 | Nic Grigsby2007 – 2010 · 45 games | 2,957 | 28 | 3,465 |
| 5 | Keola Antolin2008 – 2011 · 48 games | 2,398 | 26 | 2,906 |
| 6 | Michael Wiley2019 – 2023 · 47 games | 1,712 | 16 | 2,862 |
| 7 | Gary Brightwell2017 – 2020 · 27 games | 1,305 | 9 | 1,426 |
| 8 | Jonah Coleman2022 – 2023 · 25 games | 1,243 | 9 | 1,550 |
| 9 | Jared Baker2012 – 2015 · 34 games | 1,109 | 12 | 1,277 |
| 10 | Kedrick Reescano2024 – 2026 · still playing | 1,076 | 17 | 1,208 |
| +321 this season · passes Jared Baker for 9th in 1 game at his pace | ||||
| 11 | Mike Bell2004 · 11 games | 944 | 5 | 1,023 |
| 12 | Ismail Mahdi2025 – 2026 · still playing | 931 | 4 | 1,055 |
| +72 this season | ||||
| 13 | Daniel Jenkins2010 – 2013 · 37 games | 906 | 5 | 1,024 |
| 14 | Chris Henry2004 – 2006 · 29 games | 859 | 9 | 1,050 |
| 15 | D.J. Williams2022 – 2023 · 24 games | 748 | 8 | 815 |
| 16 | Zach Green2014 – 2017 · 27 games | 746 | 14 | 751 |
| 17 | Quali Conley2024 · 12 games | 745 | 8 | 990 |
| 18 | Quincy Craig2025 – 2026 · still playing | 610 | 4 | 822 |
| +246 this season | ||||
| 19 | Chris Jennings2006 – 2007 · 23 games | 607 | 4 | 869 |
| 20 | Gilbert Harris2004 – 2005 · 18 games | 569 | 7 | 752 |
| 21 | Terris Jones-Grigsby2014 · 10 games | 567 | 3 | 754 |
| 22 | Greg Nwoko2009 – 2010 · 22 games | 543 | 6 | 768 |
| 23 | Drake Anderson2021 · 11 games | 385 | 1 | 480 |
| 24 | Xavier Smith2006 – 2008 · 14 games | 380 | 5 | 399 |
| 25 | Nathan Tilford2017 – 2020 · 13 games | 363 | 6 | 367 |
rushing yards by decade
2020s
- Michael Wiley2020 – 2023 · 37 games1,606
- Jonah Coleman2022 – 2023 · 25 games1,243
- › Kedrick Reescano2024 – 2026 · 30 games1,076
- › Ismail Mahdi2025 – 2026 · 15 games931
- D.J. Williams2022 – 2023 · 24 games748
2010s
- Ka'Deem Carey2011 – 2013 · 36 games4,239
- J.J. Taylor2016 – 2019 · 40 games3,263
- Nick Wilson2014 – 2017 · 38 games3,034
- Keola Antolin2010 – 2011 · 25 games1,236
- Jared Baker2012 – 2015 · 34 games1,109
2004–09
- Nic Grigsby2007 – 2009 · 33 games2,424
- Keola Antolin2008 – 2009 · 23 games1,162
- Mike Bell2004 · 11 games944
- Chris Henry2004 – 2006 · 29 games859
- Chris Jennings2006 – 2007 · 23 games607
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Method
- Every running back who played at Arizona 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 Arizona before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his rushing yards at Arizona 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 Arizona is counted at tonight's numbers against the record book's, which run through the 2025 season.