re: WDE24's Top 5 SEC RB's to date

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If DJ had the same number of carries as Dyer has and had the same average he would be at 1,534 yards.

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I've repeated this over and over again, these ranking are not based on hypotheticals, but actual production. As you noticed, DJ did receive some votes. However, his over all body of work isn't enough to crack the top 5. A big game against LSU might do the trick.

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Also, RBs should be judged on their total contribution to their team, i.e. receiving yards as well and not just rushing yards.

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Who said receiving yards weren't factored in. They have been all year in these rankings and I have mentioned it repeatedly. In fact, even a few games after his injury, that was what was keeping Lattimore even with or ahead of Dyer.

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It's interesting, but not surprising, that you don't have Dennis Johnson in you top 5 especially since he is producing 28.8% more yards per carry than your number 2 rated player. 28.8% more! That's impressive.

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Anyone with a brain knows that ypc can be a good stat to use, but is not comparing apples to apples when one runner has much fewer carries. Eddie Lacy has a crazy high ypc as well, but it is largely a product of only carrying the ball a few times per game.

In short, DJ doesn't deserve to be on the list yet. He has looked pretty good in his last 5 games though.