Jeff Horton was a running back for the Valpo football program from 2003 to 2007.

Valpo’s all-time leading rusher, Horton closed his career with 3,072 rushing yards — 746 yards more than second place on Valpo’s career chart — and 24 rushing touchdowns. He finished his time at Valpo with 188 total points scored, third-most in program history.

Horton enjoyed his best season in 2005, as he was named to the NCAA I-AA Mid-Major All-America Team, was a First Team All-PFL selection and was named Valpo's Male Athlete of the Year. He set Valpo single-season records that year with 257 carries for 1,358 yards, rushed for 10 touchdowns and ranked among the top-10 nationally in both rushing yards per game and all-purpose yards per game.

Horton broke Valpo’s single-game rushing record with 253 yards in 2005 against Wisconsin Lutheran, and matched the program’s single-game touchdown record with four TDs in 2006 versus Wisconsin Lutheran.