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<p>Big fan of Indianapolis football? Then check out this list of Indianapolis Colts running backs.&nbsp;It includes every starting running back from throughout <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-indianapolis-colts-coaches-of-all-time/ranker-nfl?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Indianapolis Colts history</a>, including current running backs and past ones. Featuring some of the greatest NFL&nbsp;running backs&nbsp;of all time, the best Colts&nbsp;RBs include Joseph Addai, Edgerrin James, Eric Dickerson, Dominic Rhodes, Buddy Young, and Marshall Faulk, among other football greats.&nbsp;</p>

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Jonathan Taylor

Jonathan Taylor (born January 19, 1999) is an American football running back for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin, finishing his college career as the No. 6 all-time rusher in the NCAA and the first player in history to rush for more than 6,000 yards in any three-year span. Taylor finished in the top 10 of Heisman Trophy voting three times, finishing sixth as a freshman, ninth as a sophomore and fifth as a junior. Following each of the 2018 and 2019 seasons, he was named a unanimous first-team All-American and recipient of the Doak Walker Award, the award for the top running back in college football.

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Eric Dickerson

Eric Demetric Dickerson (born September 2, 1960) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons. Dickerson played college football for the SMU Mustangs of Southern Methodist University and was recognized as an All-American. He was selected in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft and played professionally for the Los Angeles Rams, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Raiders, and Atlanta Falcons of the NFL. During his NFL career, he rushed for over 13,000 yards. He holds the NFL's single-season rushing record with 2,105 yards, set in 1984. Dickerson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999. He wore prescription goggles throughout his career due to myopia.

Edgerrin James

Edgerrin Tyree James (; born August 1, 1978) is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons.  He played college football for the University of Miami.  He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts fourth overall in the 1999 NFL Draft.  James also played for the Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks.  The AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1999, he earned four Pro Bowl selections and four All-Pro selections. James is the Colts' all-time leader in career rushing yards, attempts, and touchdowns. James is thirteenth on the all-time rushing list, and a member of the 10,000 Yards rushing club.

Marshall Faulk

Marshall William Faulk (born February 26, 1973) is a former American football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons. He played college football for San Diego State University, and was a two-time consensus All-American. He was selected by the Indianapolis Colts as the second overall pick in the 1994 NFL Draft, and he also played professionally for the NFL's St. Louis Rams. Faulk is one of only three NFL players (Marcus Allen and Tiki Barber being the others) to reach at least 10,000 rushing yards and 5,000 receiving yards; he is the only one to amass 12,000 yards rushing and 6,000 yards receiving.  Faulk was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2017. He was an analyst for various programs on the NFL Network until December 2017.

Lenny Moore

Leonard Edward Moore (born November 25, 1933) is a former American football halfback.  He  played college football at Pennsylvania State University and professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts from 1956 to 1967. He was named the NFL Rookie of the Year in 1956 and was selected to the Pro Bowl seven times.  Moore was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1975.

Albert Bentley

Albert Timothy Bentley (born August 15, 1960) is a former professional American football player who played running back for eight seasons for the Indianapolis Colts and Pittsburgh Steelers. He also played in the USFL for the Michigan Panthers and the Oakland Invaders. He played high school football at Immokalee High School, Immokalee, Florida. He scored the winning touchdown in the 1984 Orange Bowl when he played at Miami Hurricanes.

Nyheim Hines

Nyheim Hines (born November 12, 1996) is an American football running back for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at NC State. Hines attended Garner Magnet High School in Garner, North Carolina. During his high school football career, he had 6,242 rushing yards, 7,299 total yards and 126 touchdowns while playing for the Trojans. He scored seven touchdowns in a single game twice, which is among his 15 school records. He committed to North Carolina State University to play college football. Hines played at NC State from 2015 to 2017 under head coach Dave Doeren. As a junior in 2017, he rushed for 1,112 yards on 197 carries with 12 touchdowns. After the season, he decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2018 NFL Draft. He finished his career with 1,400 rushing yards and 13 rushing touchdowns.

Marlon Mack

Marlon Devon Mack (born March 7, 1996) is an American football running back for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Florida and was drafted by the Colts in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL draft. Mack attended Booker High School in Sarasota, Florida. As a senior, he rushed for 1,527 yards and 19 touchdowns for the Tornadoes. He totaled 1,666 yards from scrimmage and scored 22 touchdowns on offense, and made 100 tackles and intercepted four passes on defense. He committed to the University of South Florida to play college football.

Lydell Mitchell

Lydell Douglas Mitchell (born May 30, 1949) is a former professional American football player. He played running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts, San Diego Chargers and Los Angeles Rams spanning from 1972 to 1980.



Joseph Addai

Joseph Kwahu Duah Addai Jr. ( ad-EYE) (born May 3, 1983) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the first round (30th overall pick) of the 2006 NFL Draft out of Louisiana State University by the Indianapolis Colts and played for the team for six seasons. He won Super Bowl XLI with the Colts, defeating the Chicago Bears.

Dan Herron

Daniel "Boom" Herron (born March 21, 1989) is a former American football running back. Herron played football at Warren G. Harding High School in Warren, Ohio, and later Ohio State University. He was drafted in the 6th round of the 2012 NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.

James Mungro

James Olevia Mungro II (born February 13, 1978) is a former  American football running back. He retired from the NFL due to a severe ACL injury he received in a pre-season game in 2006. His entire NFL career was with the Indianapolis Colts, with whom he won Super Bowl XLI with, beating the Chicago Bears. He attended Syracuse University.



