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<p>Big fan of Cincinnati football? Then check out this list of Cincinnati Bengals running backs.&nbsp;It includes every starting running back from throughout Cincinnati Bengals history, including current running backs and past ones. Featuring&nbsp;some of the greatest NFL&nbsp;running backs&nbsp;of all time, the best Bengals&nbsp;RBs include James Brooks, Corey Dillon, Giovani Bernard, Joe Mixon, Cedric Benson,&nbsp; Jeremy Hill, and Harold Green, among many other NFL greats.</p>

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Corey Dillon

Corey James Dillon (born October 24, 1974) is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons, primarily with the Cincinnati Bengals. In addition, he was also a member of the New England Patriots.
Dillon played college football at the University of Washington after attending Garden City Community College and Dixie State College and was selected by the Bengals in the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft. Despite the overall poor performance of his team, he emerged as a standout player, setting several franchise records and being named to three Pro Bowls during his seven years in Cincinnati. In his last three seasons, Dillon played for the Patriots, where he was named to a fourth Pro Bowl and contributed to New England's victory in Super Bowl XXXIX over the Philadelphia Eagles. He retired with 11,241 rushing yards, which currently ranks 20th among rushing yards leaders in the NFL.

Joe Mixon

Joe Mixon (born July 24, 1996) is an American football running back for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma, and was drafted by the Bengals in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He was AFCs top rusher in the 2018 season with 1168 yards of rushing and 4.9 yards per carry. Mixon attended Freedom High School, where he played football and basketball for the Falcons. He was a three-year starter at running back for the Freedom High School Falcons football team. He rushed for 1,134 yards and 13 touchdowns as a sophomore on 171 carries. In his junior year, he rushed for 1,443 yards and 21 touchdowns on 201 carries. In his final year, he rushed for 1,704 yards and 23 touchdowns on 226 carries.

James Brooks

James Brooks (born December 28, 1958) is a retired NFL football running back.

Rudi Johnson

Burudi Ali Johnson (born October 1, 1979) is a former American football running back who played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft.
Johnson was selected to the Pro Bowl with the Bengals in 2004 after leading the AFC team in rushing. He employed a bruising style of hard-nosed running that earned him the nickname the "Auburn Rambler."

Ickey Woods

Elbert L. "Ickey" Woods (born February 28, 1966) is a former American football fullback who played his entire NFL career (1988 to 1991) with the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football at UNLV. He is best remembered for his "Ickey Shuffle" end zone dance, performed each time he scored a touchdown. After an amazing rookie season, in which he led the NFL in rushing touchdowns, a series of injuries shortened his NFL career and he was forced to retire after just four years.

Pete Johnson

Pete Johnson (born March 2, 1954) is a former professional American football running back and played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football at Ohio State University under head coach Woody Hayes.

Giovani Bernard

Giovani Govan Bernard (born November 22, 1991) is an American football running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Carolina, and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Cedric Benson

Cedric Myron Benson (December 28, 1982 – August 17, 2019) was an American professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns and was recognized as a consensus All-American. He was selected by the Chicago Bears with the fourth overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft and also played for the Cincinnati Bengals and Green Bay Packers.

Larry Kinnebrew

Lawrence D. Kinnebrew (born June 11, 1960 in Rome, Georgia) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 1983 NFL Draft. A 6'1", 258 running back from Tennessee State University, Kinnebrew played in 7 NFL seasons from 1983-1987 with the Bengals and 1989-1990 with the Buffalo Bills.
On October 28, 1984, Kinnebrew set a Bengals record by scoring four rushing touchdowns in a game against the Houston Oilers.  His best full season was 1985, when he gained 714 yards on 170 carries, scored 9 rushing touchdowns, and added 22 pass receptions.

Larry Johnson

Larry Alphonso Johnson Jr. (born November 19, 1979) is a former American football National Football League (NFL) running back. He played college football for Penn State University, and was a unanimous All-American. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft, and also played for the Cincinnati Bengals, Washington Redskins, and Miami Dolphins.

