Preseason top 20: Running Backs

[#1Tidefan]

This will change of course, but for now Trent @ #5?!...

5. TRENT RICHARDSON, ALABAMA
THE PARTICULARS: 5-11/224, Jr.; Pensacola Escambia
THE BUZZ: Richardson has been a productive backup, rushing for 1,451 yards and 14 TDs in his first two seasons, and he should be the focal point of the Tide's offense this season. He was a second-team All-SEC choice last season and should vie for All-America honors this fall.



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[Catch Prothro]

I would put Lattimore #1, and MFBATR #2, for now, with that west coast guy in 3rd.  Lattimore was able to carry his team in the SEC as a freshman and managed to avoid injuries, so I have to give him credit.  Both he and MFBATR are NFL caliper backs already.  Hopefully Trent can be a dominant force in the SEC this year, avoid injuries, and win the Heisman, but I'll settle for a national championship. 

[#1Tidefan]

I would put Lattimore #1, and MFBATR #2, for now, with that west coast guy in 3rd.  Lattimore was able to carry his team in the SEC as a freshman and managed to avoid injuries, so I have to give him credit.  Both he and MFBATR are NFL caliper backs already.  Hopefully Trent can be a dominant force in the SEC this year, avoid injuries, and win the Heisman, but I'll settle for a national championship. 

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[SUPERCOACH]

I honestly don't see Lattimore ahead of Trent, although that seems to be the national consensus.  I think people are forgetting that everything Trent has done so far was as a backup, while Lattimore was the go to guy for his team last year.

[Catch Prothro]

I honestly don't see Lattimore ahead of Trent, although that seems to be the national consensus.  I think people are forgetting that everything Trent has done so far was as a backup, while Lattimore was the go to guy for his team last year.

And I would not disagree with you on that.  And I would not trade Trent for Lattimore.  Trent just has to prove it on the field.

[crtuneman]

I understand that running backs in other conferences, especially in places like San Diego St, might have a lot of talent and be excellent running backs, but in my opinion, SEC rbs should be above everyone else, because they play against the best run defenses in the country. If you want to be the best, play against the best. So guys like LaMichael James and Monte Harris, while they might be excellent running backs, are not better than Lattimore or Trent, because they have not been tested week in and week out against the best run defenses in the country. So my list would begin and end with Lattimore and Trent. Everyone else is second-tier.

[Catch Prothro]

I understand that running backs in other conferences, especially in places like San Diego St, might have a lot of talent and be excellent running backs, but in my opinion, SEC rbs should be above everyone else, because they play against the best run defenses in the country. If you want to be the best, play against the best. So guys like LaMichael James and Monte Harris, while they might be excellent running backs, are not better than Lattimore or Trent, because they have not been tested week in and week out against the best run defenses in the country. So my list would begin and end with Lattimore and Trent. Everyone else is second-tier.

Exactamundo!

[JodyBaker22]

I honestly don't see Lattimore ahead of Trent, although that seems to be the national consensus.  I think people are forgetting that everything Trent has done so far was as a backup, while Lattimore was the go to guy for his team last year.

Understandable.... but you can't take away what Lattimore has done.... Lattimore had better stats than Ingram last year.  If Richardson was a better back over Ingram , then he would have started. 

[SUPERCOACH]

Only 16 more days and we can start to find out.

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