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Top 25 Returning FCS Running Backs In 2024

Sam Herder by Sam Herder
May 23, 2024
Lan Larison, UC Davis

Leroy Yau/UC Davis Athletics

As we hit the preview portion of the 2024 FCS offseason, HERO Sports will rank the top returning players by position group.

While what happens on the field and how things finish at the end of the season is what really matters, preseason rankings give fans an idea of what players and teams they should keep an eye on.

Here are the top returning running backs in 2024.

These rankings are formed by a combination of on-field production, postseason accolades, PFF grades, pro potential, and the author’s opinion/FCS knowledge (watching games, knowing what system players are in, strength of opponents, etc.).

Best Returning FCS RBs

25. Jacardia Wright, Missouri State

24. Sone Ntoh, Monmouth

23. Jarett Hunter, Howard

22. Shane McLaughlin, Harvard

21. MJ Flowers, Eastern Illinois

20. Jaylon Spears, Nicholls

19. Hunter Rice, VMI

18. Mari Adams, Davidson

17. Tyvon Edmonds Jr., Robert Morris (transfer from Merrimack)

16. Collin Guggenheim, Nicholls


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15. Travis Theis, South Dakota

14. Elijah Burris, Hampton

13. Julius Loughridge, Fordham

12. Julius Davis, Montana State

11. Tyshon King, Youngstown State

10. Mason King, Illinois State

9. Jordan Fuller, Holy Cross

8. Eli Gillman, Montana

7. Bronson Yoder, William & Mary

6. Amar Johnson, South Dakota State

5. Marcus Yarns, Delaware

4. Jamar Curtis, Lafayette

3. ShunDerrick Powell, Central Arkansas

Powell was one of the best transfer portal additions in the FCS last year.

UCA signed Powell after his 2022 All-American season at North Alabama, where he rushed for 1,508 yards and 18 touchdowns. The 5-foot-9 and 180-pounder was at it again in 2023, rushing 136 times for 1,016 yards and six scores. He earned All-UAC Second Team accolades.

Powell’s 7.5 yards per carry ranked No. 2 in the FCS, trailing South Carolina State’s Jawarn Howell, who is now at South Carolina.

2. Kayvon Britten, Tarleton State

Britten is a back-to-back All-Conference First Team selection for two different teams.

In 2022 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff, he rushed for 1,063 yards and 16 touchdowns. Britten transferred to Tarleton State last year and had another dynamite season. The 5-foot-7 and 195-pounder rushed for 1,150 yards on 183 carries (6.3 YPC) and 16 TDs, earning two All-American honors.

PFF graded Britten as the No. 8 overall FCS running back.

1. Lan Larison, UC Davis

Despite playing only eight games, Larison was the 2023 Big Sky Offensive Player of the Year.

In those eight games, he carried the ball 178 times for 1,101 yards (6.2 YPC) and 13 touchdowns, plus 21 catches for 198 yards and two scores. Larison was named to four All-American teams and earned All-Big Sky honors for a fourth straight season. PFF graded Larison as the No. 7 overall FCS running back with a rushing grade that ranked No. 5.

The 6-foot and 199-pound Idaho native is a problem whenever the ball is in his hands. In 36 career games, he’s recorded 2,169 yards rushing and 24 touchdowns, 65 catches for 779 yards and four scores, and 1,171 kick return yards with a TD.

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