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Chasing History: Hill Nears 3,000 Career Rushing Yards

#5 Continues to Solidify himself in the record books

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Note: This article previously stated Justice Hill had more than 3,000 rushing yards. After some further number crunching (I’m not sure where I got off, honestly) that isn’t the case. All of the numbers are updated to reflect Hill’s current career statistics.

Saturday’s game wasn’t a good one for Oklahoma State, but Justice Hill is nearing another career milestone.

Hill’s 111 rushing yards against Texas Tech put him 3 away from 3,000 career yards. Hill didn’t move up in OSU’s Top 10 list this week in rushing yards, but he’s catching eighth-place Joseph Randle’s 3,085 career yards.

Name Yards Years Active
Thurman Thomas 5,001 1984-87
Terry Miller 4,754 1974-77
David Thompson 4,318 1993-96
Kendall Hunter 4,181 2007-10
Barry Sanders 3,797 1986-88
Ernest Anderson 3,780 1979-83
Tatum Bell 3,409 2000-03
Joseph Randle 3,085 2010-12
Justice Hill 2,097 2016-present
Gerald Hudson 2,924 1988-90

Hill is at 26 career rushing touchdowns, putting him a score away from three other players.

The OG Bob Fenimore is only two touchdowns ahead of him.

Name Touchdowns Years Active
Barry Sanders 53 1986-88
Terry Miller 49 1974-77
Thurman Thomas 47 1984-87
Joseph Randle 40 2010-12
Kendall Hunter 37 2007-10
Tatum Bell 34 2000-03
Jeremy Smith 34 2009-13
Bob Fenimore 28 1943-46
Desmond Roland 27 2011-14
David Thompson 27 1993-96
Keith Toston 27 2006-09
Justice Hill 26 2016-present

Hill’s 9.3 yards per carry against Texas Tech gave a slight bump to his career average, but it hasn’t yet pushed him up any higher in OSU’s record book.

Hill is ever-so-slightly gaining on OSU’s leaders, with Vernand Morency next above him at 5.9.

Name Yards Per Carry (min: 200) Years Active
Barry Sanders 6.8 1986-88
Dantrell Savage 5.99 2006-07
Andre Richardson 5.93 1994-96
Kendall Hunter 5.91 2007-10
Vernand Morency 5.9 2002-04
Justice Hill 5.76 2016-present
Keith Toston 5.76 2006-09
Gerald Hudson 5.68 1988-90
Joseph Randle 5.47 2010-12
Terry Miller 5.45 1974-77

Saturday was Hill’s 30th game at OSU. Barry Sanders, the yards per game leader at 118.7, played in 32 games at OSU. Hill would need some Herculean numbers to catch Sanders by his 32nd game, but for now Hill is slowly creeping up on Thurman Thomas, not bad company.

Name Yards Per Game (min: 20) Years Active
Barry Sanders 118.7 1986-88
Terry Miller 113.2 1974-77
Thurman Thomas 106.4 1984-87
Justice Hill 99.9 2016-present
David Thompson 98.1 1993-96
Gerald Hudson 97.5 1988-90
Dantrell Savage 95.1 2006-07
Worley Taylor 92.4 1977-80
Kendall Hunter 89 2007-10
Vernand Morency 88.7 2002-04

Hill getting only 12 carries against Tech is somewhat controversial, but they were enough to put him ninth in school history.

Hill passed Keith Toston (511) and Gerald Hudson (515) this week. He has a bit to go before he climbs another spot, as Sanders sits in eighth at 558.

Name Carries Years Active
Thurman Thomas 989 1984-87
Terry Miller 871 1974-77
David Thompson 846 1993-96
Ernest Anderson 740 1979-83
Kendall Hunter 708 2007-10
Tatum Bell 634 2000-03
Joseph Randle 564 2010-12
Barry Sanders 558 1986-88
Justice Hill 520 2016-present
Gerald Hudson 515 1988-90
Keith Toston 511 1996-99

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