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Oregon’s best running backs

Royce Freeman has the most rushing yards in Oregon history, 5,621 from 2014 to 2017.

Of the Pac-12’s best running backs since 2004, Royce Freeman is 1st, LaMike James 3rd and Travis Dye 9th.

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Oregon’s running backs this season

By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2004–09

rushing yards in Oregon history

  1. 1Royce Freeman2014 – 20175,621
  2. 2LaMichael James2009 – 20115,082
  3. 3Kenjon Barner2009 – 20123,623
  4. 4Derek Loville1986 – 19893,296
  5. 5Travis Dye2018 – 20213,111
  6. 6CJ Verdell2018 – 20212,929
  7. 7Jonathan Stewart2005 – 20072,891
  8. 8Terrence Whitehead2002 – 20052,832
  9. 9Bucky Irving2022 – 20232,820
  10. 10Sean Burwell1990 – 19932,758

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

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Every running back since 2004

Oregon’s best running backs
PlacePlayerrushing yardsrushing touchdownsyards from scrimmage
1Royce Freeman2014 – 2017 · 51 games5,621606,435
2LaMike James2009 – 2011 · 37 games5,082535,668
3Kenjon Barner2009 – 2012 · 49 games3,623414,214
4Travis Dye2018 – 2021 · 48 games3,111213,980
5CJ Verdell2018 – 2021 · 37 games2,929273,539
6Jonathan Stewart2005 – 2007 · 35 games2,871263,206
7Jeremiah Johnson2005 – 2008 · 37 games2,317302,614
8Noah Whittington2022 – 2025 · 42 games2,296192,777
9Bucky Irving2022 – 2023 · 27 games2,235162,947
10Jordan James2022 – 2024 · 37 games2,215312,562
11De'Anthony Thomas2011 – 2013 · 37 games1,890263,186
12Tony Brooks-James2015 – 2018 · 41 games1,863182,255
13Terrence Whitehead2004 – 2005 · 20 games1,67992,497
14Kani Benoit2014 – 2017 · 38 games1,346171,472
15Thomas Tyner2013 – 2014 · 23 games1,284141,485
16Jordon Davison2025 – 2026 · still playing1,106221,179
+439 this season
17LeGarrette Blount2008 – 2009 · 16 games1,084191,099
18Dierre Hill Jr.2025 – 2026 · still playing1,05581,401
+399 this season
19Taj Griffin2015 – 2018 · 28 games87961,287
20Andre Crenshaw2006 – 2009 · 28 games7038775
21Remene Alston Jr.2007 – 2010 · 21 games6929718
22Ayele Forde2011 – 2014 · 23 games5552564
23Byron Cardwell Jr.2021 – 2022 · 13 games4934530
24Jayden Limar2023 – 2025 · 25 games4424649
25Darrian Felix2017 – 2019 · 17 games4263520

rushing yards by decade

2020s

  1. Noah Whittington2022 – 2025 · 42 games2,296
  2. Bucky Irving2022 – 2023 · 27 games2,235
  3. Jordan James2022 – 2024 · 37 games2,215
  4. Travis Dye2020 – 2021 · 21 games1,714
  5. › Jordon Davison2025 – 2026 · 22 games1,106

2010s

  1. Royce Freeman2014 – 2017 · 51 games5,621
  2. LaMike James2010 – 2011 · 24 games3,536
  3. Kenjon Barner2010 – 2012 · 36 games3,257
  4. CJ Verdell2018 – 2019 · 27 games2,238
  5. De'Anthony Thomas2011 – 2013 · 37 games1,890

2004–09

  1. Jonathan Stewart2005 – 2007 · 35 games2,871
  2. Jeremiah Johnson2005 – 2008 · 37 games2,317
  3. Terrence Whitehead2004 – 2005 · 20 games1,679
  4. LaMike James2009 · 13 games1,546
  5. LeGarrette Blount2008 – 2009 · 16 games1,084

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Method

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