Career| Rank | Player | Yards | Years |
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| 1 | Chris Barclay | 4,032 | 2002 2003 2004 2005 | | 2 | James McDougald | 3,811 | 1976 1977 1978 1979 | | 3 | Michael Ramseur | 3,325 | 1982 1983 1984 1985 | | 4 | Demond Claiborne | 2,597 | 2023 2024 2025 2026 | | 5 | Tarence Williams | 2,581 | 1999 2000 2001 2002 | | 6 | Morgan Kane | 2,550 | 1996 1997 1998 1999 | | 7 | Matt Colburn II | 2,528 | 2015 2016 2017 2018 | | 8 | Cade Carney | 2,446 | 2016 2017 2018 2019 | | 9 | Topper Clemons | 2,379 | 1982 1983 1984 1985 | | 10 | John Leach | 2,246 | 1990 1991 1992 1993 | | Single season| Rank | Player | Yards | Year |
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| 1 | Larry Hopkins | 1,228 | 1971 | | 2 | Chris Barclay | 1,192 | 2003 | | 3 | James McDougald | 1,177 | 1979 | | 4 | Morgan Kane | 1,161 | 1999 | | 5 | Chris Barclay | 1,127 | 2005 | | 6 | John Leach | 1,089 | 1993 | | 7 | Demond Claiborne | 1,049 [15] | 2024 | | 8 | Brian Piccolo | 1,044 | 1964 | | 9 | James McDougald | 1,018 | 1976 | | Tarence Williams | 1,018 | 2001 | | Single game| Rank | Player | Yards | Years | Opponent |
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| 1 | John Leach | 329 | 1993 | Maryland | | 2 | Micah Andrews | 254 | 2005 | Vanderbilt | | 3 | James McDougald | 249 | 1976 | Clemson | | 4 | Nub Smith | 246 | 1949 | William & Mary | | 5 | Chris Barclay | 243 | 2003 | Maryland | | Matt Colburn II | 243 | 2018 | Louisville | | 7 | Josh Harris | 241 | 2010 | Virginia Tech | | 8 | Matt Colburn II | 237 | 2017 | Syracuse | | 9 | Larry Hopkins | 230 | 1970 | Clemson | | Larry Hopkins | 230 | 1971 | Tulsa |
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