By SuperWest Sports Staff
May 19, 2025
The West has produced many great college offensive players.
The all-time lists of the best single-season national performers from scrimmage leaders include some of the country’s best.
The tables below rank the top players in the past 65+ seasons in single-season plays, yards, and touchdowns from scrimmage.
Let’s get to the lists.
Best in West Single-Season Plays from Scrimmage Leaders
| Year | Player | School | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Marcus Allen | USC | 432 |
| 1986 | Steve Bartalo | Colorado State | 402 |
| 2024 | Ashton Jeanty | Boise State | 397 |
| 2014 | Jay Ajayi | Boise State | 397 |
| 2012 | Stefphon Jefferson | Nevada | 397 |
| 2003 | Steven Jackson | Oregon State | 394 |
| 1980 | Marcus Allen | USC | 384 |
| 2015 | Christian McCaffrey | Stanford | 382 |
| 1985 | Steve Bartalo | Colorado State | 378 |
| 2016 | Donnel Pumphrey | San Diego State | 376 |
| 2013 | KaDeem Carey | Arizona | 375 |
| 1968 | O.J. Simpson | USC | 373 |
| 1978 | Charles White | USC | 362 |
| 2011 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno State | 361 |
| 1975 | Ricky Bell | USC | 360 |
| 1969 | Leon Burns | Long Beach State | 360 |
| 2002 | Cecil Sapp | Colorado State | 359 |
| 2009 | Toby Gerhart | Stanford | 354 |
| 1993 | Marshall Faulk | San Diego State | 347 |
| 2022 | Brad Roberts | Air Force | 346 |
| 1974 | Louie Giammona | Utah State | 341 |
Best in West Single-Season Yards from Scrimmage Leaders
| Year | Player | School | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ashton Jeanty | Boise State | 2739 |
| 2015 | Christian McCaffrey | Stanford | 2664 |
| 1981 | Marcus Allen | USC | 2559 |
| 2017 | Rashaad Penny | San Diego State | 2383 |
| 2016 | Donnel Pumphrey | San Diego State | 2364 |
| 2014 | Jay Ajayi | Boise State | 2358 |
| 1994 | Rashaan Salaam | Colorado | 2349 |
| 2012 | Ka'Deem Carey | Arizona | 2232 |
| 2005 | Reggie Bush | USC | 2218 |
| 2013 | Bishop Sankey | Washington | 2174 |
| 1993 | Marshall Faulk | San Diego State | 2174 |
| 2004 | J.J. Arrington | California | 2139 |
| 1999 | Trevor Insley | Nevada | 2065 |
| 2009 | Toby Gerhart | Stanford | 2028 |
| 2012 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | 2023 |
| 2011 | LaMichael James | Oregon | 2015 |
| 2003 | Steven Jackson | Oregon State | 2015 |
| 2007 | Chad Hall | Air Force | 2002 |
Best in West Single-Season Touchdowns from Scrimmage Leaders
| Year | Player | School | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Jay Ajayi | Boise State | 32 |
| 2002 | Brock Forsey | Boise State | 32 |
| 2013 | Kapri Bibbs | Colorado State | 31 |
| 2024 | Ashton Jeanty | Boise State | 30 |
| 1971 | Terry Metcalf | Long Beach State | 29 |
| 2009 | Toby Gerhart | Stanford | 28 |
| 2001 | Luke Staley | BYU | 28 |
| 2016 | Jeremy McNichols | Boise State | 27 |
| 1969 | Leon Burns | Long Beach State | 27 |
| 2015 | Jeremy McNichols | Boise State | 26 |
| 2005 | Lendale White | USC | 26 |
| 2017 | Rashaad Penny | San Diego State | 25 |
| 2012 | Stefphon Jefferson | Nevada | 25 |
| 2006 | Ian Johnson | Boise State | 25 |
| 1997 | Skip Hicks | UCLA | 25 |
| 2010 | LaMichael James | Oregon | 24 |
| 1994 | Rashaan Salaam | Colorado | 24 |
| 1993 | Marshall Faulk | San Diego State | 24 |
| 1987 | Paul Hewitt | San Diego State | 24 |
| 2021 | Tyler Allgeier | BYU | 23 |
| 2011 | Robert Turbin | Utah State | 23 |
| 1996 | Corey Dillon | Washington | 23 |
| 1995 | George Jones | San Diego State | 23 |
| 1991 | Marshall Faulk | San Diego State | 23 |
| 1981 | Marcus Allen | USC | 23 |
| 1960 | Bob Gaiters | New Mexico State | 23 |