re: Class of 2018 Recruiting MEGATHREAD: So Long Old Friend Edition

Anyone want to make heads explode on the Rant this morning?

Twitter Tuesday: Saquon Barkley, top RBs, Butch Jones, Oklahoma

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Best CFB running back you've seen since the year 2000? AP? Bush? Zeke? Barkley?
— ???Man?? (@Bryan_WENB) September 25, 2017

This is a nice follow up question. I’ll give you my top 10 college running backs since the year 2000 and a few might surprise you.

1. Reggie Bush – Quite simply, Bush was amazing to watch.

2. Adrian Peterson – Pure domination from the running back spot with everyone keying on him and unable to stop him.

3. Saquon Barkley – His improvement in the passing game this year puts him very high on this list.

4. Derrick Henry – He waited his turn at Alabama and then put together one of the best seasons I’ve ever seen. For a huge running back who was the entire key to the offense, he still couldn’t be contained.

5. Darren McFadden – Because Arkansas didn’t win as much as the others, he gets overlooked, but he was amazing and dynamic.

6. Ezekiel Elliott – I still don’t understand why he didn’t get carries in the loss to Michigan State as he led one of the most talented teams I’ve ever seen. He was outstanding.

7. Christian McCaffrey – Breaking Barry Sanders' record for all-purpose yards puts you seventh on this list? Yep, that’s how good the others are.

8. LaDainian Tomlinson – See McFadden when talking about a guy who never got enough national love because of the team he played for.

9. Dalvin Cook – I think he’s the only one on this list who never went to New York for the Heisman presentation (Barkley will) and that’s insane.

10. CJ Spiller – Think of all the touches he missed because of horrible play calling. Others put up better stats over their careers and had better individual seasons that aren’t on this list, but Spiller’s talent was undeniable.

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Henry over McFadden AND Fournette?