Auburn Football: Spring SEC Running Back Power Rankings
Oct 11, 2014; Starkville, MS, USA; Auburn Tigers running back Roc Thomas (9) carries the ball during the game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Spruce Derden-USA TODAY Sports
Looking ahead to the 2015 Auburn football season, we take a look at how Jovon Robinson, Roc Thomas and the Tigers rushing attack stacks up in our spring practice SEC running back power rankings.
We may be six months away from the start of the 2015 college football season, but with spring practices underway around the nation, football is certainly in the air.
On Tuesday March 10, Auburn and Missouri will be the sixth and seventh Southeastern Conference teams to begin spring practice, following Vanderbilt, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, LSU and Kentucky, with the rest of the league to follow in the coming weeks.
All 14 teams have reason to be optimistic heading into next season, especially when it comes to the running back position. Only four programs must replace their leading rusher from last season, and there are several teams that believe they’ve got a Heisman Trophy candidate in the backfield.
With that much experience and production returning, as well as a lot of inexperienced quarterbacks taking over, 2015 could be the Year of the Running Back in the SEC.
The Auburn football team has one of the least experienced crops of runners in the league, and faces the unfortunate task of replacing the SEC’s top rusher from the 2014 season. However, Cameron Artis-Payne‘s 1,608-yard performance in his only season as the primary ball carrier, as well as head coach Gus Malzahn’s history of coaching at least one 1,000-yard rusher in every season he’s been a collegiate play-caller, should help to ease the concerns of Tigers fans.
But with 85.2% of their rushing yards and 90.6% of their rushing touchdowns headed to the NFL from last season’s roster, where does Auburn stack up compared to the rest of the teams in the Southeastern Conference? Let’s take a look at our spring practice SEC running back power rankings.
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