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Georgia Tech’s best running backs

Robert Lavette has the most rushing yards in Georgia Tech history, 4,066 from 1981 to 1984. Since 2004, Tashard Choice has the most, 3,365 in 38 games.

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Georgia Tech’s running backs this season

By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2004–09

rushing yards in Georgia Tech history

  1. 1Robert Lavette1981 – 19844,066
  2. 2Jerry Mays1985 – 19893,699
  3. 3Eddie Lee Ivery1975 – 19783,517
  4. 4Tashard Choice2005 – 20073,365
  5. 5P.J. Daniels2002 – 20053,346
  6. 6Jonathan Dwyer2007 – 20093,226
  7. 7Joshua Nesbitt2007 – 20102,806
  8. 8Joe Burns1998 – 20012,634
  9. 9Jamal Haynes2022 – 20252,534
  10. 10Justin Thomas2013 – 20162,412

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), through the 2025 season, which counts bowl games from 2002.

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Every running back since 2004

Georgia Tech’s best running backs
PlacePlayerrushing yardsrushing touchdownsyards from scrimmage
1Tashard Choice2005 – 2007 · 38 games3,365283,646
2Jonathan Dwyer2007 – 2009 · 38 games3,226353,489
3Joshua Nesbitt2007 – 2010 · 45 games2,806352,809
4Jamal Haynes2023 – 2025 · 39 games2,534213,108
5Jordan Mason2018 – 2021 · 43 games2,349172,551
6David Sims2010 – 2013 · 39 games2,252232,360
7Tevin Washington2009 – 2012 · 36 games2,225382,225
8Zach Laskey2011 – 2014 · 46 games2,033172,258
9Anthony Allen2009 – 2010 · 27 games1,934132,134
10Roddy Jones2008 – 2011 · 50 games1,846142,259
11Orwin Smith2009 – 2012 · 49 games1,839202,654
12Dontae Smith2019 – 2023 · 49 games1,663161,978
13P.J. Daniels2004 – 2005 · 19 games1,644111,868
14Synjyn Days2011 – 2014 · 40 games1,396181,477
15Clinton Lynch2015 – 2018 · 48 games1,29692,311
16Marcus Marshall2015 – 2016 · 22 games1,27881,412
17Jahmyr Gibbs2020 – 2021 · 19 games1,20681,974
18Robert Godhigh2011 – 2013 · 29 games1,191111,889
19KirVonte Benson2017 – 2018 · 13 games1,16981,183
20Embry Peeples2008 – 2011 · 44 games1,03541,488
21Qua Searcy2015 – 2018 · 38 games91571,520
22Rashaun Grant2004 – 2007 · 31 games87721,005
23Jerry Howard Jr.2017 – 2020 · 34 games85871,023
24Dedrick Mills2016 · 9 games77112784
25Malachi Hosley2025 – 2026 · still playing7587877
+61 this season

rushing yards by decade

2020s

  1. Jamal Haynes2023 – 2025 · 39 games2,534
  2. Dontae Smith2020 – 2023 · 44 games1,598
  3. Jahmyr Gibbs2020 – 2021 · 19 games1,206
  4. Jordan Mason2020 – 2021 · 18 games791
  5. › Malachi Hosley2025 – 2026 · 16 games758

2010s

  1. David Sims2010 – 2013 · 39 games2,252
  2. Tevin Washington2010 – 2012 · 35 games2,185
  3. Zach Laskey2011 – 2014 · 46 games2,033
  4. Orwin Smith2010 – 2012 · 37 games1,813
  5. Jordan Mason2018 – 2019 · 25 games1,558

2004–09

  1. Tashard Choice2005 – 2007 · 38 games3,365
  2. Jonathan Dwyer2007 – 2009 · 38 games3,226
  3. Joshua Nesbitt2007 – 2009 · 36 games2,069
  4. P.J. Daniels2004 – 2005 · 19 games1,644
  5. Roddy Jones2008 – 2009 · 24 games1,035

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Method

  • Every running back who played at Georgia Tech 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 Georgia Tech before then isn't here.
  • A decade counts his rushing yards at Georgia Tech 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 Tech is counted at tonight's numbers against the record book's, which run through the 2025 season.