East Carolina’s best running backs
Junior Smith has the most rushing yards in East Carolina history, 3,745 from 1991 to 1994. Since 2004, Rahjai Harris has the most, 3,096 in 50 games.
Of the American’s best running backs since 2004, Rahjai Harris is 6th and Keaton Mitchell 7th.
East Carolina’s running backs this season
- TJ Engleman Jr.8 games, 86.1 a game995 at East Carolina.689rushing yards
- Ashton Gray7 games, 39.9 a game279rushing yards
- Michael Allen7 games, 16.7 a game117rushing yards
By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2004–09
rushing yards in East Carolina history
- 1Junior Smith1991 – 19943,745
- 2Rahjai Harris2020 – 20243,092
- 3Leonard Henry1998 – 20013,089
- 4Keaton Mitchell2020 – 20223,027
- 5Chris Johnson2004 – 20072,982
- 6Carlester Crumpler Sr.1971 – 19732,889
- 7Tony Baker1982 – 19852,825
- 8Theodore Sutton1977 – 19802,730
- 9Butch Colson1967 – 19692,512
- 10Scott Harley1995 – 19972,465
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 | Rahjai Harris2020 – 2024 · 50 games | 3,096 | 29 | 3,494 |
| 2 | Keaton Mitchell2020 – 2022 · 33 games | 3,027 | 25 | 3,607 |
| 3 | Chris Johnson2004 – 2007 · 47 games | 2,982 | 32 | 4,278 |
| 4 | Vintavious Cooper2012 – 2013 · 26 games | 2,242 | 20 | 2,883 |
| 5 | Dominique Lindsay2005 – 2009 · 37 games | 1,787 | 12 | 2,034 |
| 6 | Chris Hairston2013 – 2015 · 31 games | 1,468 | 13 | 1,752 |
| 7 | Jonathan Williams2007 – 2010 · 32 games | 1,415 | 16 | 1,872 |
| 8 | Anthony Scott2014 – 2018 · 41 games | 1,264 | 9 | 1,568 |
| 9 | Marlon Gunn Jr.2022 – 2025 · 42 games | 1,215 | 9 | 1,389 |
| 10 | Breon Allen2013 – 2014 · 21 games | 1,180 | 11 | 1,599 |
| 11 | London Montgomery2024 – 2025 · 23 games | 1,101 | 9 | 1,206 |
| 12 | TJ Engleman Jr.2025 – 2026 · still playing | 995 | 6 | 1,103 |
| +689 this season | ||||
| 13 | Brand Fractious2005 – 2006 · 22 games | 921 | 6 | 1,020 |
| 14 | Darius Pinnix Jr.2017 – 2020 · 30 games | 860 | 11 | 1,134 |
| 15 | Reggie Bullock2011 – 2012 · 16 games | 815 | 10 | 963 |
| 16 | Norman Whitley2007 – 2010 · 22 games | 747 | 4 | 856 |
| 17 | Hussein Howe2016 – 2019 · 31 games | 730 | 3 | 1,032 |
| 18 | Giavanni Ruffin2009 – 2010 · 26 games | 692 | 7 | 875 |
| 19 | Brandon Simmons2006 – 2008 · 28 games | 590 | 12 | 791 |
| 20 | Torrance Hunt2010 – 2012 · 12 games | 490 | 2 | 513 |
| 21 | Michael Dobson2010 – 2013 · 32 games | 475 | 4 | 769 |
| 22 | Demetrius Mauney2019 – 2021 · 13 games | 446 | 1 | 493 |
| 23 | Trace Christian2018 – 2019 · 13 games | 431 | 1 | 474 |
| 24 | Devin Anderson2015 – 2017 · 17 games | 386 | 2 | 451 |
| 25 | Marquez Grayson2014 – 2015 · 13 games | 377 | 5 | 386 |
rushing yards by decade
2020s
- Rahjai Harris2020 – 2024 · 50 games3,096
- Keaton Mitchell2020 – 2022 · 33 games3,027
- Marlon Gunn Jr.2022 – 2025 · 42 games1,215
- London Montgomery2024 – 2025 · 23 games1,101
- › TJ Engleman Jr.2025 – 2026 · 17 games995
2010s
- Vintavious Cooper2012 – 2013 · 26 games2,242
- Chris Hairston2013 – 2015 · 31 games1,468
- Anthony Scott2014 – 2018 · 41 games1,264
- Breon Allen2013 – 2014 · 21 games1,180
- Jonathan Williams2010 · 13 games847
2004–09
- Chris Johnson2004 – 2007 · 47 games2,982
- Dominique Lindsay2005 – 2009 · 37 games1,787
- Brand Fractious2005 – 2006 · 22 games921
- Norman Whitley2007 – 2009 · 18 games744
- Brandon Simmons2006 – 2008 · 28 games590
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Method
- Every running back who played at East Carolina 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 East Carolina before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his rushing yards at East Carolina 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 East Carolina is counted at tonight's numbers against the record book's, which run through the 2025 season.