Paul Robinson

Paul Harvey Robinson (born December 19, 1944) is a former professional American football running back for two seasons in the American Football League (AFL) and five seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

Essex Johnson

Essex L. Johnson (born October 15, 1946) is a former professional American football running back for eight seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals and one season for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Rex Burkhead

Rex Burkhead (born July 2, 1990) is an American football running back for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Nebraska and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Because of Burkhead’s versatile skill set that enables him to run the ball, catch passes, block in pass protection, and play special teams, New England Coach Bill Belichick has described him as a rare “four-down player."

Archie Griffin

Archie Mason Griffin (born August 21, 1954) is a former American football running back. Griffin played seven seasons in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals. He is college football's only two-time Heisman Trophy winner. Griffin won four Big Ten Conference titles with the Ohio State Buckeyes and was the first player ever to start in four Rose Bowls.

Kenny Watson

Kenneth Dwight Watson (born March 13, 1978) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2001. He played college football at Penn State.
Watson also played for the Cincinnati Bengals.

Stanley Wilson

Stanley Tobias Wilson Sr. (born August 23, 1961) is an American former professional football running back who played for the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals. He attended college at the University of Oklahoma and selected by the Bengals in the ninth round of the 1983 NFL Draft.
Wilson played high school football at Banning High School in Los Angeles, where he played with Freeman McNeil in the backfield and he was the 4A player of the year in 1978 and 1979.

Cedric Peerman

Cedric Edwin Peerman (born October 10, 1986) is a former American football running back and special teamer. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft and has also played for the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, and Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football at Virginia. He is currently a minister.

Brian Leonard

Brian Leonard (born February 3, 1984) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Rutgers.
Leonard also played for the Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Boobie Clark

Charles Lee "Boobie" Clark (November 8, 1949 – October 25, 1988) was a professional American football running back who played in the National Football League for eight seasons and was named the UPI AFL-AFC Rookie of the Year for 1973.

Stanford Jennings

Stanford Jamison Jennings (born March 12, 1962) is a former American football running back in the NFL.  Jennings played seven seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals (1984–1990), and one each for the New Orleans Saints (1991) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1992). He played college football at Furman University.  Jennings returned a 93-yard kickoff for a touchdown in Super Bowl XXIII.

Harold Green

Harold Green, Jr. (born January 29, 1968), is a former professional American football player and coach  who was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2nd round of the 1990 NFL Draft. He attended Stratford High School in Goose Creek, SC. A 6'2", 222-lb running back, he played for the University of South Carolina, where he rushed for 2,617 yards, caught 76 passes for 661 yards, and scored 26 touchdowns in three seasons.
Green played nine NFL seasons from 1990 to 1998. His best year as a pro came during the 1992 season as a member of the Bengals, rushing for 1,170 yards with 41 receptions. However, in 1993 Green averaged just 2.74 yards per carry, which is the record for lowest yards per carry among running backs with more than 200 rushing attempts in a season.

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Fred Willis

Fred Willis (born December 9, 1947) is a retired American football running back who played six seasons in the National Football League for the Cincinnati Bengals and Houston Oilers.

Charles Alexander

Charles Fred Alexander Jr. (born July 28, 1957) is a former professional American football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football for Louisiana State University (LSU) and twice received consensus All-America honors, and he was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He was a first-round pick in the 1979 NFL draft by the Bengals.

Garrison Hearst

Gerard Garrison Hearst (born January 4, 1971) is a former  running back in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons.  He played college football for the University of Georgia, and was recognized as an All-American.  A first-round pick by the Arizona Cardinals, he also played professionally for the Cincinnati Bengals, San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos of the NFL.  He ran for 1,000 yards or more in four different seasons. He was named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award in 2001.

Big fan of Cincinnati football? Then check out this list of Cincinnati Bengals running backs.&nbsp;It includes every starting running back from throughout ...