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<p>Big fan of Jacksonville football? Then check out this list of Jacksonville Jaguars running backs with photos and seasons as starters.&nbsp;It includes every starting running back from throughout Jacksonville Jaguars history, including current running backs and past ones.&nbsp;Featuring 2018-2019 Jacksonville Jaguars&nbsp;and some of the greatest NFL&nbsp;running backs&nbsp;of all time, the best Jaguars&nbsp;RBs include Fred Taylor, Maurice Jones-Drew, James Stewart, and Denard Robinson, among other football greats.&nbsp;</p>

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Fred Taylor

Frederick Antwon Taylor (born January 27, 1976) is a former college and professional American football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons during the 1990s and 2000s.  He played college football for the University of Florida, and was recognized as an All-American.  Taylor was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the ninth overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft, and played for the Jaguars and New England Patriots of the NFL. Taylor is a member of the 10,000 yard rushing club.

Maurice Jones-Drew

Maurice Christopher Jones-Drew (born March 23, 1985), often called "M.J.D", is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins and earned unanimous All-American honors.
Jones-Drew was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft, 60th overall, was named to the Pro Bowl three times, and led the NFL in rushing yards in 2011. He played his first eight seasons with the Jaguars, through 2013. In his final season in 2014, he played for the Oakland Raiders.
Following his retirement, Jones-Drew entered broadcasting, serving as a football color analyst for NFL Now and other shows on NFL Network. He is currently the color analyst for the Los Angeles Rams.

Leonard Fournette

Leonard Joseph Fournette III is an American football running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU, and was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the fourth overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. Fournette was a consensus All-American following his sophomore season in 2015, after setting school single-season records with 1,953 rushing yards and 22 rushing touchdowns, and leading the country with 162.8 rushing yards per game, garnering comparisons to all-time great Herschel Walker. Fournette joined the Tigers with near-unprecedented hype in 2014 after an outstanding career at St. Augustine High School in New Orleans, winning the 2013 USA Today High School Football Offensive Player of the Year and being named the No. 1 overall recruit in 2014 senior class according to ESPN, 247Sports.com, and CBS Sports. In 2021, Fournette won his first Super Bowl (LV) with the Bucs.

Rashad Jennings

Rashad Andre Jennings (born March 26, 1985) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He also played for the Oakland Raiders and the New York Giants. Jennings played college football at Liberty.

James Stewart

James Stewart (1908–1997) was an American actor and USAF brigadier general.
James Stewart may also refer to:

Natrone Means

Natrone Jermaine Means (born April 26, 1972) is a former professional American Football running back who played for the San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Carolina Panthers of the NFL from 1993 to 2000. He was selected by the Chargers in the 2nd round (41st overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft. In 1994, he was selected to the Pro Bowl during San Diego's Super Bowl season. He is a member of the San Diego Chargers 50th Anniversary Team. Means was nicknamed Natrone "Refried" Means and, later, "Natrone Means Business" by ESPN's Chris Berman,

T. J. Yeldon

Timothy Antonio "T. J." Yeldon Jr. (born October 2, 1993) is an American football running back for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at Alabama. Yeldon attended Daphne High School in Daphne, Alabama, where he played football and ran track for the Trojans athletic teams. Yeldon first played varsity football as a freshman in 2008, being called up to play slot receiver and contribute on special teams, and recorded 227 rushing yards and one touchdown as well as 131 receiving yards and a score on the season. As a sophomore, Yeldon had 1,121 yards on 201 carries with 34 catches for 361 yards and one touchdown. He rushed for 148 yards on 24 carries and scored twice in a 41–19 upset of C. J. Mosley's Theodore Bobcats in the first round of the playoffs.

Corey Grant

Corey Grant is an American football running back for the Auburn Tigers.

Chris Ivory

Christopher Lee Ivory (born March 22, 1988) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2010 and has also played for the New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Buffalo Bills. He played college football at Washington State and Tiffin.

Denard Robinson

Denard Xavier Robinson (born September 22, 1990) is an American football coach and former running back who currently serves as an offensive analyst for the Jacksonville Dolphins football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Robinson was the starting quarterback in all 26 games for the 2010 and 2011 Michigan Wolverines football teams and played at the same position as a senior for the 2012 team as well as running back and wide receiver in the second half of the season.
As a sophomore in 2010, Robinson set the single-season Division I FBS record for rushing yards by a quarterback and became the only player in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) history to both pass and rush for 1,500 yards.  Robinson also broke the Big Ten Conference season record with 4,272 yards of total offense (2,570 yards passing and 1,702 yards rushing) and led the conference in rushing.  In his second start at quarterback against Notre Dame, he set the Michigan single-game record with 502 yards of total offense.  He was awarded the 2010 Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Most Valuable Player in the Big Ten Conference and was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as a first-team All-American.  He also set the Big Ten single-game record for rushing yards by a quarterback and became the only player in NCAA Division I FBS history to both pass for 200 yards and rush for 200 yards in a regular season game twice.
As a junior in 2011, Robinson led a resurgent Michigan team to an 11–2 record and a victory over Virginia Tech in the 2012 Sugar Bowl.  He threw for a career-high 338 passing yards in a come-from-behind victory over Notre Dame in the first night game played at Michigan Stadium.  At the end of the 2011 season, Robinson had eight of the top 10 single-game total offense totals in Michigan history, including 948 yards in two games against Notre Dame. His total offense output in 2010 (4,272 yards) and 2011 (3,348 yards) rank as the top two single-season totals in Michigan history. As a senior in 2012, he extended his record with a third game with both 200 yards rushing and 200 yards passing.
As a freshman and sophomore, he also competed as a sprinter for the Michigan men's track and field team.  He has run the 40-yard dash in 4.32 seconds, and he recorded the fastest competition time in 2010 among Michigan's sprinters in the 60-meter dash.

