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SEC Running Backs Drafted in the first round. Boom or Bust?
Posted on 4/26/17 at 7:48 pm
Posted on 4/26/17 at 7:48 pm
Here are the Running backs from SEC Schools that have been drafted in the first round in the past 40 years. (Note that it includes all current SEC schools even if they were not in the SEC at the time)
8,000 career rushing yards puts a back in the top 50 of All time.
We'll be a little more lenient and allow combined rushing/receiving yards.
If a 1st rounder has over 10,000 career yards, he's obviously a boom player
If a 1st rounder has between 6,000 and 9,999 yards, he's a solid player. He might not be what's hoped for but he's definitely not a bust
If a 1st rounder has between 4,000 and 5,999 yards, he's borderline and might have been a wasted first round pick.
If a 1st rounder has less than 4,000 career yards from scrimmage he'd be a bust if his career ended right now (obviously this will change for young guys)
Here are the SEC school running backs drafted in the first round since 1977 in order of career yards Bold denotes active players:
Boom Players:
Emmitt Smith - Florida, 1990, 17th overall - 21,578 scrimmage - 18,355 rushing, 3,224 receiving
Fred Taylor - Florida, 1998, 9th overall - 13,079 scrimmage - 11,695 rushing, 2,384 receiving
Jamal Lewis - Tennessee, 2000, 5th overall - 12,486 scrimmage - 10,607 rushing, 1,879 receiving
James Brooks - Auburn, 1981, 24th overall - 11,583 scrimmage - 7,962 rushing, 3,621 receiving
Shaun Alexander - Alabama, 2000, 19th overall - 10,973 scrimmage - 9,453 rushing, 1,520 receiving
Garrison Hearst - Georgia, 1993, 3rd overall - 10,031 scrimmage - 7,966 rushing, 2,065 receiving
Solid Players
John L Williams - Florida, 1986, 15th overall - 9,662 scrimmage - 5,006 rushing, 4,656 receiving
Neal Anderson - Florida, 1986, 27th overall - 8,929 scrimmage - 6,166 rushing, 2,763 receiving
Rodney Hampton - Georgia, 1990, 24th overall - 8,206 scrimmage - 6,897 rushing, 1,309 receiving
Deuce McAllister, Mississippi, 2001, 23rd overall - 7,716 scrimmage - 6,096 rushing, 1,720 receiving
James Stewart - Tennessee, 1995, 19th overall - 7,556 scrimmage - 5,841 rushing, 1,715 receiving
George Rogers - South Carolina, 1981, 1st overall - 7,544 scrimmage - 7,176 rushing, 368 receiving
Darren McFadden - Arkansas, 2008, 4th overall - 7,537 scrimmage - 5,423 rushing, 2,114 receiving
Ronnie Brown - Auburn, 2005, 2nd overall - 7,357 scrimmage - 5,391 rushing, 1,966 receiving
Gary Anderson - Arkansas, 1983, 20th overall - 6,408 scrimmage - 3,409 rushing, 2,999 receiving
James Jones - Florida, 1983, 13th overall - 6,267 scrimmage - 3,626 rushing, 2,641 receiving
Joseph Addai - LSU, 2006, 30th overall - 6,001 scrimmage - 4,553 rushing, 1,448 receiving
Borderline Picks:
Curtis Dickey - Texas A&M, 1980, 5th overall - 5,596 scrimmage - 4,019 rushing, 1,577 receiving
Harvey Williams - LSU, 1991, 21st overall - 5,394 scrimmage - 3,952 rushing, 1,442 receiving
Mark Ingram - Alabama, 2011, 28th overall - 5,250 scrimmage - 4,238 rushing, 1,012 receiving
Cadillac Williams - Auburn, 2005, 5th overall - 5,040 scrimmage - 4,038 rushing, 1,002 receiving
Knowshon Moreno - Georgia, 2009, 12th overall - 5,025 scrimmage - 3,616 rushing, 1,409 receiving
Rod Bernstine - Texas A&M, 1987, 24th overall - 4,374 scrimmage - 2,990 rushing, 1,384 receiving
Felix Jones - Arkansas, 2008, 22nd overall - 4,036 scrimmage - 2,912 rushing, 1,124 receiving
Busts:
Charles Alexander - LSU, 1979, 12th overall - 3,815 scrimmage - 2,685 rushing, 1,130 receiving
Greg Hill - Texas A&M, 1994, 25th overall - 3,624 scrimmage - 3,218 rushing, 406 receiving
Bo Jackson - Auburn, 1986, 1st overall - 3,134 scrimmage - 2,782 rushing, 352 receiving
Michael Haddix - Mississippi St., 1983, 8th overall - 2,945 scrimmage - 1,635 rushing, 1,310 receiving
Trent Richardson - Alabama, 2012, 3rd overall - 2,944 scrimmage - 2,032 rushing, 912 receiving
Lorenzo Hampton - Florida, 1985, 27th overall - 2,903 scrimmage - 1,949 rushing, 954 receiving
Todd Gurley - Georgia, 2015, 10th overall - 2,506 scrimmage - 1,991 rushing, 515 receiving
Brent Fullwood - Auburn, 1987, 4th overall - 2,072 scrimmage - 1,702 rushing, 370 receiving
Tim Worley - Georgia, 1989, 7th overall - 2,045 scrimmage - 1,792 rushing, 253 receiving
George Adams - Kentucky, 1985, 19th overall - 1,900 scrimmage - 886 rushing, 1,014 receiving
Roger Vick - Texas A&M, 1987, 21st overall - 1,758 scrimmage - 1,289 rushing, 469 receiving
Robert Edwards - Georgia, 1998, 18th overall - 1,679 scrimmage - 1,222 rushing, 457 receiving
John Avery - Mississippi, 1998, 29th overall - 639 scrimmage - 524 rushing, 115 passing
8,000 career rushing yards puts a back in the top 50 of All time.
