Running backs have had a heyday this season across the league, but lately, some wide receivers have asserted themselves, and for some it was a long time coming.

Six running backs have topped 1,000 rushing yards already this season, while nine players have at least 10 touchdowns. (Three more — and a quarterback — likely will join the 1,000-yard club this week.)

But only a few made the Week 12 collection of overrated, underrated and properly rated:

Overrated

Coach O’s interim stock: Two turnovers and a field goal attempt that went awry against Florida likely did in Ed Orgeron’s chances of becoming the head coach at LSU. Those events turned what could have helped the Tigers coast to victory, and instead they watched a failed fourth-down rushing attempt at the goal line.

Missouri’s offense: Not much has been for nought as the Tigers’ offense, which leads the SEC by nearly 30 yards per game with more than 500 on average. That was never more evident than on Saturday when freshman Damarea Crockett rushed for 225 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries in the 63-37 loss at Tennessee. It was the most rushing yards for a Missouri freshman in a game. Also in the game, Crockett’s 1,062 yards broke former quarterback Brad Smith’s 2002 single-season program record of 1,029 for a freshman. Crockett certainly isn’t overrated, but the Tigers’ wasted yards are.

Underrated

Deebo Samuel: Because of lingering hamstring problems, South Carolina’s Samuel has fallen back in the pack of SEC playmakers. But he looked healthy in the win over Western Carolina when he scored three touchdowns, including a 100-yard kickoff return. Samuel, a sophomore receiver, also had two two-yard TD runs.

Tyrie Cleveland: Before Saturday, Cleveland hadn’t contributed much to the Florida offense. He had fewer than three catches in six games, and only once had more than 36 yards receiving. But that all changed in the LSU win. The Gators had 60 yards of offense and were against their own goal line when Austin Appleby found Cleveland for a 98-yard touchdown. It was second-longest TD in Gators’ history and their longest play since 1977.

Properly rated

Isaiah McKenzie: Bringing comparisons again to former LSU speedster Trindon Holliday, Georgia’ McKenzie set program records in the win over Louisiana-Lafayette. The junior’s punt return touchdown gave him six return touchdowns, including five punt return touchdowns. That set program records, surpassing Buzy Rosenberg (1970-72) for the punt return and Brandon Boykin (2008-11) for the total return records. Rosenberg had four punt return touchdowns and Boykin had five total return touchdowns.

McKenzie scored both of Georgia’s first-quarter touchdowns. On the first play from scrimmage, McKenzie carried the ball 55 yards for a score. McKenzie is second in the league at 11.6 yards per punt return.

Rawleigh Williams: The Arkansas running back put on a show against Mississippi State with a career-high 205 yards and four touchdowns. He also threw a touchdown. He leads the SEC with 1,209 rushing yards and 11 TDs. While those were eye-popping numbers, it was the sixth time this season he’s topped 121 yards on the ground and third multi-touchdown outing. And to think his status entering the season was iffy after last season’s scary neck injury.

Kentucky’s running game: If the Wildcats keep this up, they might begin whispers of Running Back U. In the win over Austin Peay, Benny Snell joined Stanley “Boom” Williams and became the first Wildcats duo to each run for 1,000 yards in the same season.

What’s more, Kentucky hadn’t had any player reach 1,000 rushing yards since 2007. Williams has 1,072 and six TDs, while Snell has 1,006 and 12 scores.

Throw in Jojo Kemp’s six touchdowns and Stephen Johnson’s two, and it’s no surprise that Kentucky is second in the SEC with 27 rushing touchdowns.