A surprising name leads Penn State’s all-time leading rushers
Penn State has had a large amount of notable running backs step foot on Beaver Stadium’s grass, including several college hall of fame players. Of those notable men, none of them are actually the all-time leading rusher in the program’s history.
Names like Larry Johnson, Saquon Barkley, and Curt Warner are names you expect to see but none of them lead the list. Leading the list is a running back who was more than reliable during his tenure. Speaking of reliability, Penn State has strayed away from the run game but recent recruiting points to that aspect of the game making a grand return.
For the time being, while James Franklin decides what he wants to do with the offense, we can just hope that Nick Singleton joins this list one day. Until then, take some time to jump in the way-back machine in Penn State history.
Evan Royster
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Years: 2007-2010
Career Rushing Yards: 3,932
Saquon Barkley
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Years: 2015-2017
Career Rushing Yards: 3,843
Curt Warner
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Years: 1979-1982
Career Rushing Yards: 3,398
Tony Hunt
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Years: 2003-2006
Career Rushing Yards: 3,320
Blair Thomas
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Years: 1985-1989
Career Rushing Yards: 3,301
Curtis Enis
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Years: 1995-1997
Career Rushing Yards: 3,256
D.J. Dozier
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Years: 1983-1986
Career Rushing Yards: 3,227
Larry Johnson
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Years: 1999-2002
Career Rushing Yards: 2,953
Lydell Mitchell
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Years: 1969-1971
Career Rushing Yards: 2,934
Ki-Jana Carter
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Years: 1992-1994
Career Rushing Yards: 2,829
Matt Suhey
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Years: 1976-1979
Career Rushing Yards: 2,818
John Cappelletti
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Years: 1972-1973
Career Rushing Yards: 2,639
Eric McCoo
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Years: 1998-2001
Career Rushing Yards: 2,518
Charlie Pittman
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Years: 1967-1969
Career Rushing Yards: 2,236
Zach Zwinak
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Years: 2011-2014
Career Rushing Yards: 2,108
Booker Moore
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Years: 1977-1980
Career Rushing Yards: 2,072
Jon Williams
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Years: 1980-1983
Career Rushing Yards: 2,042
Franco Harris
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Years: 1969-1971
Career Rushing Yards: 2,002
Richie Anderson
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Years: 1989-1992
Career Rushing Yards: 1,756
Trace McSorley
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Years: 2015-2018
Career Rushing Yards: 1,697
