Stanford’s best running backs

Stepfan Taylor has the most rushing yards in Stanford history, 4,300 from 2009 to 2012. Micah Ford is 7th, with 1,703; 238 more passes Anthony Kimble for 6th.

Of the Pac-12’s best running backs since 2004, Stepfan Taylor is 5th and Christian McCaffrey 10th.

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Stanford’s running backs this season

Micah Ford9 games, 83.4 a game1,703 at Stanford, the 7th-most since 2004. 551 more puts him past Glyn Milburn for 10th in school history.751rushing yards
Sedrick Irvin9 games, 21.3 a game492 at Stanford.192rushing yards
Champ Hampton7 games, 11.0 a game117 at Stanford.77rushing yards

By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2004–09

rushing yards in Stanford history

1Stepfan Taylor2009 – 20124,300
2Darrin Nelson1977 – 19814,169
3Christian McCaffrey2014 – 20163,922
4Bryce Love2015 – 20183,866
5Toby Gerhart2006 – 20093,522
6Brad Muster1984 – 19873,010
7Anthony Bookman1994 – 19972,672
8Mike Mitchell1993 – 19972,550
9Tyler Gaffney2009 – 20132,500
10Glyn Milburn1990 – 19922,253

From Stanford's record book, which counts every bowl game.

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Every running back since 2004

Stanford’s best running backs
Place	Player	rushing yards	rushing touchdowns	yards from scrimmage
1	Stepfan Taylor2009 – 2012 · 52 games	4,300	40	5,078
2	Christian McCaffrey2014 – 2016 · 37 games	3,922	21	5,128
3	Bryce Love2015 – 2018 · 49 games	3,866	30	4,331
4	Toby Gerhart2006 – 2009 · 38 games	3,522	43	3,917
5	Tyler Gaffney2009 – 2013 · 46 games	2,500	33	2,764
6	Anthony Kimble2005 – 2008 · 39 games	1,940	18	2,425
7	Micah Ford2024 – 2026 · still playing	1,703	12	2,130
	+751 this season · passes Anthony Kimble for 6th in 3 games at his pace
8	Cameron Scarlett2016 – 2019 · 49 games	1,676	24	2,199
9	Anthony Wilkerson2010 – 2013 · 49 games	1,267	9	1,364
10	Austin Jones2019 – 2021 · 29 games	1,155	12	1,686
11	Remound Wright2012 – 2015 · 45 games	1,023	26	1,174
12	Jeremy Stewart2007 – 2011 · 39 games	920	14	1,043
13	Casey Filkins2020 – 2023 · 22 games	737	5	988
14	Barry Sanders2013 – 2015 · 33 games	672	5	761
15	Nathaniel Peat2019 – 2021 · 27 games	665	4	771
16	J.R. Lemon2004 – 2005 · 17 games	662	6	802
17	Kelsey Young2012 – 2014 · 36 games	601	3	743
18	Cole Tabb2024 – 2025 · 14 games	575	3	606
19	EJ Smith2020 – 2023 · 23 games	557	5	943
20	Sedrick Irvin2023 – 2026 · still playing	492	2	716
	+192 this season
21	Kenneth Tolon2004 · 11 games	422	3	459
22	Jason Evans2004 – 2007 · 20 games	381	2	575
23	Trevor Speights2017 – 2018 · 19 games	363	1	417
24	Alex Loukas2008 – 2010 · 16 games	336	2	339
25	Chris Davis Jr.2024 – 2026 · still playing	311	0	322
	+23 this season

rushing yards by decade

2020s

› Micah Ford2024 – 2026 · 27 games1,703
Austin Jones2020 – 2021 · 17 games928
Casey Filkins2020 – 2023 · 22 games737
Nathaniel Peat2020 – 2021 · 18 games608
Cole Tabb2024 – 2025 · 14 games575

2010s

Stepfan Taylor2010 – 2012 · 40 games3,997
Christian McCaffrey2014 – 2016 · 37 games3,922
Bryce Love2015 – 2018 · 49 games3,866
Tyler Gaffney2010 – 2013 · 37 games2,413
Cameron Scarlett2016 – 2019 · 49 games1,676

2004–09

Toby Gerhart2006 – 2009 · 38 games3,522
Anthony Kimble2005 – 2008 · 39 games1,940
J.R. Lemon2004 – 2005 · 17 games662
Jeremy Stewart2007 – 2009 · 18 games526
Kenneth Tolon2004 · 11 games422

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Method

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