I think this will give us the best idea of how each RB stacks up. This is for fun.

Derrick Henry vs Power 5 Teams: 1581 yards, 6.2 YPC, 16 TDs

Leonard Fournette vs Power 5 Teams: 1358 yards, 6.2 YPC, 14 TDs

Ezekiel Elliott vs Power 5 Teams: 1339, 6.83 YPC, 15 TDs

Dalvin Cook vs Power 5 Teams: 1130 yards, 7.69 YPC, 11 TDs

Derrick Henry has faced these defenses:

Wisconsin: 5th ranked Rush Defense
Ole Miss: 27th ranked Rush Defense
Georgia: 48th ranked Rush Defense
Arkansas: 18th ranked Rush Defense
Texas A&M 105th ranked Rush Defense
Tennessee: 49th ranked Rush Defense
LSU: 26th ranked Rush Defense
Mississippi State: 72nd ranked Rush Defense
Auburn: 91st ranked Rush Defense
Average Rush Defense Faced: 49th (49)

Leonard Fournette has faced these defenses:

Syracuse: 78th ranked Rush Defense
Ole Miss: 27th ranked Rush Defense
Florida: 7th ranked Rush Defense
Arkansas: 18th ranked Rush Defense
Texas A&M 105th ranked Rush Defense
South Carolina: 112th ranked Rush Defense
Alabama: 1st ranked Rush Defense
Mississippi State: 72nd ranked Rush Defense
Auburn: 91st ranked Rush Defense
Average Rush Defense Faced: 57th (56.77)

Ezekiel Elliott has faced these defenses:

Virginia Tech: 76th ranked Rush Defense
Indiana: 77th ranked Rush Defense
Maryland: 59th ranked Rush Defense
Penn State: 47th ranked Rush Defense
Rutgers: 83rd ranked Rush Defense
Minnesota: 71st ranked Rush Defense
Illinois: 64th ranked Rush Defense
Michigan State: 16th ranked Rush Defense
Michigan: 19th ranked Rush Defense
Average Rush Defense Faced: 57th (56.88)

Dalvin Cook has faced these defenses:

Boston College: 2nd ranked Rush Defense
Wake Forest: 57th ranked Rush Defense
Miami: 108th ranked Rush Defense
Louisville: 17th ranked Rush Defense
Georgia Tech: 61st ranked Rush Defense
Clemson: 24th ranked Rush Defense
NC State: 42nd ranked Rush Defense
Florida: 7th ranked Rush Defense
Average Rush Defense Faced: 40th (39.75)

So in order of best rush defenses faced (Power 5):
Dalvin Cook > Derrick Henry > Leonard Fournette > Ezekiel Elliott

There, now we know what they've done against real competition and how good that competition was at stopping the run.

This post was edited on 11/29/15 at 11:39 am

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Posted by rockytop627

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Posted on 11/29/15 at 10:27 am to AllBamaDoesIsWin

We have never and will never face Buga

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Posted by UASports23

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Posted on 11/29/15 at 10:35 am to AllBamaDoesIsWin

Someone posted saying the SEC is not as good as it once was.

This could shed some light on it. SEC has always been able to stop the run for the most part. Why are they not able to this year? Is it because the RB talent of Nick Chubbs/Fornette/Henry ?

QBs in the SEC aren't very good. You have a handful of pretty good ones (Grier (OUT), Dak, Chad Kelly) and the best Brandon Allen.

So, why can't other SEC teams sell out to stop the run?

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