Putting Up Numbers· college football

Wake Forest’s best running backs

Chris Barclay has the most rushing yards in Wake Forest history, 4,032 from 2002 to 2005. Since 2004, Demond Claiborne has the most, 2,599 in 38 games.

Next: Wake Forest at SMU, Sat, Nov 14 · analysis

Wake Forest’s running backs this season

By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2004–09

rushing yards in Wake Forest history

  1. 1Chris Barclay2002 – 20054,032
  2. 2James McDougald1976 – 19793,811
  3. 3Michael Ramseur1982 – 19853,325
  4. 4Demond Claiborne2022 – 20252,599
  5. 5Tarence Williams1999 – 20022,581
  6. 6Morgan Kane1996 – 19992,550
  7. 7Matt Colburn II2015 – 20182,528
  8. 8Cade Carney2016 – 20192,446
  9. 9Topper Clemons1982 – 19852,379
  10. 10John Leach1990 – 19932,246

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

Wake Forest’s best running backs
PlacePlayerrushing yardsrushing touchdownsyards from scrimmage
1Demond Claiborne2022 – 2025 · 38 games2,599263,023
2Matt Colburn2015 – 2018 · 47 games2,528152,834
3Cade Carney2016 – 2019 · 42 games2,446212,613
4Josh Harris2010 – 2013 · 43 games2,230192,534
5Chris Barclay2004 – 2005 · 21 games2,137192,414
6Justice Ellison2020 – 2023 · 40 games1,909152,072
7Christian Beal-Smith2018 – 2021 · 38 games1,871141,999
8Brandon Pendergrass2008 – 2011 · 42 games1,865172,173
9Josh Adams2007 – 2010 · 47 games1,836182,413
10Micah Andrews2004 – 2007 · 33 games1,561121,863
11Kenneth Walker III2019 – 2020 · 20 games1,158171,205
12Christian Turner2021 – 2022 · 26 games1,022121,090
13Kenneth Moore2004 – 2007 · 33 games82952,287
14Kevin Harris2006 – 2009 · 27 games7859935
15Ty Clark III2024 – 2026 · still playing75610979
+376 this season
16Tate Carney2023 – 2025 · 23 games59210740
17Tyler Bell2015 – 2016 · 18 games5482690
18Deandre Martin2012 – 2013 · 17 games5366679
19Kevin Marion2004 – 2007 · 39 games49231,040
20Rich Belton2005 – 2008 · 36 games4176640
21Quinton Cooley2020 – 2022 · 19 games4024432
22Arkeem Byrd2017 · 11 games3951419
T23James Adams2007 – 2008 · 5 games3764410
T23Isaiah Robinson2014 – 2017 · 24 games3764466
25Deuce Lawrence2026 · still playing3243373
+324 this season

rushing yards by decade

2020s

  1. Demond Claiborne2022 – 2025 · 38 games2,599
  2. Justice Ellison2020 – 2023 · 40 games1,909
  3. Christian Beal-Smith2020 – 2021 · 21 games1,336
  4. Christian Turner2021 – 2022 · 26 games1,022
  5. › Ty Clark III2024 – 2026 · 23 games756

2010s

  1. Matt Colburn2015 – 2018 · 47 games2,528
  2. Cade Carney2016 – 2019 · 42 games2,446
  3. Josh Harris2010 – 2013 · 43 games2,230
  4. Brandon Pendergrass2010 – 2011 · 18 games938
  5. Kenneth Walker III2019 · 13 games579

2004–09

  1. Chris Barclay2004 – 2005 · 21 games2,137
  2. Micah Andrews2004 – 2007 · 33 games1,561
  3. Josh Adams2007 – 2009 · 35 games1,520
  4. Brandon Pendergrass2008 – 2009 · 24 games927
  5. Kenneth Moore2004 – 2007 · 33 games829

Also at Wake Forest: quarterbacks · wide receivers · tight ends · defenders · kickers · punters · Wake Forest record book

Read next

Method

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