CFL.ca Staff
TORONTO — Punishing opposing defences on a weekly basis has become routine for the Toronto Argonauts’ Cory Boyd. Voted amongst his peers as the CFL’s toughest player, Boyd has earned the respect and admiration of his colleagues the only way he knows how-one yard at a time. Add elusiveness in the open field and the result has Boyd close to eclipsing single season records for most rushing yards by an Argo, as well as, most rushing yards by a first-year player. To honour this soldier from scrimmage, along with the other bruising backs with a knack for shedding would-be tacklers, CFL.ca presents Remarkable Running Backs, By the Numbers.
Yards from Scrimmage (Rushing Yards + Receiving Yards)
1,722- Cory Boyd, TOR
1,603- Fred Reid, WPG
1,512- Avon Cobourne, MTL
1,449- DeAndra’ Cobb, HAM
1,419- Joffrey Reynolds, CGY
Yards from Scrimmage per game, Running Backs
114.8- Cory Boyd, TOR
100.8- Avon Cobourne, MTL
95.2- Daniel Porter, EDM
94.3- Fred Reid, WPG
85.2- DeAndra’ Cobb, HAM
85.2- Arkee Whitlock, EDM
* minimum 450 yards from scrimmage to qualify
Rushing Yards
1,359- Cory Boyd, TOR
1,348- Fred Reid, WPG
1,145- Joffrey Reynolds, CGY
1,137- DeAndra’ Cobb, HAM
1,012- Wes Cates, SSK
Percentage of Team’s total rushing yards
70.4- DeAndra’ Cobb, HAM
65.1- Cory Boyd, TOR
59.1- Fred Reid, WPG
54.6- Wes Cates, SSK
54.4- Avon Cobourne, MTL
Rushing Yards per game
90.6- Cory Boyd, TOR
90.0- Daniel Porter, EDM
79.3- Fred Reid, WPG
76.6- Arkee Whitlock, EDM
67.4- Joffrey Reynolds, CGY
*minimum 400 rushing yards to qualify
Rushing Yards per carry, Running Backs
7.7- Jon Cornish, CGY
6.7- Daniel Porter, EDM
6.4- Fred Reid, WPG
6.4- Jamal Robertson, BC
6.0- Cory Boyd, TOR
*minimum 50 carries to qualify
Carries
226- Cory Boyd, TOR
217- DeAndra’ Cobb, HAM
210- Fred Reid, WPG
204- Joffrey Reynolds, CGY
192- Wes Cates, SSK
Carries per game
15.07- Cory Boyd, TOR
13.40- Daniel Porter, EDM
13.11- Arkee Whitlock, EDM
12.35- Fred Reid, WPG
12.27- Avon Cobourne, MTL
10+ Yard Runs
42- Cory Boyd, TOR
39- Fred Reid, WPG
33- Joffrey Reynolds, CGY
33- DeAndra’ Cobb, HAM
28- Avon Cobourne, MTL
20+ Yard Runs
14- Fred Reid, WPG
10- Jamal Robertson, BC
9- Cory Boyd, TOR
9- DeAndra’ Cobb, HAM
7- Joffrey Reynolds, CGY
1st Down Runs
68- Cory Boyd, TOR
64- Wes Cates, SSK
61- Joffrey Reynolds, CGY
60- DeAndra’ Cobb, HAM
59- Fred Reid, WPG
100-Yard Rushing Games
6- Cory Boyd, TOR (15 games played)
3- Daniel Porter, EDM (5)
3- Arkee Whitlock, EDM (9)
3- Jamal Robertson, BC (15)
3- Joffrey Reynolds, CGY (17)
3- DeAndra’ Cobb, HAM (17)
3- Fred Reid, WPG (17)
Rushing Touchdowns, Running Backs
14- Wes Cates, SSK
8- DeAndra’ Cobb, HAM
8- Jamal Robertson, BC
8- Joffrey Reynolds, CGY
6- Fred Reid, WPG
6- Avon Cobourne, MTL
6- Cory Boyd, TOR
Receiving Yards, Running Backs
562- Andre Durie, TOR
556- Avon Cobourne, MTL
363- Cory Boyd, TOR
312- DeAndra’ Cobb, HAM
310- Jamal Robertson, BC
310- Wes Cates, SSK
Yards After Catch, Running Backs
492- Avon Cobourne, MTL
423- Andre Durie, TOR
391- Cory Boyd, TOR
322- Jamal Robertson, BC
299- Joffrey Reynolds, CGY
Receptions, Running Backs
64- Avon Cobourne, MTL
49- Andre Durie, TOR
45- Jamal Robertson, BC
38- Cory Boyd, TOR
38- Wes Cates, SSK
Most Rushing Yards, Single Season – Toronto Argonauts
1,484- Michael Jenkins (2001)
1,359- Cory Boyd (2010)
1,247- Gill Fenerty (1989)
1,134- Robert Drummond (1997)
1,107- Bill Symons (1968)
*Boyd needs 126 rushing yards to surpass Jenkins
Most Rushing Yards, Single Season – First-year player
1,448- John Avery, EDM (2002)
1,395- Jon Volpe, BC (1991)
1,359- Cory Boyd, TOR (2010)
1,341- Robert Mimbs, WPG (1990)
1,293- Arkee Whitlock, EDM (2009)
*Boyd needs 90 rushing yards to surpass Avery
– all stats are up to date through Sunday’s game on October 31, 2010
