With the bulk of the United States in lockdown, rankings and mock drafts are a dime a dozen. However, not many of the world wide web’s major sites are doing full breakdowns of positions in the collegiate football world.
Sports Illustrated is.
After being placed in the top five for O-Line U, the Buckeyes were back at it in the recently-released Running Back U.
This point-based system ranked programs on their running backs that have both been drafted and have success at the next level.
That said, the Ohio State Buckeyes have had some great running backs over their historic program’s history and are ranked in the top ten of Sports Illustrated’s Running Back U.
They came in at No. 7 with 21 points. Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Oklahoma and Standford rounded out the top five in respective order. Auburn was the other program that came between Ohio State and the top five.
Who Is Running Back U.?
Based on a decade’s worth of data on which college programs put players in the NFL and the success they have when they get there, a look at which school now has the right to brand itself RBU. https://t.co/mC4pjwslCH pic.twitter.com/CxQw20MOHP
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) April 3, 2020
As for Ohio State, in their recent history, many can remember Ezekiel Elliott. But, there’s more. Many will remember Carlos Hyde, Beanie Wells, Dan Herron, and Antonio Pittman, all backs that have been drafted over the last decade and some.
J.K. Dobbins will add to that list in the near future as he’s one of the best running backs on many big boards in the upcoming draft.