Sam Houston’s best running backs
Timothy Flanders has the most rushing yards in Sam Houston history, 5,664 from 2010 to 2013. Since the box scores began, Jay Ducker has the most, 745 in 13 games. Landan Brown is 2nd, with 629; 117 more passes Jay Ducker for the most.
Sam Houston’s running backs this season
- Alton McCaskill8 games, 29.0 a game603 at Sam Houston.232rushing yards
- MJ Dowdy5 games, 29.4 a game147rushing yards
- Landan Brown8 games, 15.6 a game629 at Sam Houston.125rushing yards
rushing yards in Sam Houston history
- 1Timothy Flanders2010 – 20135,664
- 2Corey Avery2015 – 20173,348
- 3Charles Harris1991 – 19942,688
- 4McNeil Moore1951 – 19532,578
- 5Keshawn Hill2011 – 20142,546
- 6Tony January1978 – 19822,376
- 7Curtis Thomas1988 – 19912,285
- 8Richard Sincere2010 – 20132,274
- 9James Oliphant1973 – 19762,263
- 10Joe Rauls1998 – 20012,255
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), through the 2025 season.
Compare with in · side by side
Every running back since the box scores began
| Place | Player | rushing yards | rushing touchdowns | yards from scrimmage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay Ducker2024 · 13 games | 745 | 7 | 855 |
| 2 | Landan Brown2023 – 2026 · still playing | 629 | 6 | 980 |
| +125 this season · passes Jay Ducker for the most in 8 games at his pace | ||||
| 3 | Alton McCaskill2025 – 2026 · still playing | 603 | 2 | 718 |
| +232 this season · passes Landan Brown for 2nd in 1 game at his pace | ||||
| 4 | DJ McKinney2024 · 12 games | 481 | 3 | 580 |
| 5 | John Gentry2023 – 2024 · 16 games | 466 | 4 | 743 |
| 6 | Elijah Green2025 · 8 games | 391 | 2 | 524 |
| 7 | MJ Dowdy2026 · still playing | 147 | 1 | 150 |
| +147 this season · passes Elijah Green for 6th in 9 games at his pace | ||||
| 8 | Zach Hrbacek2023 – 2024 · 16 games | 123 | 0 | 171 |
| 9 | Jerrian Parker Jr.2025 – 2026 · still playing | 86 | 0 | 277 |
| +86 this season · passes Zach Hrbacek for 8th in 3 games at his pace | ||||
| T10 | Ah'Marion Gaines-Smith2026 · still playing | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| +21 this season · passes Jerrian Parker Jr. for 9th in 4 games at his pace | ||||
| T10 | Kaden Winkfield2026 · still playing | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| +21 this season · passes Jerrian Parker Jr. for 9th in 4 games at his pace | ||||
| 12 | Charles Crawford III2023 · 3 games | 11 | 0 | 29 |
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Method
- Every running back who played at Sam Houston, ranked by rushing yards over his games there. Bowl and playoff games count.
- A decade counts his rushing yards at Sam Houston 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 Sam Houston is counted at tonight's numbers against the record book's, which run through the 2025 season.