In an effort to track the SEC’s best running backs, we’ll release a running top 10 each Monday. The criteria will involve a mix of talent, recent past performance, 2015 production and outlook.

After Week 12, here are the SEC’s 10 best running backs.

10. Alvin Kamara, Tennessee: No offense to this Vols transfer, but there just hasn’t been much running back depth in the SEC this season. Injuries to Nick Chubb, Jonathan Williams and Russell Hansbrough are to blame in part, along with a mass exodus to the NFL following the 2014 season. Kamara’s inclusion on this list is a testament to how thin this group is in the SEC. Kamara has done a lot with a little this season, but he hasn’t gotten as many carries as I would’ve suspected. In fact, he’s only rushed more than seven times twice — against Bowling Green (144 yards) and North Texas (127 yards). Perhaps Kamara will earn more touches in 2016, but it’s tough as well as Jalen Hurd is playing.

This Week: 7 carries, 43 yards; 4 receptions, 23 yards
Season: 80 carries, 546 yards, 6 touchdowns; 29 receptions, 220 yards, 3 touchdowns

9. Kevin Taylor, Florida: He’s never going to be his father, and that’s OK. Taylor has produced three good games since Halloween — against Georgia, Vanderbilt and Florida Atlantic. The team’s passing game has faltered without Will Grier as teams begin to solve Treon Harris as well as the piecemeal offensive line. Taylor still hasn’t exploded all that often. His 53-yard gallop against the Gamecocks was a rare exception. But he’s been a steady contributor on an offense that needs as many of those as it can get.

This Week: 26 carries, 105 yards, 1 touchdown; 1 reception, 12 yards
Season: 217 carries, 841 yards, 13 touchdowns; 14 receptions, 132 yards

8. Boom Williams, Kentucky: Maybe there’s something I’m missing. Maybe I’m ignorant. But I’ve been saying all season that Kentucky is pretty effective running the football, and I don’t understand why the team hasn’t fed a strong backfield more often. Charlotte obviously isn’t a great team, but I’m not taking UK’s 415 yards on Saturday in isolation. Williams’ four busiest Saturdays this season comprised of 16, 16, 16 and 18 carries. Derrick Henry (38 carries), Leonard Fournette (31 carries) and Alex Collins (28 carries) all have season highs well beyond that. Williams averages a remarkable 7.2 yards per carry. If I’m Kentucky, I plan to ride him against Louisville — and then get him the ball even more in 2016.

This Week: 16 carries, 140 yards, 2 touchdowns; 1 reception, 22 yards
Season: 114 carries, 818 yards, 5 touchdowns; 13 receptions, 74 yards

7. Sony Michel, Georgia: He’s not Nick Chubb. He has not played great against the SEC’s best run defenses. And for a player who has amassed 175 carries, he hasn’t found the end zone all that often. Still, Michel remains one of the most efficient running backs in the SEC at 5.3 yards per carry. He’s also effective catching passes out of the backfield. With the right progression — and a good season by the Georgia offensive line — he has a chance to be a superstar in 2016.

This Week: 23 carries, 132 yards, 1 touchdown; 2 receptions, 13 yards
Season: 175 carries, 927 yards, 6 touchdowns; 22 receptions, 232 yards, 3 touchdowns

6. Tra Carson, Texas A&M: Don’t look now, but the Aggies have a running back with four consecutive 100-yard games. If Texas A&M can procure some stability at quarterback and within the offensive coaching staff by the start of the 2016 season, this team could have a surprisingly-good running game. Of course the team will be doing that without Carson, who may have secured himself an NFL shot with his performance in 2015.

This Week: 22 carries, 126 yards; 2 receptions, 31 yards
Season: 203 carries, 990 yards, 6 touchdowns; 27 receptions, 174 yards, 1 touchdown

5. Ralph Webb, Vanderbilt: Imagine what Webb could do if the Commodores produced some semblance of a passing game and if his offensive line was able to drive back opposing defensive linemen on a more regular basis. As it stands, it’s not a great look for Vandy — again, we’re absolving Webb to an extent — that one of the SEC’s top 5 running backs couldn’t even reach 80 yards against Texas A&M, despite a bounty of carries.

This Week: 25 carries, 79 yards
Season: 256 carries, 1,003 yards, 5 touchdowns; 24 receptions, 188 yards, 2 touchdowns

4. Jalen Hurd, Tennessee: He’s not quite as big, but Hurd reminds me a little bit of Pitt’s James Connor. He runs hard. Hard. And at 6-foot-4, 240 pounds, he’s a load. He’s not quite as fast as Derrick Henry from my perspective. But his offensive line also isn’t as good as Alabama’s, and Hurd has at least one more year in Knoxville. He finally notched a 1,000-yard season Saturday, a benchmark for which he should be proud. He and Ralph Webb on the same field Saturday is going to be a fun, underrated matchup of blue-collar tailbacks.

This Week: 34 carries, 151 yards; 2 receptions, minus-3 yards
Season: 234 carries, 1,038 yards, 10 touchdowns; 17 receptions, 155 yards, 2 touchdowns

3. Alex Collins, Arkansas: Collins has eight 100-yard games this season. With Missouri on the schedule this week, it may be tough for him to get nine. He’s had a hell of a season, especially considering that his backfield mate Jonathan Williams missed all of it with a broken foot. He’s already surpassed his total carries for both ’13 and ’14, with more to come Friday and again in a bowl game. There’s little to nothing left for him to prove at the college level. He’s just not quite in the same category as Leonard Fournette and Derrick Henry, who have otherworldly athleticism. But right now he’s the clear No. 3 SEC running back, and that’s quite a distinction.

This Week: 19 carries, 53 yards; 3 receptions, 7 yards
Season: 218 carries, 1,262 yards, 14 touchdowns; 12 receptions, 97 yards

2. Leonard Fournette, LSU: The dude had one bad game — against arguably the best run defense in the country, on a day that his offensive line and the coaching staff did him little favors. Since then, he’s been back to his normal production, though some of it has shifted toward receiving yards. His plummeting stock can be attributed in large part to his team’s three consecutive losses and the downfall of his offensive line. This is Example No. 1,538,582 of how hard it is for a running back to win the Heisman Trophy, because more than quarterbacks, players like Fournette must depend on others.

This Week: 25 carries, 108 yards; 4 receptions, 72 yards
Season: 239 carries, 1,582 yards, 17 touchdowns; 14 receptions, 166 yards

1. Derrick Henry, Alabama: Henry’s streak of four consecutive games with at least 140 rushing yards went kaput courtesy of last week’s game against Charleston Southern. The Tide scooted to a big first-half lead and then put bubble wrap on Henry, who nearly reached 100 yards of total offense on just 10 touches. If he plays well against Auburn, he’ll put himself in outstanding position to win the Doak Walker Award as well as the Heisman Trophy. With one more rushing touchdown, he’ll break Alabama’s all-time single-season record, which he now shares.

This Week: 9 carries, 68 yards, 2 touchdowns; 1 reception, 28 yards
Season: 249 carries, 1,526 yards, 21 touchdowns; 10 receptions, 97 yards