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Tulane’s best running backs

Mewelde Moore has the most rushing yards in Tulane history, 4,364 from 2000 to 2003. Since 2004, Matt Forte has the most, 4,214 in 42 games.

Of the American’s best running backs since 2004, Dontrell Hilliard is 8th and Tyjae Spears 10th.

Of C-USA’s best running backs since 2004, Matt Forte is 5th.

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Tulane’s running backs this season

By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2004–09

rushing yards in Tulane history

  1. 1Mewelde Moore2000 – 20034,364
  2. 2Matt Forte2004 – 20074,265
  3. 3Eddie Price1946 – 19493,095
  4. 4Orleans Darkwa2010 – 20132,953
  5. 5Tyjae Spears2019 – 20222,910
  6. 6Makhi Hughes2023 – 20242,779
  7. 7Bill Banker1927 – 19292,516
  8. 8Don Zimmerman1930 – 19322,369
  9. 9Jamaican Dartez1995 – 19982,284
  10. 10Marvin Christian1977 – 19792,152

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

Tulane’s best running backs
PlacePlayerrushing yardsrushing touchdownsyards from scrimmage
1Matt Forte2004 – 2007 · 42 games4,214385,187
2Orleans Darkwa2010 – 2013 · 46 games2,957393,552
3Dontrell Hilliard2014 – 2017 · 47 games2,948303,688
4Tyjae Spears2019 – 2022 · 33 games2,910313,474
5Makhi Hughes2023 – 2024 · 28 games2,779223,022
6Darius Bradwell2016 – 2019 · 38 games2,062172,119
7Andre Anderson2006 – 2009 · 28 games1,966172,423
8Cam Carroll2018 – 2022 · 36 games1,638191,885
9Sherman Badie2014 – 2017 · 44 games1,51791,936
10Stephon Huderson2017 – 2020 · 40 games1,37561,592
11Corey Dauphine2018 – 2019 · 25 games1,360141,366
12Rob Kelley2011 – 2015 · 49 games1,27061,997
13Lazedrick Thompson2013 – 2016 · 38 games1,269121,304
14Joshua Rounds2012 – 2016 · 46 games1,16881,456
15Jovon Jackson2004 – 2005 · 18 games1,052101,263
16Amare Jones2018 – 2020 · 35 games976101,496
17Albert Williams2008 – 2011 · 35 games7774962
18Arnold Barnes III2023 – 2025 · 32 games7576792
19Shaadie Clayton-Johnson2022 – 2024 · 30 games7103883
20Jamauri McClure2024 – 2026 · still playing7063738
+45 this season
21Danté Butler2011 – 2014 · 42 games5420857
22Javin Gordon2025 · 14 games5165609
23Johnnie Daniels2026 · still playing4936518
+493 this season
24Maurice Turner2025 – 2026 · still playing4682568
+341 this season
25Iverson Celestine2021 – 2023 · 16 games4340460

rushing yards by decade

2020s

  1. Makhi Hughes2023 – 2024 · 28 games2,779
  2. Tyjae Spears2020 – 2022 · 29 games2,718
  3. Cam Carroll2020 – 2022 · 25 games1,260
  4. Stephon Huderson2020 · 12 games773
  5. Arnold Barnes III2023 – 2025 · 32 games757

2010s

  1. Orleans Darkwa2010 – 2013 · 46 games2,957
  2. Dontrell Hilliard2014 – 2017 · 47 games2,948
  3. Darius Bradwell2016 – 2019 · 38 games2,062
  4. Sherman Badie2014 – 2017 · 44 games1,517
  5. Corey Dauphine2018 – 2019 · 25 games1,360

2004–09

  1. Matt Forte2004 – 2007 · 42 games4,214
  2. Andre Anderson2006 – 2009 · 28 games1,966
  3. Jovon Jackson2004 – 2005 · 18 games1,052
  4. Ray Boudreaux2004 – 2007 · 22 games343
  5. Nathan Austin2008 · 9 games292

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Method

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