James Madison’s best running backs
Warren Marshall has the most rushing yards in James Madison history, 4,168 from 1982 to 1986. Since the box scores began, George Pettaway has the most, 1,987 in 32 games. He is still playing. Nick Herman is 9th, with 315; 101 more passes Jordan Fuller for 8th.
James Madison’s running backs this season
- George Pettaway8 games, 101.5 a game1,987 at James Madison. 548 more puts him past Maurice Fenner for 10th in school history.812rushing yards
- Nick Herman9 games, 35.0 a game315rushing yards
- Seth Cromwell8 games, 39.3 a game314rushing yards
rushing yards in James Madison history
- 1Warren Marshall1982 – 19864,168
- 2Khalid Abdullah2013 – 20163,678
- 3Percy Agyei-Obese2018 – 20223,503
- 4Rodney Landers2005 – 20083,477
- 5Dae'Quan Scott2009 – 20133,332
- 6Curtis Keaton1998 – 19992,783
- 7Cardon Johnson2015 – 20182,745
- 8Alvin Banks2003 – 20062,694
- 9Kenny Sims1989 – 19922,665
- 10Maurice Fenner2003 – 20062,534
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), through the 2025 season.
Compare with in · side by side
Every running back since the box scores began
| Place | Player | rushing yards | rushing touchdowns | yards from scrimmage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Pettaway2024 – 2026 · still playing | 1,987 | 13 | 2,311 |
| +812 this season | ||||
| 2 | Wayne Knight2022 – 2025 · 34 games | 1,837 | 11 | 2,445 |
| 3 | Kaelon Black2022 – 2023 · 22 games | 970 | 4 | 1,401 |
| 4 | Percy Agyei-Obese2022 · 10 games | 908 | 8 | 919 |
| 5 | Jobi Malary2024 – 2025 · 18 games | 618 | 6 | 624 |
| 6 | Ty Son Lawton2023 · 12 games | 568 | 5 | 742 |
| 7 | Latrele Palmer2022 – 2023 · 19 games | 530 | 6 | 593 |
| 8 | Jordan Fuller2025 · 8 games | 415 | 5 | 419 |
| 9 | Nick Herman2026 · still playing | 315 | 3 | 366 |
| +315 this season · passes Jordan Fuller for 8th in 3 games at his pace | ||||
| 10 | Seth Cromwell2026 · still playing | 314 | 3 | 343 |
| +314 this season · passes Nick Herman for 9th in 1 game at his pace | ||||
| 11 | Tyler Purdy2024 · 8 games | 161 | 2 | 205 |
| 12 | Ayo Adeyi2024 – 2025 · 6 games | 160 | 1 | 160 |
| 13 | Sammy Malignaggi2022 – 2023 · 12 games | 131 | 1 | 131 |
| 14 | Jackson McCarter2025 – 2026 · still playing | 52 | 0 | 53 |
| +34 this season | ||||
| 15 | Ke'Marion Baldwin2023 – 2024 · 3 games | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| 16 | Phoenix Donghia2026 · still playing | 23 | 1 | 23 |
| +23 this season | ||||
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Method
- Every running back who played at James Madison, ranked by rushing yards over his games there. Bowl and playoff games count.
- A decade counts his rushing yards at James Madison 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 James Madison is counted at tonight's numbers against the record book's, which run through the 2025 season.