New Mexico’s best running backs
Dontrell Moore has the most rushing yards in New Mexico history, 4,973 from 2002 to 2005. Since 2004, Rodney Ferguson has the most, 3,564 in 39 games.
New Mexico’s running backs this season
- Scottre Humphrey8 games, 67.5 a game889 at New Mexico.540rushing yards
- Kiefer Sibley8 games, 60.6 a game485rushing yards
- Cameron Mathews4 games, 37.3 a game149rushing yards
By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2004–09
rushing yards in New Mexico history
- 1Dontrell Moore2002 – 20054,973
- 2Mike Williams1975 – 19783,862
- 3Rodney Ferguson2004 – 20083,564
- 4Winslow Oliver1992 – 19953,332
- 5Kasey Carrier2009 – 20133,233
- 6Teriyon Gipson2013 – 20163,148
- 7Fred Henry1970 – 19722,935
- 8Jhurell Pressley2012 – 20152,725
- 9Tyrone Owens2015 – 20182,672
- 10Willie Turral1982 – 19852,520
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 | Rodney Ferguson2004 – 2008 · 39 games | 3,564 | 34 | 4,231 |
| 2 | Kasey Carrier2009 – 2013 · 39 games | 3,233 | 26 | 3,564 |
| 3 | Teriyon Gipson2013 – 2016 · 42 games | 3,148 | 32 | 3,535 |
| 4 | Jhurell Pressley2012 – 2015 · 48 games | 2,725 | 35 | 2,927 |
| 5 | Tyrone Owens2015 – 2018 · 46 games | 2,672 | 20 | 2,800 |
| 6 | Dontrell Moore2004 – 2005 · 22 games | 2,389 | 19 | 2,958 |
| 7 | Crusoe Gongbay2011 – 2014 · 34 games | 1,605 | 14 | 1,711 |
| 8 | Richard McQuarley2015 – 2017 · 35 games | 1,359 | 31 | 1,458 |
| 9 | Jacory Croskey-Merritt2023 · 12 games | 1,190 | 17 | 1,262 |
| 10 | James Wright2008 – 2011 · 37 games | 1,163 | 6 | 1,337 |
| 11 | Bobby Cole2019 – 2021 · 23 games | 1,092 | 10 | 1,196 |
| 12 | Eli Sanders2024 · 12 games | 1,063 | 9 | 1,197 |
| 13 | Ahmari Davis2018 – 2019 · 16 games | 1,017 | 11 | 1,080 |
| 14 | Paul Baker2006 – 2008 · 33 games | 1,007 | 2 | 1,203 |
| 15 | Scottre Humphrey2025 – 2026 · still playing | 889 | 16 | 930 |
| +540 this season | ||||
| 16 | Daryl Chestnut2015 – 2017 · 33 games | 843 | 8 | 927 |
| 17 | Nathaniel Jones2020 – 2022 · 17 games | 776 | 6 | 782 |
| 18 | Bryson Carroll2017 – 2021 · 21 games | 683 | 2 | 774 |
| 19 | Aaron Dumas2021 · 11 games | 658 | 2 | 658 |
| 20 | Damon Bankston2025 · 13 games | 635 | 5 | 1,032 |
| 21 | Demond Dennis2009 – 2010 · 16 games | 582 | 3 | 761 |
| 22 | Romell Jordan2014 – 2017 · 25 games | 551 | 5 | 654 |
| 23 | Kiefer Sibley2026 · still playing | 485 | 3 | 546 |
| +485 this season | ||||
| 24 | DJ McKinney2025 · 13 games | 464 | 7 | 625 |
| 25 | Demarcus Rogers2011 – 2013 · 16 games | 410 | 6 | 450 |
rushing yards by decade
2020s
- Jacory Croskey-Merritt2023 · 12 games1,190
- Eli Sanders2024 · 12 games1,063
- Bobby Cole2020 – 2021 · 18 games903
- › Scottre Humphrey2025 – 2026 · 18 games889
- Nathaniel Jones2020 – 2022 · 17 games776
2010s
- Teriyon Gipson2013 – 2016 · 42 games3,148
- Kasey Carrier2010 – 2013 · 33 games2,964
- Jhurell Pressley2012 – 2015 · 48 games2,725
- Tyrone Owens2015 – 2018 · 46 games2,672
- Crusoe Gongbay2011 – 2014 · 34 games1,605
2004–09
- Rodney Ferguson2004 – 2008 · 39 games3,564
- Dontrell Moore2004 – 2005 · 22 games2,389
- Paul Baker2006 – 2008 · 33 games1,007
- James Wright2008 – 2009 · 17 games639
- Demond Dennis2009 · 10 games427
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Method
- Every running back who played at New Mexico 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 New Mexico before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his rushing yards at New Mexico 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 New Mexico is counted at tonight's numbers against the record book's, which run through the 2025 season.