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Notre Dame’s best running backs

Autry Denson has the most rushing yards in Notre Dame history, 4,318 from 1995 to 1998. Since 2004, Darius Walker has the most, 3,249 in 36 games.

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Notre Dame’s running backs this season

By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2004–09

rushing yards in Notre Dame history

  1. 1Autry Denson1995 – 19984,318
  2. 2Allen Pinkett1982 – 19854,131
  3. 3Vagas Ferguson1976 – 19793,472
  4. 4Darius Walker2004 – 20063,249
  5. 5Josh Adams2015 – 20173,198
  6. 6Julius Jones1999 – 20033,018
  7. 7Jeremiyah Love2023 – 20252,882
  8. 8Jerome Heavens1975 – 19782,682
  9. 9Cierre Wood2009 – 20122,447
  10. 10Phil Carter1979 – 19822,409

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

Every running back since 2004

Notre Dame’s best running backs
PlacePlayerrushing yardsrushing touchdownsyards from scrimmage
1Darius Walker2004 – 2006 · 36 games3,249234,065
2Josh Adams2015 – 2017 · 37 games3,198203,534
3Jeremiyah Love2023 – 2025 · 41 games2,882363,476
4Cierre Wood2010 – 2012 · 37 games2,447162,831
5Audric Estime2021 – 2023 · 27 games2,321292,598
6Kyren Williams2019 – 2021 · 26 games2,153272,828
7Armando Allen Jr.2007 – 2010 · 41 games2,14482,977
8Tarean Folston2013 – 2016 · 33 games1,712112,003
9Jadarian Price2023 – 2025 · 40 games1,692211,854
10Dexter Williams2015 – 2018 · 34 games1,636201,798
11Tony Jones Jr.2017 – 2019 · 36 games1,481121,754
12Robert Hughes2007 – 2010 · 40 games1,392151,762
13Theo Riddick2009 – 2012 · 44 games1,16952,432
14Chris Tyree2020 – 2023 · 48 games1,16182,106
15Cam McDaniel2011 – 2014 · 36 games1,11781,268
16Jonas Gray2008 – 2011 · 25 games1,100121,205
17Logan Diggs2021 – 2022 · 20 games1,05171,318
18James Aldridge2006 – 2009 · 32 games97931,010
19George Atkinson III2011 – 2013 · 35 games943101,008
20Aneyas Williams2024 – 2026 · still playing774111,095
+331 this season
21Nolan James Jr.2025 – 2026 · still playing5568661
+519 this season
22Ryan Grant2004 · 9 games5155566
23Jonaz Walton2026 · still playing4774547
+477 this season
24C'Bo Flemister2018 – 2021 · 21 games47110520
25Travis Thomas2004 – 2007 · 30 games40912447

rushing yards by decade

2020s

  1. Jeremiyah Love2023 – 2025 · 41 games2,882
  2. Audric Estime2021 – 2023 · 27 games2,321
  3. Kyren Williams2020 – 2021 · 24 games2,127
  4. Jadarian Price2023 – 2025 · 40 games1,692
  5. Chris Tyree2020 – 2023 · 48 games1,161

2010s

  1. Josh Adams2015 – 2017 · 37 games3,198
  2. Cierre Wood2010 – 2012 · 37 games2,447
  3. Tarean Folston2013 – 2016 · 33 games1,712
  4. Dexter Williams2015 – 2018 · 34 games1,636
  5. Tony Jones Jr.2017 – 2019 · 36 games1,481

2004–09

  1. Darius Walker2004 – 2006 · 36 games3,249
  2. Armando Allen Jr.2007 – 2009 · 33 games1,630
  3. Robert Hughes2007 – 2009 · 31 games1,092
  4. James Aldridge2006 – 2009 · 32 games979
  5. Ryan Grant2004 · 9 games515

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Method

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