UMass’ best running backs
Marcel Shipp has the most rushing yards in UMass history, 6,250 from 1997 to 2000. Since 2004, Marquis Young has the most, 3,618 in 47 games.
UMass’ running backs this season
- Elijah Faulkner8 games, 47.0 a game490 at UMass.376rushing yards
- Curtis Kimmons IV8 games, 38.5 a game308rushing yards
- Jordan Washington2 games, 27.0 a game54rushing yards
rushing yards in UMass history
- 1Marcel Shipp1997 – 20006,250
- 2Steve Baylark2003 – 20065,332
- 3Rene Ingoglia1992 – 19954,623
- 4Garry Pearson1979 – 19823,859
- 5Marquis Young2015 – 20183,618
- 6Frank Alessio1993 – 19962,887
- 7Tony Nelson2005 – 20092,787
- 8Jonathan Hernandez2008 – 20112,627
- 9Kevin Smellie1985 – 19882,228
- 10Jerome Bledsoe1988 – 19912,216
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), through the 2025 season.
Compare with in · side by side
Every running back since 2004
| Place | Player | rushing yards | rushing touchdowns | yards from scrimmage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marquis Young2015 – 2018 · 47 games | 3,618 | 29 | 4,289 |
| 2 | Ellis Merriweather2020 – 2022 · 26 games | 1,828 | 8 | 2,045 |
| 3 | Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams2021 – 2023 · 26 games | 1,568 | 14 | 1,736 |
| 4 | Bilal Ally2016 – 2019 · 33 games | 1,458 | 11 | 1,541 |
| 5 | Jamal Wilson2012 – 2015 · 27 games | 894 | 8 | 1,216 |
| 6 | Shadrach Abrokwah2013 – 2015 · 12 games | 851 | 8 | 929 |
| 7 | Lorenzo Woodley2013 – 2015 · 24 games | 770 | 7 | 896 |
| 8 | Michael Cox2012 · 12 games | 710 | 5 | 773 |
| 9 | Jalen John2023 – 2024 · 12 games | 614 | 5 | 733 |
| 10 | CJ Hester2024 · 11 games | 529 | 4 | 587 |
| 11 | Greg Desrosiers Jr.2022 – 2023 · 23 games | 511 | 6 | 720 |
| 12 | Elijah Faulkner2025 – 2026 · still playing | 490 | 1 | 557 |
| +376 this season | ||||
| 13 | Brandon Hood2025 · 12 games | 368 | 2 | 456 |
| 14 | Jordan Fredericks2018 · 11 games | 356 | 1 | 503 |
| 15 | Curtis Kimmons IV2026 · still playing | 308 | 4 | 366 |
| +308 this season | ||||
| 16 | Stacey Bedell2012 – 2013 · 8 games | 301 | 1 | 399 |
| 17 | Sekai Lindsay2015 – 2016 · 16 games | 270 | 2 | 321 |
| 18 | Rocko Griffin2025 · 9 games | 246 | 2 | 307 |
| 19 | Brandon Campbell2024 · 10 games | 239 | 3 | 306 |
| 20 | Jordan Broadnax2012 – 2014 · 14 games | 172 | 1 | 270 |
| 21 | Tim Baldwin Jr.2022 · 4 games | 165 | 0 | 165 |
| 22 | Nick Orekoya2016 – 2018 · 10 games | 124 | 1 | 170 |
| 23 | Kevin Brown Jr.2019 · 3 games | 119 | 1 | 119 |
| 24 | Jared Chisari2021 · 7 games | 117 | 2 | 118 |
| 25 | J.T. Blyden2014 · 5 games | 116 | 0 | 156 |
rushing yards by decade
2020s
- Ellis Merriweather2020 – 2022 · 26 games1,828
- Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams2021 – 2023 · 26 games1,568
- Jalen John2023 – 2024 · 12 games614
- CJ Hester2024 · 11 games529
- Greg Desrosiers Jr.2022 – 2023 · 23 games511
2012–19
- Marquis Young2015 – 2018 · 47 games3,618
- Bilal Ally2016 – 2019 · 33 games1,458
- Jamal Wilson2012 – 2015 · 27 games894
- Shadrach Abrokwah2013 – 2015 · 12 games851
- Lorenzo Woodley2013 – 2015 · 24 games770
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Method
- Every running back who played at UMass 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 UMass before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his rushing yards at UMass 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 UMass is counted at tonight's numbers against the record book's, which run through the 2025 season.