Top ten rushing leaders in Auburn Football history

Where do some of the most historic backs in Auburn Football history stack up?
Top ten rushing leaders in Auburn Football history
Top ten rushing leaders in Auburn Football history /
In this story:

As we get further into the off-season, it is fun to reminisce about some former Auburn running backs and see where they stack up on Auburn’s all-time rushing leaders list. 

Like most teams in the SEC, Auburn has been known for their hard nose running games. As Auburn fans, we have seen some outstanding running backs play at Jordan-Hare Stadium over the years. Many of the players on this list went on to have tremendous successes in the NFL. The Tigers have always been a ground and pound team, which has led to the historic success of the Auburn football team. Many of the players on this list played a while back. 

The most recent player was Tank Bigsby, who just concluded his Auburn football career and was selected in the NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars. 

Let’s see who cracks the top ten all-time Auburn rushing leaders list!

10. Ronnie Brown

© Jason Parkhurst-USA TODAY Sports

2,707 Career Rushing Yards 

9. Brent Fullwood

© Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports

2,789 Career Rushing Yards

8. Stephen Davis

© RVR Photos-USA TODAY Sports

2,811 Career Rushing Yards

7. Tank Bigsby

Tank Bigsby in the Iron Bowl
Jason Homan/ Auburn Daily

2,903 Career Rushing Yards

6. Tre Mason

© Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

2,979 Career Rushing Yards

5. Ben Tate

Tennessee defensive tackle Dan Williams (55) stops Auburn running back Ben Tate (44) Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Alabama in 2008. Auburn won the game 14-12, dropping Tennessee to 1-3 for the season. Utauburn15 Mp10392
© Michael Patrick/News Sentinel NFS

3,321 Career Rushing Yards

4. Joe Cribbs

Auburn junior tailback Joe Cribbs, left, lost his No. 20 jersey, but still on the way to one of his five touchdowns in the game against Vanderbilt. Commodores linebacker John Pointer (65) got the jersey and they were thrashed 49-7 by Auburn before a near-capacity crowd of 30,394 at Dudley Field Oct. 14, 1978. The five touchdowns by Cribbs were the most in any one game in Auburn's history. 78then10 023
© Robert Johnson / The Tennessean

3,368 Career Rushing Yards

3. James Brooks

John Reed-USA TODAY Sports

3,523 Career Rushing Yards

2. Carnell "Cadillac" Williams

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Copyright (c) 2004 Dale Zanine

3,831 Career Rushing Yards

1. Bo Jackson

Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports

4,303 Career Rushing Yards

Related stories

Auburn football's 2024 SEC conference slate has been released

Hugh Freeze has $3 million worth on incentives laced into his Auburn contract

ChatGPT ranks Auburn football's top 10 running backs of all time

Ranking the five most important games on Auburn football's 2023 schedule

Four-star linebacker Joseph Phillips commits to the Auburn Tigers

Engage with Auburn Daily on Socials!

Join the Locked on Auburn Discord

Follow Auburn Daily on Twitter

Like Auburn Daily on Facebook

Subscribe to Locked On Auburn on YouTube


Published