People who love sports often love numbers. Numbers matter because they set records or provide plateaus of accomplishment that we use to measure greatness. Here are 10 numbers we hope to see reached in 2017 — some are all but guaranteed, while others would be truly historic.

653 rushing yards for Ralph Webb

Considering that Webb topped 1,000 each of the last two seasons, this should be easy to reach. With 653 more rushing yards, Webb, who is already Vandy’s all-time leading rusher, will become only the eighth player in SEC history to rush for 4,000 yards in a career. It’s a testimony both to how productive Webb has been at Vandy, and to him being the increasingly rare star back who stays for four seasons.

1,836 rushing yards for Nick Chubb

Sure, this is a much higher goal. But if UGA plays in the SEC title game and a bowl, it means Chubb needs to average 131.1 rushing yards per game. Chubb averaged 119 per game as a freshman, so it’s not impossible. The significance of 1,836 is that Chubb would pass Herschel Walker’s mark and become the SEC’s all-time leading rusher. It’s far from a certainty, and if it happens, pencil Chubb in for an invite to New York as a Heisman finalist, if not the outright winner.

SEC all-time career rushing leaders 

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18 rushing TDs for Benny Snell

Kentucky’s power back ran for 13 scores as a true freshman, which tied him for second on the single-season scoring list for UK backs. He trails only Moe Williams, who had 17 touchdowns in 1995. If Kentucky is going to again be competitive in the SEC East, Snell will have to cross the goal line early and often. If 2016 taught us anything, it would be not to bet against him.

A 61-yard FG for Eddy Piniero

Florida’s dynamite-legged kicker (he hit from over 80 yards in practice) has a chance to set a league record for longest field goal. There’s no doubt that Piniero has the leg strength to set the mark, it’s just a matter of Jim McElwain having the right situation to let Piniero make some history.

148 tackles for Skai Moore

Let’s be honest, on some level, it’ll be nice just to see Moore back on the field after he missed 2016 due to a neck injury. But the guy has 258 career tackles. If he can pick up 50 more, he’ll join Carolina’s career top 10, with 148 needed to pass J.D. Fuller as the school’s career leader. Sure, that’s a ton, but Moore had 111 stops in 2015, so don’t count him out.

15.5 sacks for Arden Key

If the brilliant junior linebacker will indeed be back in school, in game shape, and in the good graces of his LSU coaches (none of which is assured now), he could challenge Willie Evans’s official SEC record of 15 sacks in a season. Key had 11 sacks in 11 games in 2016, so it’s certainly not out of the question.

Multiple 1,000-yard rushers from Alabama

Kentucky had two 1,000-yard rushers in 2016, and the Tide are likely to turn the trick in 2017. Among the likely suspects: Jr. RB Damien Harris (1,037 rushing yards in 2016), Sophomore QB Jalen Hurts (954 yards in 2016), Jr. RB Bo Scarbrough (812 yards in ’16), and true freshman RB Najee Harris, who may be the best of the bunch.

3,000 yards passing/1,500 rushing from Nick Fitzgerald

It sounds crazy, but this dual-threat feat is entirely possible. Fitzgerald passed for 2,423 yards in 2016, and that came despite passing for no yards in Mississippi State’s season opener. He also rushed for 1,375 yards after having a mere 11 yards in the first game. Only 19 SEC players have ever rushed for 1,500 yards in a season, and no QBs are on the list (Cam Newton missed 3,000/1,500 by 146 yards passing and 27 yards rushing, while Johnny Manziel missed by 90 yards rushing). Fitzgerald could be the first QB to go for 3,000 in the air and 1,500 on the ground.

100 receptions for Christian Kirk

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Only twice in SEC history has a receiver nabbed a hundred passes in a season. But A&M’s Kirk caught 80 in 2015 and 83 in 2016. More important, Kellen Mond and Jake Hubenak no longer have Speedy Noil, Josh Reynolds or Ricky Seals-Jones to catch passes. Kirk will see more balls in 2017, and with a little luck and good health, he might catch a hundred.

59 points for Daniel Carlson

Sure, it’s a little out there having two kickers on the list. But while Piniero hopes to make history, Carlson — if he’s healthy — is all but guaranteed a spot in the record books. With 354 career points, Carlson is nine points behind Wes Byrum for the Auburn scoring record — and 58 behind Georgia’s Blair Walsh for the SEC mark. He’s also 18 field goals short of tying that SEC record, held by Georgia’s Billy Bennett. Carlson stands to have a historic senior season.