Alabama Running Backs of the Saban Era

[BigSteve]

Every dynasty needs a great stable of running backs. It's no secret that Saban's Bama amassed an impressive group of All-SEC talent at RB over the past five seasons.

GLEN COFFEE

3 Years - 410 Att - 2,107 Yards - 5.1 Avg - 14 TD - 42 Rec - 351 Rec Yds - 8.4 Rec Avg - 2 Rec TD

MARK INGRAM

3 Years - 572 Att - 3,261 Yards - 5.7 Avg - 42 TD - 60 Rec - 670 Rec Yds - 11.2 Rec Avg - 4 Rec TD

TRENT RICHARDSON

3 Years - 540 Att - 3,130 Yards - 5.8 Avg - 35 TD - 64 Rec - 730 Rec Yds - 10.4 Rec Avg - 7 Rec TD

EDDIE LACY

3 Years - 355 Att - 2,402 Yards - 6.8 Avg - 30 TD - 35 Rec - 338 Rec Yds - 9.7 Rec Avg - 2 Rec TD

TJ YELDON

1 Year - 175 Att - 1,108 Yards - 6.3 Avg - 12 TD - 11 Rec - 131 Rec Yds - 11.9 Rec Avg - 1 Rec TD


The questions:
Who was the best?

Who will have the best NFL career when it's all said and done?

Will TJ Yeldon emerge to become the best out of all of them? If not Yeldon, then who?

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[LurkMoar]

Yeldon looks like a young peterson

 

[BigSteve]

Yeldon looks like a young peterson

My thoughts exactly, and it's the exact reason that I started this thread.

If he had the line returning that Lacy had, I think he would break all records.

 

[LurkMoar]

My thoughts exactly, and it's the exact reason that I started this thread.

If he had the line returning that Lacy had, I think he would break all records.

man y'all just scary nfl talent everywhere, honestly to me derrick henry is going to be a beast also, aint that boy 6-3 240 runs like a 4.5?



But yea to me yeldon is the most physically gifted back in the alabama era so far


Yeldon>richardson>>Lacy>>>ingram

 

[Yogi]

I thought this thread was going to be about NFL underachievers.

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

man y'all just scary nfl talent everywhere, honestly to me derrick henry is going to be a beast also, aint that boy 6-3 240 runs like a 4.5?



But yea to me yeldon is the most physically gifted back in the alabama era so far


Yeldon>richardson>>Lacy>>>ingram

Henry better learn how to lower those shoulders then. Every recruiting vid I saw, he ran upright like a mf

 

[Reggie]

I voted for Trent but forgot all about Coffee. What's up with these players from Alabama retiring early. First Coffee than Mcclain I wonder who's next.

 

[LurkMoar]

I thought this thread was going to be about NFL underachievers.

Richardson is a monster, he was just injured lacy is going to be productive and yeldon might be a superstar.

Henry better learn how to lower those shoulders then. Every recruiting vid I saw, he ran upright like a mf

I saw it too he was just bigger and faster than everyone else, I'm sure saban will fix that or else he's going to find himself playing linebacker

 

[SubZeroDegrees]

Yeldon
Trent
Ingram
Lacy
Coffee

 

[BigSteve]

In his freshman season, Yeldon rushed for 1,108 yards on 154 carries and 12 touchdowns. His season high for the year was 153 yards on December 1, 2012, against the Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC championship game.[3] He set the freshman record with 1,108 rushing yards, and also tied the touchdown record set by Mark Ingram, Jr. in 2008 with 12. In the 2013 BCS Championship Game Yeldon ran for 110 yards and had one touchdown.

All while sharing carries...

 

[BigSteve]

man y'all just scary nfl talent everywhere, honestly to me derrick henry is going to be a beast also, aint that boy 6-3 240 runs like a 4.5?



But yea to me yeldon is the most physically gifted back in the alabama era so far


Yeldon>richardson>>Lacy>>>ingram

I'm not a Bama fan. I've been reading pre-season mags like it's my job for the past week. I'd rather talk football on here with everyone else who is waiting for the fall.

 

[LurkMoar]

I'm not a Bama fan. I've been reading pre-season mags like it's my job for the past week. I'd rather talk football on here with everyone else who is waiting for the fall.

Im not a bam a fan either, but i you won't find me throwing rocks at the throne



With this new playoff system coming, i really don't see how alalbama is not in the championship game every year

I think its a wrap for college football

 

[Hammer]

ingram is awful in the nfl

 

[FaTaL]

glenn coffee should of at least got some of that nfl money

 

[Carlos Huerta]

Trent was the best so far, but I'm a big Yeldon fan. Kid is exciting to watch.