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On paper and not accounting for production, Alabama definitely has the best RB corps without a doubt.
Over half of Auburn's yards last year were accounted for by Tre Mason and Nick Marshall (2884/4596). Artis Payne and Grant added another 1257 yards. 72% of all plays run by Auburn were rushes.
Alabama rushed the ball 56% of their plays. Drake, Henry, and Yeldon accounted for 2311/2673 yards. Since Yeldon, Henry, Drake are returning this established core of backs will most definitely be considered to be solid heading into the fall. I have also heard Henry is more likely to get many more touches this year. This is a big deal IMO because these guys are all experienced and there will most likely not be a drop-off in production.
As far as Auburn goes, I am no sure how many carries get taken away from the QB and I have not heard much about who will replace Mason. But since Auburn used like 15 people to rush the ball last year I think it is safe to say their rushing attack should still be good but it is unclear who will replace that production.
Regarding UGA, their rushing game suffered from injuries last year. Still Gurley got almost 1000 yards. JJ. Green and Brendan Douglas were 2nd and 3rd behind Gurley, then Marshall and Murray. Pretty deep roster for UGA. Michel and Chubb will have their work cut out for them to see the field. Pair this with an inexperienced QB coming in and UGA could struggle to move the ball and may have to ride their RBs. We will see.
Over half of Auburn's yards last year were accounted for by Tre Mason and Nick Marshall (2884/4596). Artis Payne and Grant added another 1257 yards. 72% of all plays run by Auburn were rushes.
Alabama rushed the ball 56% of their plays. Drake, Henry, and Yeldon accounted for 2311/2673 yards. Since Yeldon, Henry, Drake are returning this established core of backs will most definitely be considered to be solid heading into the fall. I have also heard Henry is more likely to get many more touches this year. This is a big deal IMO because these guys are all experienced and there will most likely not be a drop-off in production.
As far as Auburn goes, I am no sure how many carries get taken away from the QB and I have not heard much about who will replace Mason. But since Auburn used like 15 people to rush the ball last year I think it is safe to say their rushing attack should still be good but it is unclear who will replace that production.
Regarding UGA, their rushing game suffered from injuries last year. Still Gurley got almost 1000 yards. JJ. Green and Brendan Douglas were 2nd and 3rd behind Gurley, then Marshall and Murray. Pretty deep roster for UGA. Michel and Chubb will have their work cut out for them to see the field. Pair this with an inexperienced QB coming in and UGA could struggle to move the ball and may have to ride their RBs. We will see.
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