UTEP’s best running backs
Aaron Jones has the most rushing yards in UTEP history, 4,114 from 2013 to 2016. Since 2004, Aaron Jones Sr. has the most, 4,114 in 35 games.
Of C-USA’s best running backs since 2004, Aaron Jones Sr. is 7th.
UTEP’s running backs this season
- Tavorus Jones7 games, 39.4 a game276rushing yards
- Lamar Sperling6 games, 12.3 a game74rushing yards
- Elijah McCoy4 games, 9.5 a game85 at UTEP.38rushing yards
By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2004–09
rushing yards in UTEP history
- 1Aaron Jones2013 – 20164,114
- 2John Harvey1985 – 19883,576
- 3Howard Jackson2001 – 20043,466
- 4Robert Elliott1974 – 19772,834
- 5Toraino Singleton1994 – 19952,635
- 6Marcus Thomas2004 – 20072,615
- 7Deion Hankins2019 – 20232,604
- 8Paul Smith1996 – 19992,539
- 9Donald Buckram2006 – 20102,417
- 10Pug Gabrel1947 – 19502,321
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), through the 2025 season, which counts bowl games from 2002.
Compare with in · side by side
Every running back since 2004
| Place | Player | rushing yards | rushing touchdowns | yards from scrimmage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Jones Sr.2013 – 2016 · 35 games | 4,114 | 33 | 4,760 |
| 2 | Deion Hankins2019 – 2023 · 43 games | 2,599 | 23 | 2,739 |
| 3 | Marcus Thomas2004 – 2007 · 39 games | 2,407 | 23 | 3,324 |
| 4 | Donald Buckram2006 – 2010 · 38 games | 2,403 | 21 | 3,354 |
| 5 | Nate Jeffery2011 – 2014 · 44 games | 2,126 | 18 | 2,383 |
| 6 | Ronald Awatt2017 – 2022 · 33 games | 1,781 | 11 | 2,016 |
| 7 | Joe Banyard2010 – 2011 · 25 games | 1,455 | 14 | 1,629 |
| 8 | Quardraiz Wadley2016 – 2021 · 32 games | 1,219 | 10 | 1,336 |
| 9 | Howard Jackson2004 · 12 games | 1,187 | 10 | 1,459 |
| 10 | Treyvon Hughes2015 – 2019 · 31 games | 1,069 | 13 | 1,112 |
| 11 | Joshua Fields2017 – 2020 · 38 games | 942 | 3 | 1,002 |
| 12 | Vernon Frazier2008 – 2011 · 35 games | 866 | 8 | 994 |
| 13 | Jevon Jackson2024 · 12 games | 754 | 4 | 853 |
| 14 | James Thomas II2006 – 2010 · 40 games | 630 | 6 | 931 |
| 15 | Torrance Burgess Jr.2022 – 2023 · 13 games | 623 | 2 | 850 |
| 16 | Terrell Jackson2007 – 2008 · 18 games | 593 | 3 | 826 |
| 17 | Ashten Emory2024 – 2025 · 13 games | 592 | 4 | 707 |
| 18 | Leilyon Myers2010 – 2011 · 25 games | 584 | 18 | 599 |
| 19 | Tyler Ebell2005 · 7 games | 525 | 5 | 775 |
| 20 | Reynaldo Flores2019 – 2022 · 33 games | 478 | 5 | 1,289 |
| 21 | Josh Bell2011 – 2014 · 27 games | 461 | 7 | 616 |
| 22 | Jeremiah Laufasa2014 – 2015 · 15 games | 446 | 2 | 606 |
| 23 | Autrey Golden2012 – 2015 · 48 games | 444 | 2 | 998 |
| 24 | Lorne Sam2006 – 2007 · 16 games | 405 | 4 | 1,116 |
| 25 | Darrin Laufasa2013 – 2016 · 31 games | 369 | 4 | 522 |
rushing yards by decade
2020s
- Deion Hankins2020 – 2023 · 41 games2,558
- Ronald Awatt2020 – 2022 · 31 games1,768
- Jevon Jackson2024 · 12 games754
- Torrance Burgess Jr.2022 – 2023 · 13 games623
- Ashten Emory2024 – 2025 · 13 games592
2010s
- Aaron Jones Sr.2013 – 2016 · 35 games4,114
- Nate Jeffery2011 – 2014 · 44 games2,126
- Joe Banyard2010 – 2011 · 25 games1,455
- Quardraiz Wadley2016 – 2018 · 25 games1,072
- Treyvon Hughes2015 – 2019 · 31 games1,069
2004–09
- Marcus Thomas2004 – 2007 · 39 games2,407
- Donald Buckram2006 – 2009 · 30 games2,068
- Howard Jackson2004 · 12 games1,187
- Terrell Jackson2007 – 2008 · 18 games593
- Tyler Ebell2005 · 7 games525
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Method
- Every running back who played at UTEP 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 UTEP before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his rushing yards at UTEP 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 UTEP is counted at tonight's numbers against the record book's, which run through the 2025 season.