Oklahoma’s best running backs

Samaje Perine has the most rushing yards in Oklahoma history, 4,122 from 2014 to 2016.

Of the Big 12’s best running backs since 2004, Samaje Perine is 5th, Adrian Peterson 6th and DeMarco Murray 8th.

Oklahoma’s running backs this season

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

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Oklahoma’s best running backs
Place	Player	rushing yards	rushing touchdowns	yards from scrimmage
1	Samaje Perine2014 – 2016 · 36 games	4,122	49	4,443
2	Adrian Peterson2004 – 2006 · 31 games	4,045	41	4,243
3	DeMarco Murray2007 – 2010 · 49 games	3,685	50	5,256
4	Kennedy Brooks2018 – 2021 · 37 games	3,320	31	3,529
5	Chris Brown2006 – 2009 · 45 games	2,933	42	3,256
6	Trey Sermon2017 – 2019 · 35 games	2,076	22	2,467
7	Joe Mixon2015 – 2016 · 25 games	2,027	17	2,921
8	Brennan Clay2010 – 2013 · 45 games	1,913	13	2,229
9	Allen Patrick2005 – 2007 · 30 games	1,910	14	1,974
10	Eric Gray2021 – 2022 · 25 games	1,778	13	2,236
11	Damien Williams2012 – 2013 · 22 games	1,499	18	1,909
12	Roy Finch2010 – 2013 · 43 games	1,412	6	1,854
13	Rodney Anderson2015 – 2018 · 16 games	1,285	16	1,566
14	Jovantae Barnes2022 – 2025 · 29 games	1,281	12	1,469
15	Rhamondre Stevenson2019 – 2020 · 18 games	1,180	13	1,478
16	Mossis Madu2007 – 2010 · 41 games	978	9	1,230
17	Gavin Sawchuk2022 – 2024 · 21 games	977	11	1,107
18	Dominique Whaley2011 – 2012 · 12 games	870	10	1,037
19	Marcus Major Jr.2019 – 2023 · 24 games	833	8	1,010
20	Abdul Adams2016 – 2017 · 17 games	825	1	930
21	Kejuan Jones2004 – 2005 · 23 games	793	9	1,092
22	Alex Ross2013 – 2015 · 28 games	786	5	852
23	Xavier Robinson2024 – 2026 · still playing	704	8	947
	+50 this season
24	TJ Pledger2018 – 2020 · 23 games	695	6	784
25	Tory Blaylock2025 – 2026 · still playing	628	4	719
	+148 this season

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