Let's Rank 'Em! Top 25 NCAA Running Backs Entering Week Eight
This college football season has seen quite a few great running backs. Some that have the knack for the end zone like Oregon State’s Jacquizz Rodgers, Stanford’s Toby Gerhart, or Virginian Tech’s Ryan Williams. Other great running backs have the ability to rack up all those rushing yards. The yard-racker-uppers include Alabama’s Mark Ingram, Pittsburgh’s Dion Lewis, and Fresno State’s Ryan Mathews. In my opinion, and in this order, here’s the top 25 NCAA running backs that have played so far this season. My opinions change every week, so don’t get too angry if your favorite running back isn’t as high as you want him to be.
2. Dion Lewis (Pittsburgh): 918 rushing yards, 9 touchdowns
3. Ryan Williams (Virginia Tech): 834 rushing yards, 10 touchdowns
4. Ryan Mathews (Fresno State): 974 rushing yards, 7 touchdowns
5. Mark Ingram (Alabama): 905 rushing yards, 8 touchdowns
6. Montel Harris (Boston College): 756 rushing yards, 10 touchdowns
7. Darius Marshall (Marshall): 819 rushing yards, 9 touchdowns
8. Ben Tate (Auburn): 856 rushing yards, 5 touchdowns
9. Noel Devine (West Virginia): 734 rushing yards, 9 touchdowns
10. Alexander Robinson (Iowa State): 737 rushing yards, 6 touchdowns
11. Jacquizz Rodgers (Oregon State): 697 rushing yards, 13 touchdowns
12. John Clay (Wisconsin): 716 rushing yards, 7 touchdowns
13. Anthony Dixon (Mississippi State): 696 rushing yards, 7 touchdowns
14. Daniel Thomas (Kansas State): 669 rushing yards, 8 touchdowns
15. Montario Hardesty (Tennessee): 672 rushing yards, 6 touchdowns
16. Lance Dunbar (North Texas): 623 rushing yards, 10 touchdowns
17. Ralph Bolden (Purdue): 642 rushing yards, 4 touchdowns
18. Evan Royster (Penn State): 641 rushing yards, 4 touchdowns
19. Brandon West (Western Michigan): 630 rushing yards, 5 touchdowns
20. Robert Turbin (Utah State): 640 rushing yards, 4 touchdowns
21. Roy Helu Jr. (Nebraska): 620 rushing yards, 6 touchdowns
22. Andre Dixon (Connecticut): 616 rushing yards, 7 touchdowns
23. Jahvid Best (California): 616 rushing yards, 9 touchdowns
24. Donald Buckram (UTEP): 618 rushing yards, 6 touchdowns
25. Seth Smith (New Mexico State): 598 rushing yards, 1 touchdown
