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Penn State’s best running backs

Kaytron Allen has the most rushing yards in Penn State history, 4,180 from 2022 to 2025.

Of the Big Ten’s best running backs since 2004, Kaytron Allen is 10th.

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Penn State’s running backs this season

By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2004–09

rushing yards in Penn State history

  1. 1Kaytron Allen2022 – 20254,180
  2. 2Evan Royster2007 – 20103,932
  3. 3Saquon Barkley2015 – 20173,843
  4. 4Nicholas Singleton2022 – 20253,461
  5. 5Curt Warner1979 – 19823,398
  6. 6Tony Hunt2003 – 20063,320
  7. 7Blair Thomas1986 – 19893,301
  8. 8Curtis Enis1995 – 19973,256
  9. 9DJ Dozier1983 – 19863,227
  10. 10Larry Johnson2000 – 20022,953

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

Penn State’s best running backs
PlacePlayerrushing yardsrushing touchdownsyards from scrimmage
1Kaytron Allen2022 – 2025 · 54 games4,180394,670
2Evan Royster2007 – 2010 · 49 games3,932294,494
3Saquon Barkley2015 – 2017 · 38 games3,843435,038
4Nicholas Singleton2022 – 2025 · 53 games3,461454,448
5Tony Hunt2004 – 2006 · 35 games3,158233,944
6Zach Zwinak2011 – 2014 · 30 games2,108212,312
7Silas Redd2010 – 2011 · 25 games1,67891,745
8Rodney Kinlaw2004 – 2007 · 32 games1,655121,784
9Bill Belton2011 – 2014 · 35 games1,652142,061
10Miles Sanders2016 – 2018 · 36 games1,649121,842
11Stephfon Green2008 – 2011 · 44 games1,351141,804
12Akeel Lynch2013 – 2015 · 28 games1,31871,395
13Keyvone Lee2020 – 2022 · 26 games1,06261,281
14Journey Brown2018 – 2019 · 18 games934131,077
15Austin Scott2004 – 2007 · 22 games81311889
16Noah Cain2019 – 2021 · 23 games80612972
17Devyn Ford2019 – 2022 · 30 games6666769
18Ricky Slade2018 – 2019 · 21 games4718588
19Michael Zordich2009 – 2012 · 36 games3799579
20Carson Hansen2026 · still playing3745419
+374 this season
21Brandon Beachum2008 – 2011 · 22 games3612422
22Mark Allen2015 – 2018 · 23 games3534446
23Curtis Dukes2010 – 2012 · 12 games3511369
24Cam Wallace2024 – 2026 · still playing3464374
+260 this season
25Quinton Martin Jr.2024 – 2026 · still playing2951313
+160 this season

rushing yards by decade

2020s

  1. Kaytron Allen2022 – 2025 · 54 games4,180
  2. Nicholas Singleton2022 – 2025 · 53 games3,461
  3. Keyvone Lee2020 – 2022 · 26 games1,062
  4. › Carson Hansen2026 · 8 games374
  5. Devyn Ford2020 – 2022 · 18 games372

2010s

  1. Saquon Barkley2015 – 2017 · 38 games3,843
  2. Zach Zwinak2011 – 2014 · 30 games2,108
  3. Silas Redd2010 – 2011 · 25 games1,678
  4. Bill Belton2011 – 2014 · 35 games1,652
  5. Miles Sanders2016 – 2018 · 36 games1,649

2004–09

  1. Tony Hunt2004 – 2006 · 35 games3,158
  2. Evan Royster2007 – 2009 · 36 games2,918
  3. Rodney Kinlaw2004 – 2007 · 32 games1,655
  4. Stephfon Green2008 – 2009 · 24 games897
  5. Austin Scott2004 – 2007 · 22 games813

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Method

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