We'll be a little more lenient and allow combined rushing/receiving yards.
If a 1st rounder has over 10,000 career yards, he's obviously a boom player
If a 1st rounder has between 6,000 and 9,999 yards, he's a solid player. He might not be what's hoped for but he's definitely not a bust
If a 1st rounder has between 4,000 and 5,999 yards, he's borderline and might have been a wasted first round pick.
If a 1st rounder has less than 4,000 career yards from scrimmage he'd be a bust if his career ended right now (obviously this will change for young guys)
Here are the SEC school running backs drafted in the first round since 1977 in order of career yards Bold denotes active players:
Boom Players:
Emmitt Smith - Florida, 1990, 17th overall - 21,578 scrimmage - 18,355 rushing, 3,224 receiving
Fred Taylor - Florida, 1998, 9th overall - 13,079 scrimmage - 11,695 rushing, 2,384 receiving
Jamal Lewis - Tennessee, 2000, 5th overall - 12,486 scrimmage - 10,607 rushing, 1,879 receiving
James Brooks - Auburn, 1981, 24th overall - 11,583 scrimmage - 7,962 rushing, 3,621 receiving
Shaun Alexander - Alabama, 2000, 19th overall - 10,973 scrimmage - 9,453 rushing, 1,520 receiving
Garrison Hearst - Georgia, 1993, 3rd overall - 10,031 scrimmage - 7,966 rushing, 2,065 receiving
Solid Players
John L Williams - Florida, 1986, 15th overall - 9,662 scrimmage - 5,006 rushing, 4,656 receiving
Neal Anderson - Florida, 1986, 27th overall - 8,929 scrimmage - 6,166 rushing, 2,763 receiving
Rodney Hampton - Georgia, 1990, 24th overall - 8,206 scrimmage - 6,897 rushing, 1,309 receiving
Deuce McAllister, Mississippi, 2001, 23rd overall - 7,716 scrimmage - 6,096 rushing, 1,720 receiving
James Stewart - Tennessee, 1995, 19th overall - 7,556 scrimmage - 5,841 rushing, 1,715 receiving
George Rogers - South Carolina, 1981, 1st overall - 7,544 scrimmage - 7,176 rushing, 368 receiving
Darren McFadden - Arkansas, 2008, 4th overall - 7,537 scrimmage - 5,423 rushing, 2,114 receiving
Ronnie Brown - Auburn, 2005, 2nd overall - 7,357 scrimmage - 5,391 rushing, 1,966 receiving
Gary Anderson - Arkansas, 1983, 20th overall - 6,408 scrimmage - 3,409 rushing, 2,999 receiving
James Jones - Florida, 1983, 13th overall - 6,267 scrimmage - 3,626 rushing, 2,641 receiving
Joseph Addai - LSU, 2006, 30th overall - 6,001 scrimmage - 4,553 rushing, 1,448 receiving
Borderline Picks:
Curtis Dickey - Texas A&M, 1980, 5th overall - 5,596 scrimmage - 4,019 rushing, 1,577 receiving
Harvey Williams - LSU, 1991, 21st overall - 5,394 scrimmage - 3,952 rushing, 1,442 receiving
Mark Ingram - Alabama, 2011, 28th overall - 5,250 scrimmage - 4,238 rushing, 1,012 receiving
Cadillac Williams - Auburn, 2005, 5th overall - 5,040 scrimmage - 4,038 rushing, 1,002 receiving
Knowshon Moreno - Georgia, 2009, 12th overall - 5,025 scrimmage - 3,616 rushing, 1,409 receiving
Rod Bernstine - Texas A&M, 1987, 24th overall - 4,374 scrimmage - 2,990 rushing, 1,384 receiving
Felix Jones - Arkansas, 2008, 22nd overall - 4,036 scrimmage - 2,912 rushing, 1,124 receiving
Busts:
Charles Alexander - LSU, 1979, 12th overall - 3,815 scrimmage - 2,685 rushing, 1,130 receiving
Greg Hill - Texas A&M, 1994, 25th overall - 3,624 scrimmage - 3,218 rushing, 406 receiving
Bo Jackson - Auburn, 1986, 1st overall - 3,134 scrimmage - 2,782 rushing, 352 receiving
Michael Haddix - Mississippi St., 1983, 8th overall - 2,945 scrimmage - 1,635 rushing, 1,310 receiving
Trent Richardson - Alabama, 2012, 3rd overall - 2,944 scrimmage - 2,032 rushing, 912 receiving
Lorenzo Hampton - Florida, 1985, 27th overall - 2,903 scrimmage - 1,949 rushing, 954 receiving
Todd Gurley - Georgia, 2015, 10th overall - 2,506 scrimmage - 1,991 rushing, 515 receiving
Brent Fullwood - Auburn, 1987, 4th overall - 2,072 scrimmage - 1,702 rushing, 370 receiving
Tim Worley - Georgia, 1989, 7th overall - 2,045 scrimmage - 1,792 rushing, 253 receiving
George Adams - Kentucky, 1985, 19th overall - 1,900 scrimmage - 886 rushing, 1,014 receiving
Roger Vick - Texas A&M, 1987, 21st overall - 1,758 scrimmage - 1,289 rushing, 469 receiving
Robert Edwards - Georgia, 1998, 18th overall - 1,679 scrimmage - 1,222 rushing, 457 receiving
John Avery - Mississippi, 1998, 29th overall - 639 scrimmage - 524 rushing, 115 passing
