Jeanty is on track to join the list of recent 2,000-yard regular seasons

Junior running back Ashton Jeanty has accumulated 845 rushing yards in four games during the 2024 season. He has rushed for 190 yards or more in three games, the lone exception being Boise State's 56-14 rout of FCS Portland State, when Jeanty scored just 11 times and didn't record a touch in the second half.

If his pace continues, Jeanty — and his 10.3 yards per carry — will be in exclusive company. Jeanty is currently on pace to finish the regular season with 2,535 rushing yards and will likely join a list of four college football players who have amassed over 2,000 regular season rushing yards in the last decade.

The players he could join:

Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin, 2014

Gordon had 2,260 yards on the ground in 12 regular-season games in 2014 and reached the end zone 26 times. When he finished the postseason, it was the second most productive rushing season by a college player.

Gordon's Wisconsin Badgers thrived when he posted video game numbers. The Badgers shook off a Week 1 loss to the LSU Tigers to win 10 of their final 11 regular-season games, highlighted by a dominant 59-24 win over No. 16 Nebraska in which Gordon had 408 rushing yards and four touchdowns scored at Camp Randall Stadium.

Rashaad Penny, San Diego State, 2017

Rashaad Penny couldn't have had bigger shoes to fill entering his senior season with the San Diego State Aztecs in 2017.

Penny had already shined last year and impressed as a backup to one of the most dominant running backs in college football history, Donnel Pumphrey. Not only did Penny match Pumphrey's production, he improved upon it.

The senior racked up 2,027 rushing yards in the regular season, averaging just under 7.5 yards per carry. After struggling in losses to Boise State and Fresno State, Penny responded with a streak of four consecutive games with 200 rushing yards or more to end the regular season.

Tevin Coleman, Indiana, 2014

The Indiana Hoosiers struggled in 2014, but their star running back Tevin Coleman still shined.

Coleman had never before rushed for more than 1,000 yards in a season prior to 2014, when the junior ran for 2,036 yards. Even as the Hoosiers struggled, winning just one Big Ten game en route to a 4-8 Finals record, Coleman maintained remarkable consistency, eclipsing 100 yards on the ground in every game but one .

D'Onta Foreman, Texas, 2016

As a sophomore in 2015, D'Onta Foreman caught 95 carries for 681 yards. In 2016, the Texas Longhorns gave him 323 runs, which he converted into notable rushing yards in 2028 in an otherwise poor year for Texas.

Although the 5-7 Longhorns missed a bowl game, Foreman had a consistent and productive year. The junior finished eight games in which he scored multiple times through the air or ground and eclipsed 150 yards receiving in seven games.