Delaware’s best running backs
Daryl Brown has the most rushing yards in Delaware history, 4,587 from 1991 to 1994. Since the box scores began, Jo Silver has the most, 1,032 in 19 games. He is still playing. Viron Ellison Jr. is 2nd, with 581.
Delaware’s running backs this season
- Jo Silver8 games, 47.5 a game1,032 at Delaware.380rushing yards
- Kaderris Roberts8 games, 21.1 a game169rushing yards
- Viron Ellison Jr.8 games, 15.1 a game581 at Delaware.121rushing yards
rushing yards in Delaware history
- 1Daryl Brown1991 – 19944,587
- 2Andrew Pierce2010 – 20134,459
- 3Omar Cuff2004 – 20074,364
- 4Chuck Hall1968 – 19703,157
- 5Vern Roberts1972 – 19742,760
- 6Nate Beasley1973 – 19752,697
- 7Bill Vergantino1989 – 19922,564
- 8Dejoun Lee2018 – 20212,447
- 9Gardy Kahoe1969 – 19712,374
- 10Marcus Yarns2020 – 20242,344
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 the box scores began
| Place | Player | rushing yards | rushing touchdowns | yards from scrimmage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jo Silver2025 – 2026 · still playing | 1,032 | 7 | 1,313 |
| +380 this season | ||||
| 2 | Viron Ellison Jr.2025 – 2026 · still playing | 581 | 7 | 802 |
| +121 this season | ||||
| 3 | Kaderris Roberts2026 · still playing | 169 | 3 | 411 |
| +169 this season | ||||
| 4 | Greg Spiller2025 – 2026 · still playing | 116 | 1 | 116 |
| +6 this season · passes Kaderris Roberts for 3rd in 9 games at his pace | ||||
| 5 | Jared Porter2025 – 2026 · still playing | 75 | 0 | 93 |
| +50 this season · passes Greg Spiller for 4th in 4 games at his pace | ||||
| 6 | Nakeem Powell2026 · still playing | 51 | 0 | 51 |
| +51 this season · passes Jared Porter for 5th in 1 game at his pace | ||||
| 7 | Saeed St. Fleur2025 · 2 games | 27 | 0 | 27 |
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Method
- Every running back who played at Delaware, ranked by rushing yards over his games there. Bowl and playoff games count.
- A decade counts his rushing yards at Delaware 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 Delaware is counted at tonight's numbers against the record book's, which run through the 2025 season.