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Posted on 4/26/17 at 7:50 pm to Killean
Dalvin cook will be the best rb out of this draft
Posted on 4/26/17 at 7:51 pm to Killean
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Busts:
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Todd Gurley - Georgia, 2015, 10th overall - 2,506 scrimmage - 1,991 rushing, 515 receiving
Posted on 4/26/17 at 7:51 pm to Killean
As a Rams fan you can't call Gurley a bust yet. He didn't have a great year last year but the guy I saw in 2015 was the best runner I've seen in STL since Faulk. After another year like last year, then sure.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 7:52 pm to rmnldr
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If a 1st rounder has less than 4,000 career yards from scrimmage he'd be a bust if his career ended right now (obviously this will change for young guys)
It's right there in the post..
Posted on 4/26/17 at 7:56 pm to Killean
Then why just not include players that have only been in the league for 2 years period?
Posted on 4/26/17 at 7:57 pm to Killean
George Rogers is not really a SEC RB.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 7:58 pm to GetCocky11
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Here are the Running backs from SEC Schools that have been drafted in the first round in the past 40 years. (Note that it includes all current SEC schools even if they were not in the SEC at the time)
Once again.. already in the post :P
Posted on 4/26/17 at 7:58 pm to Killean
You think Bo was a bust because he got hurt?
I don't think many people would agree with you.
I don't think many people would agree with you.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 7:59 pm to GetCocky11
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George Rogers is not really a SEC RB.
You guys claim this when it's convenient put I can't tell you how many times I've seen USCjr fans try to insert Rogers into discussions about best SEC RBs all-time
Posted on 4/26/17 at 8:00 pm to weagle99
For the Raiders, Bo wasn't a bust.
For the Tampa Bay Bucs? Absofrickinglutely.
For the Tampa Bay Bucs? Absofrickinglutely.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 8:00 pm to weagle99
I've seen many people that consider him a bust for the Bucs but a steal for the Raiders
Posted on 4/26/17 at 8:02 pm to Killean
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For the Raiders, Bo wasn't a bust.
For the Tampa Bay Bucs? Absofrickinglutely.
Agreed.
For such a short career, coming in halfway through the season in baseball shape and averaging over 80 ypg from scrimmage while splitting time with a hall of fame RB is pretty impressive.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 8:08 pm to Killean
2,500 yards in two years is a bust?
Posted on 4/26/17 at 8:10 pm to Killean
Gurley has only been in the league for 2 years and played behind arguably the worst line I saw play last year (the other candidate for worst line was UGA's)
Posted on 4/26/17 at 8:11 pm to dawgdayafternoon
People never read shite 
Posted on 4/26/17 at 8:11 pm to tylerdurden24
If both of Gurley's legs fell off in a horrible buffet accident and he never played another down of football.. he would be considered a bust.
It has been pointed out that no future production is assumed.. and that younger players, of which there are exactly 3 damn active players have the opportunity to change in the future.
It has been pointed out that no future production is assumed.. and that younger players, of which there are exactly 3 damn active players have the opportunity to change in the future.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 8:13 pm to rockiee
I mean, why even include him in that category?
Posted on 4/26/17 at 8:16 pm to Killean
the Bucs was the bust not Bo. Bo told them he would not play for them because they lied to him and got him ineligible for baseball at Auburn. They did not believe him.
Posted on 4/26/17 at 8:16 pm to dawgdayafternoon
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I mean, why even include him in that category?
Not sure, that is a fair question
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