Georgia Southern’s best running backs
Adrian Peterson has the most rushing yards in Georgia Southern history, 6,559 from 1998 to 2001. Since the box scores began, Matt Breida has the most, 3,739 in 37 games. David Mbadinga is 9th, with 776.
Of the Sun Belt’s best running backs since 2004, Matt Breida is 9th.
Georgia Southern’s running backs this season
- David Mbadinga7 games, 34.1 a game776 at Georgia Southern.239rushing yards
- Tyrese Woodgett4 games, 44.0 a game176rushing yards
- Terrance Gibbs3 games, 29.0 a game175 at Georgia Southern.87rushing yards
rushing yards in Georgia Southern history
- 1Adrian Peterson1998 – 20016,559
- 2Jermaine Austin2002 – 20055,411
- 3Jerick McKinnon2010 – 20133,899
- 4Joe Ross1987 – 19903,876
- 5Jayson Foster2004 – 20073,835
- 6Matt Breida2013 – 20163,754
- 7Kevin Ellison2013 – 20163,368
- 8Roderick Russell1994 – 19973,326
- 9Greg Hill1996 – 19993,309
- 10Tracy Ham1983 – 19863,212
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 | Matt Breida2014 – 2016 · 37 games | 3,739 | 37 | 3,895 |
| 2 | Wesley Fields2015 – 2018 · 47 games | 3,035 | 24 | 3,625 |
| 3 | Jalen White2020 – 2024 · 51 games | 3,016 | 36 | 3,381 |
| 4 | OJ Arnold2022 – 2025 · 43 games | 2,021 | 14 | 2,560 |
| 5 | Logan Wright2018 – 2021 · 40 games | 1,997 | 17 | 2,305 |
| 6 | J.D. King2019 – 2021 · 23 games | 1,541 | 15 | 1,586 |
| 7 | Gerald Green2019 – 2022 · 32 games | 1,456 | 13 | 1,495 |
| 8 | L.A. Ramsby2014 – 2017 · 29 games | 1,399 | 19 | 1,523 |
| 9 | David Mbadinga2023 – 2026 · still playing | 776 | 6 | 951 |
| +239 this season | ||||
| 10 | Matt LaRoche2018 – 2020 · 30 games | 694 | 1 | 697 |
| 11 | Ean Days2014 · 6 games | 230 | 5 | 230 |
| 12 | Demarcus Godfrey2015 – 2017 · 9 games | 204 | 1 | 222 |
| 13 | Amare Jones2021 – 2022 · 18 games | 194 | 0 | 1,028 |
| 14 | Taeo Todd2025 – 2026 · still playing | 182 | 1 | 340 |
| +80 this season | ||||
| 15 | Tyrese Woodgett2026 · still playing | 176 | 0 | 206 |
| +176 this season | ||||
| 16 | Terrance Gibbs2023 – 2026 · still playing | 175 | 2 | 305 |
| +87 this season | ||||
| 17 | Jamarian Samuel2025 – 2026 · still playing | 172 | 2 | 189 |
| +85 this season | ||||
| 18 | Devin Scott2014 · 12 games | 156 | 1 | 191 |
| 19 | Chaz Thornton2015 – 2016 · 10 games | 137 | 1 | 137 |
| 20 | Brandan Thomas2014 · 4 games | 117 | 1 | 117 |
| 21 | Dennis Pritchard2014 · 3 games | 114 | 2 | 114 |
| 22 | AJ Brown2021 – 2022 · 4 games | 69 | 1 | 76 |
| 23 | Noah Hickey2015 · 5 games | 65 | 0 | 65 |
| 24 | Bryce Baker2025 · 9 games | 52 | 0 | 73 |
| 25 | Ty Cummings2026 · still playing | 30 | 2 | 35 |
| +30 this season | ||||
rushing yards by decade
2020s
- Jalen White2020 – 2024 · 51 games3,016
- OJ Arnold2022 – 2025 · 43 games2,021
- Logan Wright2020 – 2021 · 25 games1,395
- Gerald Green2020 – 2022 · 29 games1,350
- › David Mbadinga2023 – 2026 · 36 games776
2014–19
- Matt Breida2014 – 2016 · 37 games3,739
- Wesley Fields2015 – 2018 · 47 games3,035
- L.A. Ramsby2014 – 2017 · 29 games1,399
- J.D. King2019 · 12 games804
- Logan Wright2018 – 2019 · 15 games602
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Method
- Every running back who played at Georgia Southern, ranked by rushing yards over his games there. Bowl and playoff games count.
- A decade counts his rushing yards at Georgia Southern 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 Georgia Southern is counted at tonight's numbers against the record book's, which run through the 2025 season.