Beset with injuries over the past two years
1.) Trey Sanders, Alabama; 5-star, 6.1 RR, #3 on the Rivals 100, 2nd-best prospect in Florida; Had 134 yards rushing as a reserve in 2020 before being injured in a car accident that forced him to miss the remainder of the season; Missed all of 2019 after suffering an injury during pre-season camp.
2.) John Emery, Louisiana State; 4-star, 6.0 RR, #36 on the Rivals 100, 4th-best prospect in Louisiana; Has rushed for 566 yards and 7 TDs over two seasons in Baton Rouge.
Suffered a season-ending injury 10 plays into the 2020 season
3.) Noah Cain, Penn State; 4-star, 6.0 RR, #43 on the Rivals 100, 7th-best prospect in Florida; Missed nearly all of 2020 with a leg injury; Started for Penn State as a true freshman and had 443 yards and 8 TDs in 2019.
Two seasons of Jim Harbaugh was all Charbonnet could handle
4.) Zach Charbonnet, Michigan; 4-star, 6.0 RR, #60 on the Rivals 100, 8th-best prospect in California; Transferred to UCLA this offseason; Started three games for Michigan in 2020; Leaves Ann Arbor with 850 rushing yards and 12 TDs; Why any prime skill player would commit to Jim Harbaugh is beyond my comprehension.
Honorable-mention All-Pac 12 in 2020
5.) Austin Jones, Stanford; 4-star, 5.9 RR, #107 on the Rivals 250, 16th-best prospect in California; Starting RB for the Cardinal in 2020 and finished the season with 550 yards and 9 TDs; Honorable-mention All-Pac 12; Stanford's second-leading rusher as a true freshman in 2019 with 227 yards and a TD.
6.) Kenny McIntosh, Georgia; 4-star, 5.9 RR, #115 on the Rivals 250, 16th-best prospect in Florida; Backup RB for the Dawgs in each of the past two seasons; Has 425 yards and 3 TDs over two years.
Has been the more accomplished guy of the two LSU RBs on this list
7.) Tyrion Davis-Price, Louisiana State; 4-star, 5.9 RR, #144 on the Rivals 250, 7th-best prospect in Louisiana; Has 741 yards and 9 TDs over two seasons in Baton Rouge.
First-team All-SEC
8.) Isaiah Spiller, Texas A&M; 4-star, 5.9 RR, #153 on the Rivals 250, 21st-best prospect in Texas; Two-year starter for aTm; First-team All-SEC in 2020 and was an SEC All-Freshman in 2019; Has 1,982 rushing yards and 19 TDs over two seasons in College Station.
9.) Sampson James, Indiana; 4-star, 5.8 RR, #185 on the Rivals 250, 3rd-best prospect in Indiana; Has started two games and has 371 yards rushing over two seasons in Bloomington; Briefly had his name in the transfer portal last October but pulled out.
10.) Cameron Davis, Washington; 4-star, 5.8 RR, #207 on the Rivals 250, 32nd-best prospect in California; Two-year reserve RB for the Huskies and has 73 yards over those two seasons.
11.) Jirehl Brock, Iowa State; 4-star, 5.8 RR, #209 on the Rivals 250, 2nd-best prospect in Illinois; Two-year reserve for Iowa State and has 94 yards rushing over two seasons in Ames.
12.) Derrian Brown, Texas; 4-star, 5.8 RR, #238 on the Rivals 250, 27th-best prospect in Georgia; Out of football; Suffered a stroke in HS and was not cleared to play at UT.
13.) Deondrick Glass, Oklahoma State; 4-star, 5.8 RR, #250 on the Rivals 250, 32nd-best prospect in Texas; Entered the transfer portal last October but still hasn't landed at another program; DNP in 2020 and had 8 (eight) yards rushing as a true freshman in 2019.
14.) Jaren Mangham, Colorado; 4-star, 5.8 RR, 9th-best prospect in Michigan; Transferred to South Florida this offseason; Rushed for 488 yards over two seasons while in Boulder.
15.) Darwin Barlow, Texas Christian; 4-star, 5.8 RR, 35th-best prospect in Texas; Started 4 games in 2020 and finished the season with 428 yards and 4 TDs; Appeared in 3 games and ran for 99 yards as a true freshman.
16.) Marcus Major, Oklahoma; 4-star, 5.8 RR, 5th-best prospect in Oklahoma; Two-year reserve RB for OU; Has 215 yards and 3 TDs over two seasons; Missed majority of his true freshman season with injury.
17.) Josh Henderson, North Carolina; 4-star, 5.8 RR, 11th-best prospect in New Jersey; Two-year reserve RB for UNC and has 188 yards over two seasons.
18.) Qualan Jones, Baylor; 4-star, 5.8 RR, 37th-best prospect in Texas; Two-year reserve RB at Baylor who has 227 yards and 2 TDs so far in his career; Went to same HS as Maurice Washington.
19.) Pat Garwo III, Boston College; 4-star, 5.8 RR, 9th-best prospect in Pennsylvania; Two-year reserve RB who has 195 yards rushing over two seasons.
20.) Jamious Griffin, Georgia Tech; 4-star, 5.8 RR, 31st-best prospect in Georgia; Two-year reserve RB at GaTech who had 229 yards and 2 TDs in 2020.
Stud
21.) Zonovan Knight, North Carolina State; 4-star, 5.8 RR, 13th-best prospect in North Carolina; Two-year starter for NC State; 3rd-team All-ACC in 2020; Has 1,533 yards and 15 TDs over two seasons in Raleigh.
22.) Marcus Crowley, Ohio State; 4-star, 5.8 RR, 46th-best prospect in Florida; Was limited to four games in 2020 while recovering from a knee injury; Ran for 237 yards as a true freshman in 2019.
23.) Keshawn King, Virginia Tech; 4-star, 5.8 RR, 40th-best prospect in Florida; Used as a special teams player in 2020; Had 340 yards and 2 TDs as a true freshman in 2019.
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34.) Ronald Thompkins, Nebraska; 3-star, 5.7 RR, 57th-best prospect in Georgia; Appeared in two games in 2020 and ran for 24 yards; Sat out 2019 while recovering from a knee injury.
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1st-team All-American and the Big 12 Offensive POY - yep, you guessed it - we passed on this guy
36.) Breece Hall, Iowa State; 3-star, 5.7 RR, 3rd-best prospect in Kansas; First-team All-American, Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, 6th in Heisman Trophy voting in 2020; Was the nation's leading rusher in 2020 with 1,572 yards and added 23 receptions on the year; Ran for 897 yards as a true freshman and was 2nd-team All-Big 12 in 2019.