Dominic Rhodes

Dominic Dondrell Rhodes (born January 17, 1979) is a former American football running back. He played college football at Midwestern State and was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2001.
Rhodes was also a member of the Oakland Raiders between stints with the Colts and Buffalo Bills. He earned a Super Bowl ring with the Colts in Super Bowl XLI, defeating the Chicago Bears, and set an NFL record for rushing yards by an undrafted rookie, with 1,104 yards. Rhodes also played with the Virginia Destroyers and the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League.

Alan Ameche

Alan Ameche (; June 1, 1933 – August 8, 1988), nicknamed "The Iron Horse", or simply "The Horse", was an American football player who played six seasons with the Baltimore Colts in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and won the Heisman Trophy during his senior season in 1954. He was elected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first four seasons in the league. He is famous for scoring the winning touchdown in overtime in the 1958 NFL Championship Game against the New York Giants, labeled "The Greatest Game Ever Played."
With colleague and former Colts teammate Gino Marchetti, Ameche founded the Gino's Hamburgers chain. He also founded the Baltimore-based Ameche's Drive-in restaurants.

Frank Gore

Franklin Gore Sr. (born May 14, 1983) is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. A member of the San Francisco 49ers during most of his career, he ranks third in NFL rushing yards. His career was also noted for longevity, a rare trait with his position, and he holds the league record for games played by a running back. Gore played college football at Miami and was selected by the 49ers in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. During his 10 seasons with the 49ers, he became the franchise's rushing yards leader and received five Pro Bowl selections. He also led the National Football Conference (NFC) in rushing yards during the 2006 season and made one Super Bowl appearance in Super Bowl XLVII. After leaving San Francisco in 2014, Gore played for the Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills, and New York Jets. He was named to the NFL's 2010s All-Decade Team in 2020.

Robert Turbin

Robert James Turbin is an American football running back for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Utah State Aggies.

Tom Matte

Thomas Roland Matte (born June 14, 1939), is a former American football player who played quarterback in college and primarily running back in the National Football League (NFL) in the 1960s and 1970s and earned a Super Bowl Ring.  He attended Shaw High School in East Cleveland and is an Eagle Scout.  Matte was an All-American back at Ohio State University.

Tashard Choice

Tashard J. Choice (born November 20, 1984) is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, Buffalo Bills and the Indianapolis Colts. He played college football at Georgia Tech. Choice is currently the running backs coach at Georgia Tech.
Choice began his collegiate career at the University of Oklahoma but transferred to Georgia Tech in 2005. Choice played high school football for Lovejoy High School, in Lovejoy, Georgia where he recorded 40 career all-purpose touchdowns.  Choice graduated with a degree in History, Technology and Society in December 2007, and earned All-Big 12 Academic Honor Roll in 2004 along with All-ACC Academic Honor Roll in 2005-2006. He signed a two-year, $6 million deal with the Cowboys.

Don Nottingham

Don Nottingham (born June 26, 1949) is a former American football running back who played for the Baltimore Colts and Miami Dolphins of the National Football League.  He was affectionately referred to as 'The Human Bowling Ball' because of his short but robust frame.

Randy McMillan

Lewis Lorando "Randy" McMillan, born December 17, 1958 in Havre de Grace, Maryland in northeast Harford County, was a professional American football player who was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the 1st round (12th overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft. McMillan earlier had played for the "Fighting Owls" of Harford Community College of Harford County, Maryland in Churchville where he earned All-American junior college honors before transferring to the University of Pittsburgh. McMillan played in six National Football League (NFL) seasons from 1981 to 1986 for the old Baltimore Colts, his "home team" and continued with the team when owner Bob Irsay moved them to Indiana in March 1984 in a very controversial franchise move becoming the Indianapolis Colts.

Buddy Young

Claude Henry K. "Buddy" Young (January 5, 1926 – September 5, 1983) was an American football player and track and field athlete. A native of Chicago, he was Illinois state champ in the 100-yard dash. The 5'4" Young, also known as the "Bronze Bullet", had exceptional quickness and acceleration. He is one of the shortest men ever to play in the National Football League (NFL).  As a track star at the University of Illinois, he won the National Collegiate Championships in the 100 and 220-yard dash, tied the world record for the 45 and 60-yard dashes (6.1 in the latter event), and was the Amateur Athletic Union's 100-meter champion.

Jerry Hill

Jerry Hill (born October 12, 1939) is a former professional American football running back for the National Football League's Baltimore Colts. He is a native of Lingle, Wyoming.



Ahmad Bradshaw

Ahmad Bradshaw (born March 19, 1986) is a former American football running back. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. He played college football at Marshall. He is a two-time Super Bowl champion, winning Super Bowls XLII and XLVI as a member of the New York Giants, defeating the New England Patriots in both Super Bowls. He was the leading rusher in each game, becoming one of eight running backs in NFL history to be the leading rusher in two Super Bowls.

Jordan Wilkins

Jordan Wilkins (born July 18, 1994) is an American football running back for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ole Miss. In his college career, he had 1,751 yards and 14 touchdowns at 6.4 yards per carry. Wilkins ran a 4.53-second 40-yard dash.

L. G. Dupree

Louis George Dupre (September 10, 1932 – August 9, 2001) was a professional American football running back in the NFL for the Baltimore Colts and the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Baylor University.

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