The SEC reminded everyone of its rich tradition of running backs this past season.
While one of them, Derrick Henry, claimed the 2015 Heisman Trophy, there are a couple more who are candidates to make it happen again next season.
Athlon Sports ranked the top 75 running backs for 2016 on Monday morning. Two SEC backs are in the top five, and there are 11 overall that made the list.
LSU’s Leonard Fournette came in at No. 1, while Georgia’s Nick Chubb is No. 5. Chubb’s teammate, Sony Michel, was No. 24.
Meanwhile, Tennessee also had a pair of teammates — or “Run CMG” as it calls them — with Jalen Hurd (No. 8) and Alvin Kamara (No. 39).
Rounding out the other six picks were Alabama’s Bo Scarbrough (No. 30), Kentucky’s Boom Williams (No. 36), Texas A&M’s Keith Ford (No. 41), Vanderbilt’s Ralph Webb (No. 52), Auburn’s Jovon Robinson (No. 53) and Florida’s Jordan Scarlett (No. 70).
Born and raised in Gainesville, Talal joined SDS in 2015 after spending 2 years in Bristol as an ESPN researcher. Previously, Talal worked at The Gainesville Sun.
