Coach Dan Mullen and running backs coach Greg Knox have quite a luxury in their running back room this upcoming season. They have five tailbacks that deserve snaps and specialize in a different aspect of the game.
Florida running back Dameon Pierce was asked at Pre-Fall Camp Media Availability to break down the whole room. He said that he was the bruiser of the group while his teammate Malik Davis is a really good pass catcher and likes to play in the open field. Pierce compared Nay’Quan Wright to a Swiss Army Knife and finally said Demarkcus Bowman and Lorenzo Lingard were the speedsters in the unit.
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The depth and diversity in the Gators running back room are why many media experts believe they can be the best in the SEC. However, Gene Chizik, an analyst on SEC Network, isn’t one of them. He placed running backs rooms at Georgia, Alabama, Texas A&M and Auburn ahead of Florida. Pierce and the rest of his teammates will quickly prove Chizik wrong where he’ll have to bump Florida up during the season.
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