Continuing with our post-rankings — our first ranked the starting quarterbacks in the Big Ten — we move on to the running backs in the Big Ten.
While some teams have a No. 1 running back that receives the bulk of the carries, such as Northwestern’s Evan Hull or Illinois’ Chase Brown, many teams use two or three running backs to get their run games going. Last year, Michigan had one of the best one-two punches in the nation: Hassan Haskins and Blake Corum. Wisconsin had Braelon Allen and Chez Mellusi.
We are ranking each team based on the projected top two backs on the depth chart at the end of the spring ball. Teams may be ranked a little higher based on the two backs they have, but sometimes that lead back is just too good — where the backup doesn’t mean as much.
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