South Alabama’s best running backs
Xavier Johnson has the most rushing yards in South Alabama history, 2,670 from 2014 to 2017. Keenan Phillips is 5th, with 1,181.
South Alabama’s running backs this season
- Keenan Phillips8 games, 72.0 a game1,181 at South Alabama, the 6th-most in school history.576rushing yards
- PJ Martin8 games, 69.0 a game1,051 at South Alabama, the 9th-most in school history. 36 more puts him past Demetre Baker for 8th.552rushing yards
- Trae'von Dunbar8 games, 36.9 a game336 at South Alabama, the 10th-most in school history.295rushing yards
rushing yards in South Alabama history
- 1Xavier Johnson2014 – 20172,670
- 2Kendall Houston2010 – 20142,587
- 3Kentrel Bullock2023 – 20252,364
- 4Tra Minter2017 – 20192,199
- 5La'Damian Webb2022 – 20232,069
- 6Jay Jones2013 – 20141,130
- 7Demetre Baker2011 – 20121,086
Keenan Phillips is 6th in school history at tonight’s number, with 1,181.
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 | Xavier Johnson2014 – 2017 · 44 games | 2,670 | 24 | 2,874 |
| 2 | Kentrel Bullock2023 – 2025 · 36 games | 2,364 | 25 | 2,676 |
| 3 | Tra Minter2017 – 2019 · 36 games | 2,199 | 12 | 2,856 |
| 4 | La'Damian Webb2022 – 2023 · 23 games | 2,074 | 29 | 2,431 |
| 5 | Keenan Phillips2025 – 2026 · still playing | 1,181 | 9 | 1,301 |
| +576 this season | ||||
| 6 | Kendall Houston2012 – 2014 · 35 games | 1,131 | 10 | 1,191 |
| 7 | Jay Jones2013 – 2014 · 18 games | 1,130 | 8 | 1,314 |
| 8 | PJ Martin2023 – 2026 · still playing | 1,051 | 11 | 1,209 |
| +552 this season · passes Jay Jones for 7th in 2 games at his pace | ||||
| 9 | Terrance Timmons2012 – 2015 · 40 games | 969 | 5 | 1,152 |
| 10 | Carlos Davis2018 – 2020 · 24 games | 946 | 5 | 1,093 |
| 11 | Tyreis Thomas2015 – 2016 · 20 games | 852 | 8 | 893 |
| 12 | Fluff Bothwell2024 · 12 games | 832 | 13 | 924 |
| 13 | Terrion Avery2019 – 2022 · 28 games | 783 | 2 | 910 |
| 14 | Bam McReynolds2022 – 2024 · 24 games | 669 | 1 | 1,090 |
| 15 | Demetre Baker2012 · 9 games | 595 | 3 | 653 |
| 16 | Dami Ayoola2015 – 2016 · 24 games | 484 | 6 | 516 |
| 17 | Marco Lee Jr.2022 – 2023 · 22 games | 467 | 6 | 475 |
| 18 | Deonta Moore2016 – 2018 · 28 games | 420 | 0 | 501 |
| 19 | Jared Wilson2018 – 2021 · 27 games | 347 | 2 | 366 |
| 20 | Trae'von Dunbar2025 – 2026 · still playing | 336 | 5 | 362 |
| +295 this season | ||||
| 21 | Bryan Hill2021 – 2022 · 11 games | 332 | 3 | 362 |
| 22 | Kareem Walker2021 · 8 games | 295 | 4 | 338 |
| 23 | Omni Wells2022 · 13 games | 242 | 0 | 315 |
| 24 | Cris Dinham2013 · 8 games | 234 | 2 | 264 |
| 25 | Denzel Foster2017 · 9 games | 162 | 0 | 183 |
rushing yards by decade
2020s
- Kentrel Bullock2023 – 2025 · 36 games2,364
- La'Damian Webb2022 – 2023 · 23 games2,074
- › Keenan Phillips2025 – 2026 · 20 games1,181
- › PJ Martin2023 – 2026 · 26 games1,051
- Fluff Bothwell2024 · 12 games832
2012–19
- Xavier Johnson2014 – 2017 · 44 games2,670
- Tra Minter2017 – 2019 · 36 games2,199
- Kendall Houston2012 – 2014 · 35 games1,131
- Jay Jones2013 – 2014 · 18 games1,130
- Terrance Timmons2012 – 2015 · 40 games969
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Method
- Every running back who played at South Alabama, ranked by rushing yards over his games there. Bowl and playoff games count.
- A decade counts his rushing yards at South Alabama 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 South Alabama is counted at tonight's numbers against the record book's, which run through the 2025 season.