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

10. Boom Williams, Kentucky: If Williams had carried the ball 214 times (like Leonard Fournette) and retained his per-carry average, he’d lead the nation in rushing by 6 yards. As it stands, he can make an argument as the SEC’s biggest home run threat out of the backfield. He’s yet to carry the ball 20 times in a game in 2015, but he’s claimed four 100-yard games and nearly a fifth. Back from injury, he reeled off a 66-yard run against Vanderbilt before getting caught. The Wildcats may want to feed him early and often the final two weeks.

This Week: 13 carries, 115 yards
Season: 98 carries, 678 yards, 3 touchdowns; 12 receptions, 52 yards

9. Kevin Taylor, Florida: He finally got a long one. Taylor had rushed for more than 20 yards just twice entering Saturday’s game, but romped 55 yards on one carry against South Carolina in Saturday’s 24-14 win. The Gators need him to be more efficient, as Taylor still hasn’t reached 4.0 yards per carry for the season. And if he ran 15 times for 25 yards against LSU, God help him against Alabama’s front seven. Still, he’s a terrific goal-line back. He trails just Henry, Fournette and Collins with 12 rushing touchdowns.

This Week: 20 carries, 105 yards, 1 touchdown; 1 reception, 15 yards
Season: 191 carries, 736 yards, 12 touchdowns; 13 receptions, 120 yards

8. Jaylen Walton, Ole Miss: This is the farewell tour for the 5-foot-8, 172-pound senior out of Memphis. Don’t be surprised if he makes a crucial play or two against LSU or Mississippi State in the last two regular-season games. Rebels fans may be mourning the potential loss of the Class of 2013 stars, but seniors like Walton are just as responsible for the team’s success the last few years. If Ole Miss wins both those games, it will have been a heck of a final season.

This Week: Bye
Season: 113 carries, 582 yards, 4 touchdowns; 16 receptions, 133 yards

7. Sony Michel, Georgia: He’s a tough player to judge. Michel averages 5.2 yards per carry for the season and is edging closer to a 1,000-yard season. But it took him 65 carries to gain 209 yards against Missouri, Florida and Auburn, all since Nick Chubb went down with a season-ending injury. He hasn’t come close to continuing the production that Chubb and Todd Gurley mounted behind this offensive line the last two seasons — but the line hasn’t been playing as well, either. Defenses don’t seem as wary of Michel. That much is obvious. But in this year’s thin group of SEC running backs, his occasional bursts of production are enough to land him well within the top 10.

This Week: 26 carries, 77 yards; 2 receptions, 13 yards
Season: 152 carries, 795 yards, 5 touchdowns; 20 receptions, 219 yards, 3 touchdowns

6. Tra Carson, Texas A&M: For all the consternation about the Aggies — the inconsistent passing game, the flailing defense, the late-season losses — Texas A&M’s rushing offense finally has gained traction. For the first time since 2012, coach Kevin Sumlin’s team ranks in the top half of the SEC in rushing yards per game. A big part of that is due to the steady presence of Carson and the commitment to playing more physical with new offensive line coach Dave Christensen.

This Week: 17 carries, 109 yards, 1 touchdown
Season: 181 carries, 864 yards, 6 touchdowns; 25 receptions, 143 yards, 1 touchdown

5. Jalen Hurd, Tennessee: Hurd has not gained more than 100 yards in a game since September. Joshua Dobbs and Alvin Kamara have found plenty of running room behind the so-so Vols offensive line of late. Hurd is immensely talented, but he hasn’t progressed quite like we’d expect. Meanwhile, some of the SEC’s other running backs are getting better and better.

This Week: 15 carries, 72 yards, 1 touchdown; 2 receptions, 23 yards
Season: 200 carries, 887 yards, 10 touchdowns; 15 receptions, 158 yards, 2 touchdowns

4. Ralph Webb, Vanderbilt: The Commodores finally are resembling Stanford — a hard-nosed defense and a conservative offense that leans on the tight ends and running the football. Webb ran for 99 yards against Missouri (not easy to do) and Houston, or else he’d enter the game against Texas A&M looking for a fifth consecutive 100-yard performance. He almost certainly will top 1,000 rushing yards on Saturday, and he’s among the most productive SEC running backs catching passes out of the backfield in 2015. Even if players like Nick Chubb and Russell Hansbrough were healthy all season, he’d probably be a top-5 SEC running back at this point.

This Week: 33 carries, 113 yards; 3 receptions, 13 yards
Season: 231 carries, 924 yards, 5 touchdowns; 24 receptions, 188 yards, 2 touchdowns

3. Alex Collins, Arkansas: The Razorbacks offense is to 2015 what the Razorbacks defense was to 2014. No one wants to be facing it here late in the season. Brandon Allen and the passing game are outstanding, only now this team has achieved the balance it couldn’t early in the season. Finally, changes at offensive coordinator and along the offensive line have materialized into production. And in some ways, Jonathan Williams’ foot injury has made this offense better. It has forced players to step up in the passing game, but most notably Collins had to get in the best shape of his college career and knock of the shenanigans that landed him in coach Bret Bielema’s doghouse. It has paid dividends for Collins, whose NFL stock has to be improving.

This Week: 16 carries, 141 yards, 2 touchdowns
Season: 199 carries, 1,209 yards, 14 touchdowns; 9 receptions, 90 yards

2. Leonard Fournette, LSU: Some are arguing that Alex Collins should be ranked ahead of Fournette now. If anything, the real argument is that Fournette should be ranked ahead of Henry, who never has had to face his own defense in a game. Fournette performed better than Henry against Arkansas, averaging more per carry and reaching 127 yards of total offense. The LSU star still averages more yards per carry than Henry and Collins, and he has a chance to win the national rushing title with a strong finish to the season.

This Week: 19 carries, 91 yards, 1 touchdown; 3 receptions, 36 yards
Season: 214 carries, 1,474 yards, 17 touchdowns; 10 receptions, 94 yards

1. Derrick Henry, Alabama: Henry has gotten stronger the more carries he gets. The deeper into games and deeper in the the season, the better. Here are his single-game totals after September: 148, 95, 236, 143, 210, 204. He’s arguably performed better against ranked opponents than he has against the likes of Middle Tennessee State and Louisiana-Monroe. Henry is now just 16 yards behind Fournette for the national rushing lead, and he also leads the nation in rushing touchdowns.

This Week: 22 carries, 204 yards, 2 touchdowns; 1 reception, 0 yards
Season: 240 carries, 1,458 yards, 19 touchdowns; 9 receptions, 69 yards