Athlon Magazine, the annual college football-based publication from Athlon Sports, ranked the top 10 running back groups heading into the 2022 College Football season, highlighting the importance of the position and the versatile athletes that occupy it.
Overall, there isn’t a shortage of future NFL talent within the rankings, with players such as Texas’ Bijan Robinson, Ohio State’s TreVeyon Henderson, Wisconsin’s Braelon Allen, and Auburn’s Tank Bigsby, and Texas A&M’s Devon Achane leading running back units for some of the top-ranked teams in the country.
For the Aggies, starting experience may be lacking after the departure of Isaiah Spiller to the NFL, yet the depth chart from a talent perspective is the best its been in years, with the redshirt freshman tandem of Amari Daniels and LJ Johnson challenging for the primary back up spot behind the starter, Devon Achane.
Devon Achane played in all 12 games during the 2021 season while producing at a high rate with 7 yards per rush, and accounting for 910 rushing yards and 9 touchdowns, with 261 receiving yards as well, cementing himself as one of the most reliable weapons in the entire college football landscape.
Now, without further ado, here are the top-10 running back groups for the 2022 college football season!
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Texas A&M Aggies
Nov 20, 2021; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies running back Devon Achane (6) runs the ball during the first half against the Prairie View Am Panthers at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports
Notable Starter: Devon Achane
Michigan Wolverines
Michigan running back Blake Corum (2) runs against Georgia linebacker Nakobe Dean (17) during the first half of the Orange Bowl at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Fla. on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021.
Notable Starter: Blake Corum
Auburn Tigers
Auburn Tigers running back Tank Bigsby (4) runs the ball during the A-Day spring practice at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, April 9, 2022.
Notable Starter: Tank Bigsby
Kentucky Wildcats
Kentucky running back Chris Rodriguez, Jr. (24) runs for a touchdown after shedding a tackle form Iowa defensive lineman Zach VanValkenburg (97) during a NCAA college football game in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla.
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Notable Starter: Chris Rodriguez Jr.
Utah Utes
Jan 1, 2022; Pasadena, California, USA; Utah Utes running back Tavion Thomas (9) celebrates…