During the Kalani Sitake era, BYU has had some of the best running backs in program history. In the Sitake era, Jamaal Williams became the all-time leading rusher, Tyler Allgeier broke the single-season rushing record, and LJ Martin was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year.In this article, we will rank the BYU running backs of the Kalani Sitake era. There is only one criteria to be included in our rankings: these players must have run for more than 800 career yards at BYU. Without further ado, let's dive into the rankings.6. Lopini KatoaOct 1, 2021; Logan, Utah, USA; Utah State Aggies cornerback Michael Anyanwu (22) prepares to tackle Brigham Young Cougars running back Lopini Katoa (4) during the first quarter at Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images | Rob Gray-Imagn ImagesRushing Yards: 1,799 | Attempts: 381Lopini Katoa spent five years at BYU. Katoa was extremely consistent. In five years at BYU, he never rushed for less than 240 years in a season and he never rused for more than 445 yards in a single season. Katoa was never the lead back at BYU, but he was a consistent backup. He played important roles in 2020 and 2021. The 2020 and 2021 offenses will go down as some of the best offensive units in BYU history.5. Chris BrooksNov 26, 2022; Stanford, California, USA; Brigham Young Cougars running back Christopher Brooks (2) runs the ball against the Stanford Cardinal during the first half at Stanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-Imagn Images | John Hefti-Imagn ImagesRushing Yards: 817 | Attempts: 130Chris Brooks only played one season at BYU, and he wasn't even fully healthy for that season. Still, Brooks managed to put up over 800 yards in 2022. Brooks was a big, bruising running back. Once he started running downhill, he was really hard to stop. Brooks has made a nice NFL career for himself after playing for BYU.4. Squally CanadaSep 1, 2018; Tucson, AZ, USA; Brigham Young Cougars running back Squally Canada (22) runs the ball for a touchdown againt the Arizona Wildcats during the first half at Arizona Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Casey Sapio-Imagn Images | Casey Sapio-Imagn ImagesRushing Yards: 1,438 | Attempts: 286 Squally Canada was BYU's lead running back in 2017 and 2018. He also served as Jamaal William's backup in 2016. Canada was effective in a few signature wins in 2018. Those wins were critical for BYU's rebound in 2018 after a terrible 2017 campaign. Canada will always be remembered for his 118-yard outing against Wisconsin in 2018. On that day, BYU took down no. 6 Wisconsin on the road.3. LJ MartinBYU running back LJ Martin against ECU | BYU PhotoRushing Yards: 2,541 | Attempts: 482The margins between no. 1 and no. 3 on this list are incredibly slim. You could argue that LJ Martin should be higher than record-holders Tyler Allgeier and Jamaal Williams. Martin has done all of his work against P4 schedules, since he started his BYU career in 2023. Martin has the chance to finish his career as the best running back of all time.If Martin can replicate his 2025 output in 2026, he has a chance to become BYU's all-time leading rusher. Martin managed to increase his yards per carry last season at greater scale, and he is hoping to take another step forward in 2026.2. Tyler AllgeierOct 30, 2021; Provo, Utah, USA; Brigham Young Cougars running back Tyler Allgeier (25) reacts after running for a first down in third quarter against the Virginia Cavaliers at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Swinger-Imagn Images | Jeffrey Swinger-Imagn ImagesRushing Yards: 2,904 | Attempts: 452Tyler Allgeier will always be remembered for setting the single-season rushing record in 2021. That season, Allgeier won multiple games for BYU by himself. He finished with over 1,600 rushing yards. Some fans forget that Allgeier also rushed for 1,100 yards the season before. That year was dominated by Zach Wilson headlines, but BYU's rushing attack was also very effective.Once Allgeier became the starter in 2020, the BYU offense never looked back.1. Jamaal WilliamsDec 21, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; Brigham Young Cougars running back Jamaal Williams (21) runs the ball during the first half against the Wyoming Cowboys at Qualcomm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-Imagn Images | Orlando Ramirez-Imagn ImagesRushing Yards: 3,901 | Attempts: 726Jamaal Williams graduated from BYU as the program's all-time leading rusher. He ran for 1,375 yards in 2016 in Ty Detmer's first season as the BYU offensive coordinator. With all due respect to the coaching staff at that time, the BYU scheme was bland and it showed in 2017. Williams overcame the shortfalls of the scheme and carried the BYU offense throughout the season.Williams will always be a BYU legend.Sign up to our free newsletter and follow us on X and Facebook for the latest news.Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow