Boise State’s best running backs
Ashton Jeanty has the most rushing yards in Boise State history, 4,769 from 2022 to 2024. Dylan Riley is 10th, with 2,309; 471 more passes D.J. Harper for 9th.
Of the Mountain West’s best running backs since 2004, Ashton Jeanty is 2nd, Jay Ajayi 6th and George Holani 9th.
Of the WAC’s best running backs since 2004, Ian Johnson is 2nd and Jeremy Avery 7th.
Boise State’s running backs this season
- Dylan Riley8 games, 131.1 a game2,309 at Boise State, the 10th-most since 2004. 726 more puts him past Rodney Webster for 10th in school history.1,049rushing yards
- Sire Gaines5 games, 83.6 a game1,385 at Boise State.418rushing yards
By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2004–09
rushing yards in Boise State history
- 1Ashton Jeanty2022 – 20244,769
- 2Cedric Minter1977 – 19804,475
- 3Ian Johnson2005 – 20084,183
- 4Brock Forsey1999 – 20024,045
- 5Jay Ajayi2012 – 20143,796
- 6George Holani2019 – 20233,596
- 7Chris Thomas1988 – 19913,437
- 8Doug Martin2008 – 20113,431
- 9Jeremy McNichols2014 – 20163,209
- 10Rodney Webster1980 – 19833,034
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 | Ashton Jeanty2022 – 2024 · 40 games | 4,769 | 50 | 5,631 |
| 2 | Ian Johnson2005 – 2008 · 49 games | 4,184 | 58 | 4,826 |
| 3 | Jay Ajayi2012 – 2014 · 38 games | 3,796 | 50 | 4,567 |
| 4 | George Holani2019 – 2023 · 47 games | 3,596 | 26 | 4,373 |
| 5 | Doug Martin2008 – 2011 · 49 games | 3,431 | 43 | 4,146 |
| 6 | Jeremy McNichols2014 – 2016 · 34 games | 3,205 | 44 | 4,294 |
| 7 | Jeremy Avery2007 – 2010 · 51 games | 2,931 | 29 | 3,721 |
| 8 | Alexander Mattison2016 – 2018 · 38 games | 2,829 | 33 | 3,340 |
| 9 | D.J. Harper2007 – 2012 · 53 games | 2,779 | 39 | 3,175 |
| 10 | Dylan Riley2024 – 2026 · still playing | 2,309 | 21 | 2,610 |
| +1,049 this season · passes D.J. Harper for 9th in 4 games at his pace | ||||
| 11 | Lee Marks2004 – 2005 · 25 games | 1,727 | 8 | 1,788 |
| 12 | Sire Gaines2024 – 2026 · still playing | 1,385 | 13 | 1,578 |
| +418 this season | ||||
| 13 | Andrew Van Buren2018 – 2021 · 41 games | 1,028 | 21 | 1,196 |
| 14 | Antwaun Carter2004 – 2005 · 24 games | 718 | 17 | 727 |
| 15 | Robert Mahone2017 – 2019 · 30 games | 668 | 7 | 833 |
| 16 | Ryan Wolpin2015 – 2017 · 22 games | 645 | 6 | 752 |
| 17 | Jeff Carpenter2004 – 2005 · 25 games | 592 | 6 | 1,002 |
| 18 | Jarvis Hodge2007 – 2010 · 21 games | 588 | 5 | 585 |
| 19 | Devan Demas2013 – 2016 · 29 games | 526 | 5 | 539 |
| 20 | Kelsey Young2015 · 13 games | 511 | 8 | 576 |
| 21 | Vinny Perretta2005 – 2008 · 35 games | 479 | 6 | 1,470 |
| 22 | Breezy Dubar2023 – 2025 · 20 games | 446 | 4 | 475 |
| 23 | Malik Sherrod2025 · 14 games | 418 | 4 | 668 |
| 24 | Brett Denton2004 – 2006 · 18 games | 412 | 4 | 488 |
| 25 | Tyler Crowe2020 – 2024 · 31 games | 403 | 4 | 484 |
rushing yards by decade
2020s
- Ashton Jeanty2022 – 2024 · 40 games4,769
- George Holani2020 – 2023 · 33 games2,582
- › Dylan Riley2024 – 2026 · 29 games2,309
- › Sire Gaines2024 – 2026 · 22 games1,385
- Andrew Van Buren2020 – 2021 · 18 games600
2010s
- Jay Ajayi2012 – 2014 · 38 games3,796
- Jeremy McNichols2014 – 2016 · 34 games3,205
- Alexander Mattison2016 – 2018 · 38 games2,829
- Doug Martin2010 – 2011 · 25 games2,559
- D.J. Harper2010 – 2012 · 28 games1,854
2004–09
- Ian Johnson2005 – 2008 · 49 games4,184
- Jeremy Avery2007 – 2009 · 38 games2,436
- Lee Marks2004 – 2005 · 25 games1,727
- D.J. Harper2007 – 2009 · 25 games925
- Doug Martin2008 – 2009 · 24 games872
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Method
- Every running back who played at Boise 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 Boise State before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his rushing yards at Boise 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 Boise State is counted at tonight's numbers against the record book's, which run through the 2025 season.