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

10. Peyton Barber, Auburn: He hasn’t been healthy for several weeks, and that’s allowed JUCO transfer Jovon Robinson to prove himself. Robinson is a more explosive athlete than Barber. At this point, Barber’s steady production early in the season — and high volume of carries and yards — is keeping him in the top 10. But how much of that is because he plays in a system very friendly to talented backs?

This Week: 13 carries, 41 yards
Season: 193 carries, 828 yards, 12 touchdowns; 6 receptions, 70 yards

9. Kevin Taylor, Florida: When evaluating Taylor’s play this season, it’s important to consider the context of that offensive line. Taylor is here, first and foremost, because he’s scored 11 rushing touchdowns. He’s durable as well, approaching 200 carries. But I’d like to see him more efficient than 3.7 yards per carry.

This Week: 17 carries, 47 yards, 1 touchdown
Season: 171 carries, 631 yards, 11 touchdowns; 12 receptions, 105 yards

8. Jaylen Walton, Ole Miss: He may threaten 1,000 yards of total offense by the end of the season and has wracked up plenty of all-purpose yards in his college career. I’m surprised the Rebels haven’t given him more targets as a safety valve in the passing game, especially the way that offensive line has struggled at times. But he’s been a pretty efficient runner in several games. He was never going to be a between-the-tackles All-SEC player, but he’s an asset for the Ole Miss offense.

This Week: 13 carries, 76 yards, 1 touchdown; 2 receptions, 17 yards
Season: 113 carries, 582 yards, 4 touchdowns; 16 receptions, 133 yards

7. Sony Michel, Georgia: Defenses don’t respect Michel as much as the injured Nick Chubb. But he’s a very good running back in space and when his offensive line opens reasonable holes. He left tread marks on top of the battered Kentucky defense last season as the Bulldogs simplified the game plan and decided to lean on the running game. If he can find some consistency in the final three weeks, he could move up this list. He should pass Chubb’s 2015 rushing total next week.

This Week: 24 carries, 165 yards, 1 touchdown
Season: 126 carries, 718 yards, 5 touchdowns; 18 receptions, 206 yards, 3 touchdowns

6. Tra Carson, Texas A&M: He has quietly been a steady presence on offense, notching a 100-yard game in a loss to Auburn on an efficient 21 carries. One more of those in the final three weeks and he’ll become one of the quietest 1,000-yard backs in recent SEC history. Carson is a poor man’s version of Derrick Henry — a patient, physical runner who does a nice job of following his blockers. There are several SEC teams that wish for a player like that.

This Week: 21 carries, 109 yards
Season: 164 carries, 755 yards, 5 touchdowns; 25 receptions, 143 yards, 1 touchdown

5. Ralph Webb, Vanderbilt: The man nearly served as a one-man offensive David in Gainesville on Saturday, giving the Commodores a halftime lead. Alas, Goliath prevailed. But it has become harder and harder to keep Webb outside of the top 5, and now he’s here. The guy has nearly 1,000 yards of total offense playing behind one of the worst lines in the Power 5 conferences and alongside one of the worst passing offenses in the SEC.

This Week: 22 carries, 118 yards, 1 touchdown
Season: 198 carries, 811 yards, 5 touchdowns; 21 receptions, 175 yards, 2 touchdowns

4. Jalen Hurd, Tennessee: Give him another year, a stronger offensive line and Hurd could challenge to be the SEC’s best. He rushed for more than 90 yards against Alabama, tripling Leonard Fournette’s output against the Tide. And he runs angry. That’s a great quality to have in the SEC. Expect to hear a lot more about Hurd in 2016.

This Week: 23 carries, 90 yards; 3 receptions, 13 yards
Season: 185 carries, 815 yards, 9 touchdowns; 13 receptions, 135 yards, 2 touchdowns

3. Alex Collins, Arkansas: He’s a clear No. 3, and it’s not even close. I wonder if the injury to Jonathan Williams in some way has helped Collins and the Razorbacks offense thrive. New coordinator Dan Enos has done a nice job developing QB Brandon Allen and the passing game, but as a lone wolf, the pressure was on Collins early to produce. He’s had to carry himself more professionally this year, in a manner of speaking. He seems in shape and he’s stayed out of coach Bret Bielema’s doghouse for quite some time after practically living there for a year. The SEC won’t have as many 1,000-yard backs this season, but Collins became just the third player in conference history to accomplish that in his first three seasons.

This Week: 17 carries, 108 yards; 1 reception, 35 yards
Season: 183 carries, 1,068 yards, 12 touchdowns; 9 receptions, 90 yards

2. Leonard Fournette, LSU: This was the worst game of his season by far, and perhaps the worst of his career, considering the implications. But Fournette still could regain his No. 1 spot in the last three weeks of the regular season. For starters, the Alabama defensive line pushed his blockers two yards into the backfield on nearly every handoff, and Fournette often had no room to run. But instead of burrowing for an extra yard or two, too often he tried to bounce toward the sideline and outflank the Tide defense. That’s not how Fournette became the Heisman Trophy frontrunner.

This Week: 19 carries, 31 yards, 1 touchdown
Season: 195 carries, 1,383 yards, 16 touchdowns; 7 receptions, 58 yards

1. Derrick Henry, Alabama: If you handed me a new football team — the SDS offices are in Orlando, so let’s call the SEC’s 15th member the Orlando Tilapia — and allowed me to draft a running back from the existing rosters, I’d probably take Leonard Fournette ahead of Derrick Henry. Probably. But in the biggest game of the season, Henry ran for 210 and three touchdowns, while Fournette managed just 31 yards. The two have put up pretty similar numbers in 2015. Henry’s lowest total in an SEC game this year is 95 yards against Arkansas. He’s probably the only back in the conference who is more physical than Fournette.

This Week: 38 carries, 210 yards, 3 touchdowns
Season: 218 carries, 1,254 yards, 17 touchdowns; 8 receptions, 69 yards