Earnest Alexander Byner is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the East Carolina Pirates. He is now the running back coach of Out-of-Door Academy.
Tobin Bo Gunnar Gerhart is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal, earning unanimous All-American honors. He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. With Stanford in 2009, Gerhart won the Doak Walker Award and was the runner-up for the 2009 Heisman Trophy. He received 1,276 points in the Heisman voting, coming in second to Mark Ingram II, who received 1,304 points; the 28-point margin was the closest vote in Heisman history. Gerhart had a breakout senior season in 2009, leading all running backs in the nation in rushing yards, touchdowns, and points scored, and setting several Pac-10 and school records. He held the Stanford record for most rushing yards in a season (1,871) until Christian McCaffrey broke it in 2015, and still holds Cardinal records for touchdowns in a season (28) and most touchdowns in a career (44).
LaBrandon Cordell Toefield is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers and was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL draft.
Maurice Christopher Jones-Drew, often called "MJD", is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, earning unanimous All-American honors in 2005.
Vaughn Allen Dunbar is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons. He played college football for the Indiana Hoosiers, and earned consensus All-American accolades. A first-round choice in the 1992 NFL draft, he played professionally for the New Orleans Saints and Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL.
Aaron Jermaine Ross is a former American football cornerback who won a college football national championship in 2005 with Texas, the 2006 Jim Thorpe Award for the nation's top defensive back, and Super Bowls XLII and XLVI, both with the Giants. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft.
Rashad Andre Jennings is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He also played for the Oakland Raiders and the New York Giants. Jennings played college football at Pittsburgh and Liberty.
Bernard Hayward Pierce is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Temple Owls. He was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the third round of the 2012 NFL draft.
Abdul-Gafar Olatokumbo Ayodeji Lamar "Deji" Karim is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football for Southern Illinois and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College.
Allen Lord Bradford is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at USC. Bradford has also played for the Seattle Seahawks, New York Giants, Jacksonville Jaguars, Cleveland Browns, and Atlanta Falcons.
Randy "Duke" Johnson Jr. is an American football running back who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Miami.
Nicholas Jamaal Chubb is an American football running back for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was selected by the Browns in the second round of the 2018 NFL draft. Chubb has been named to four Pro Bowls during his NFL career.
Joseph Tyler Mixon is an American football running back for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). Mixon played college football at Oklahoma, where he was a first-team All-Big 12, and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2017 NFL draft.
Kelvin Taylor is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Florida.
D'Andre Tiyon Swift is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was drafted by the Detroit Lions with the third pick of the second round of the 2020 NFL draft. In 2023, he was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles, where he earned his first Pro Bowl selection before signing with the Bears in 2024.
Travis Etienne Jr. is an American football running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers and was selected by the Jaguars in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft.
D'Ernest Johnson Jr. is an American football running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Florida.
James Robinson is an American football running back for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Illinois State and signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2020, and was traded to the New York Jets in 2022. In 2020, Robinson broke the National Football League (NFL) record for most scrimmage yards of any undrafted rookie.
JaMycal Hasty is an American professional football player who is a running back for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Baylor.
Deon Jackson is an American football running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Duke.