Carlos Hyde

Carlos Dawon Hyde (born September 20, 1990) is an American football running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He played college football at Ohio State University as a Buckeye and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Hyde grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. Hyde enrolled at Ohio State in January 2010. Hyde played primarily as a backup running back in his first two seasons before breaking out in his junior season with 970 yards and 16 rushing touchdowns in less than 10 games after missing two because of an ankle issue. He was named second-team All-Big Ten that year.

LaBrandon Toefield

LaBrandon Cordell Toefield (born September 24, 1980) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL draft. He played college football at Louisiana State University.
Toefield was also a member of the Carolina Panthers and New York Sentinels.

Jamaal Charles

Jamaal RaShaad Jones Charles (born December 27, 1986) is a former American football running back. He played college football for the University of Texas, and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft.
Charles's first year as a Chief was hardly in the spotlight; as a backup to halfback Larry Johnson, Charles rushed only 67 times for 357 yards. His breakout season came the following year in 2009. In his second year, Charles rushed 190 times for 1,120 yards, despite only starting 10 games after Larry Johnson was suspended. Shortly thereafter, Johnson was released, leaving Charles as Kansas City's starting halfback.
Charles is the all-time leader in yards per carry among players with at least 1,000 carries with 5.38 yards per carry.

Toby Gerhart

Tobin Bo Gunnar Gerhart (born March 28, 1987) is a former American football running back. He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football for Stanford University, and was a unanimous All-American. In 2009 Gerhart won the Doak Walker Award and was the runner-up for the 2009 Heisman Trophy.  He received 1,276 points in the Heisman voting, coming in second to Mark Ingram Jr., who received 1,304 points; the 28-point margin was the closest vote in Heisman history.  Gerhart had a breakout senior season in 2009, leading all running backs in the nation in rushing yards, touchdowns, and points scored, and setting several Pac-10 and school records.  He held the Stanford record for most rushing yards in a season (1,871) until Christian McCaffrey broke it in 2015, but still holds Cardinal records for touchdowns in a season (28), and most touchdowns in a career (40).

Montell Owens

Montell Ernest Owens (born May 4, 1984) is a former American football fullback. He played college football at Maine. Owens was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He has also played for the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears.

Stacey Mack

Stacey Lamar Mack (born June 26, 1975 in Orlando, Florida) is a former American football running back who played 5 seasons in the NFL for the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Houston Texans. He had attended Southwest Community College in Summit, MS from 1995 - 1997 before transferring to Temple University. Stacey was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1999.

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Will Taʻufoʻou

Will Taʻufoʻou (; born June 19, 1986) is an American football fullback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at California.

Jordan Todman

Jordan Todman (born February 24, 1990) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Connecticut. Todman has also played for the Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars, Carolina Panthers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis Colts, New York Jets, and Houston Texans.

Jonas Gray

Jonas Gray is an American football running back for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He played college football at Notre Dame. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent and later was a practice squad member of the Baltimore Ravens.

Jermaine Williams

Jermaine Williams is a former professional American football running back in the NFL. He played college football for Butler Community College and the University of Houston. While in the NFL, he played five seasons for the Oakland Raiders, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Kansas City Chiefs. Jermaine is married to Kimberly Williams.

Storm Johnson

Storm Johnson is an American football running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at UCF.

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Randy Jordan

Randy Jordan (born June 6, 1970) is an American football coach and former player who is the running back's coach for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of North Carolina. He was undrafted in the 1993 NFL Draft, and subsequently played nine NFL seasons for the Los Angeles Raiders, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Oakland Raiders.
Jordan attended the University of North Carolina, where he was a running back for Mack Brown's North Carolina Tarheels football teams, playing alongside fellow running back, and future Jacksonville teammate Natrone Means. As a junior in 1991, he had 124 carries for 618 yards with seven rushing touchdowns, and 11 catches for 160 yards with two touchdown receptions. During his 1992 senior season, Jordan had 59 carries for 225 yards with one touchdown, and seven receptions for 101 yards and a touchdown.
As a member of the expansion Jacksonville Jaguars, he scored the team's first-ever touchdown in 1995.

Chris Howard

Christopher L. Howard (born May 5, 1975) is a retired professional American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Jacksonville Jaguars.  Howard had been drafted by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round of the 1998 NFL Draft.  His professional football career was haunted by fumble troubles, which caused the Broncos to release him before he played a regular season game for them.  Howard began to have fumble problems again when the Jaguars acquired and promoted him to a role as a regular player.
He had previously played for the Michigan Wolverines football team where in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season, his final year at Michigan, they won a national championship.  Howard led the National Champion 1997 Michigan Wolverines football team in rushing and was a Hula Bowl MVP in 1998.  Chris attended Louisiana high school football powerhouse, John Curtis Christian High School in River Ridge, Louisiana.  He was formerly married to Gabrielle Union.

Anthony Johnson

Anthony Scott Johnson (born October 25, 1967) is a former professional American football running back who played eleven seasons in the National Football League for the Indianapolis Colts, the New York Jets, the Chicago Bears, the Carolina Panthers, and the Jacksonville Jaguars. Johnson now ministers as the chaplain to the Jacksonville Jaguars. He attended Stanley Clark School and then played high school football at John Adams High School. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame. Johnson was the first 1,000 yard rusher for the Carolina Panthers with 1,120 in 1996.

Big fan of Jacksonville football? Then check out this list of Jacksonville Jaguars running backs with photos and seasons as starters.&nbsp;It includes every ...