Louisiana’s best running backs
Tyrell Fenroy has the most rushing yards in Louisiana history, 4,646 from 2005 to 2008.
Of the Sun Belt’s best running backs since 2004, Tyrell Fenroy is 1st and Elijah McGuire 3rd.
Louisiana’s running backs this season
- JJ Garner8 games, 38.0 a game304rushing yards
- Steven Blanco8 games, 30.4 a game399 at Louisiana.243rushing yards
- Anthony Reagan Jr.8 games, 30.0 a game240rushing yards
By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2004–09
rushing yards in Louisiana history
- 1Tyrell Fenroy2005 – 20084,646
- 2Elijah McGuire2013 – 20164,312
- 3Trey Ragas2017 – 20203,572
- 4Brian Mitchell1986 – 19893,335
- 5Alonzo Harris2011 – 20143,330
- 6Elijah Mitchell2017 – 20203,259
- 7Michael Desormeaux2005 – 20082,843
- 8Darren Brister1996 – 20002,432
- 9Kenyon Cotton1993 – 19962,311
- 10Chris Smith2019 – 20222,166
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 | Tyrell Fenroy2005 – 2008 · 46 games | 4,642 | 48 | 5,227 |
| 2 | Elijah McGuire2013 – 2016 · 51 games | 4,307 | 42 | 5,690 |
| 3 | Trey Ragas2017 – 2020 · 49 games | 3,572 | 38 | 3,999 |
| 4 | Alonzo Harris2011 – 2014 · 48 games | 3,330 | 44 | 3,564 |
| 5 | Elijah Mitchell2017 – 2020 · 42 games | 3,259 | 41 | 3,856 |
| 6 | Chris Smith2019 – 2022 · 46 games | 2,167 | 16 | 2,577 |
| 7 | Raymond Calais2016 – 2019 · 49 games | 1,845 | 15 | 1,990 |
| 8 | Bill Davis2023 – 2025 · 31 games | 1,752 | 18 | 1,921 |
| 9 | Zylan Perry2022 – 2025 · 41 games | 1,659 | 14 | 1,836 |
| 10 | Dre Washington2022 – 2024 · 31 games | 1,343 | 9 | 1,497 |
| 11 | Torrey Pierce2012 – 2015 · 37 games | 901 | 9 | 1,029 |
| 12 | Jacob Kibodi2022 – 2023 · 19 games | 898 | 7 | 993 |
| 13 | Montrell Johnson Jr.2021 · 14 games | 838 | 12 | 891 |
| 14 | Emani Bailey2020 – 2021 · 14 games | 702 | 8 | 855 |
| 15 | Darius Hoggins2014 – 2017 · 27 games | 701 | 3 | 748 |
| 16 | Deon Wallace2006 – 2007 · 21 games | 685 | 5 | 843 |
| 17 | Effrem Reed2012 – 2015 · 32 games | 611 | 6 | 841 |
| 18 | Chester Johnson2004 – 2006 · 20 games | 576 | 3 | 772 |
| 19 | Abdule Levier2004 – 2007 · 25 games | 519 | 6 | 633 |
| 20 | Brad McGuire2008 – 2011 · 29 games | 512 | 15 | 533 |
| 21 | Undrea Sails2008 – 2009 · 12 games | 509 | 2 | 645 |
| 22 | Dwight Lindon Jr.2004 – 2005 · 19 games | 494 | 5 | 643 |
| 23 | Aaron Spikes2010 – 2011 · 23 games | 457 | 3 | 868 |
| 24 | Josh Harrison2004 – 2006 · 18 games | 449 | 4 | 467 |
| 25 | Yobes Walker2009 – 2012 · 17 games | 430 | 3 | 461 |
rushing yards by decade
2020s
- Chris Smith2020 – 2022 · 35 games1,833
- Bill Davis2023 – 2025 · 31 games1,752
- Zylan Perry2022 – 2025 · 41 games1,659
- Dre Washington2022 – 2024 · 31 games1,343
- Jacob Kibodi2022 – 2023 · 19 games898
2010s
- Elijah McGuire2013 – 2016 · 51 games4,307
- Alonzo Harris2011 – 2014 · 48 games3,330
- Trey Ragas2017 – 2019 · 38 games2,814
- Elijah Mitchell2017 – 2019 · 32 games2,381
- Raymond Calais2016 – 2019 · 49 games1,845
2004–09
- Tyrell Fenroy2005 – 2008 · 46 games4,642
- Deon Wallace2006 – 2007 · 21 games685
- Chester Johnson2004 – 2006 · 20 games576
- Abdule Levier2004 – 2007 · 25 games519
- Undrea Sails2008 – 2009 · 12 games509
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Method
- Every running back who played at Louisiana 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 Louisiana before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his rushing yards at Louisiana 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 Louisiana is counted at tonight's numbers against the record book's, which run through the 2025 season.