Oregon running back Royce Freeman broke the 5,000-career rushing yard mark on Saturday.
Oregon running back Royce Freeman joined an exclusive club during the Ducks' game against UCLA on Saturday. The senior eclipsed the 5,000-rushing yard mark for his career, becoming just the 19th player in FBS history to do so.
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Freeman is on the verge of surpassing fellow Ducks running back LaMichael James, who played for Oregon from 2009-11, in career rushing yards. Depending on how the rest of his season plays out, Freeman could finish as high as seventh all-time in career rushing yards.
Here is the list of FBS players to reach the 5,000-yard mark. Reminder: Bowl stats were not included in career totals until 2002.
| FBS career rushing leaders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | School | Rushing yards |
| Donnel Pumphrey | San Diego State | 6,405 |
| Ron Dayne | Wisconsin | 6,397 |
| Ricky Williams | Texas | 6,279 |
| Tony Dorsett | Pittsburgh | 6,082 |
| DeAngelo Williams | Memphis | 6,026 |
| Charles White | USC | 5,598 |
| Travis Prentice | Miami (OH) | 5,596 |
| Cedric Benson | Texas | 5,540 |
| Damion Fletcher | Southern Miss | 5,302 |
| LaDanian Tomlinson | TCU | 5,263 |
| Herschel Walker | Georgia | 5,259 |
| Archie Griffin | Ohio State | 5,177 |
| Avon Cobourne | West Virginia | 5,164 |
| Garrett Wolfe | Northern Illinois | 5,164 |
| Montee Ball | Wisconsin | 5,140 |
| Royce Freeman | Oregon | 5,103 (and counting) |
| LaMichael James | Oregon | 5,082 |
| Mike Hart | Michigan | 5,040 |
| Darren Lewis | Texas A&M | 5,012 |
