Re: Top 25 Running Backs Returning to College 2020

Here's an older article that I am bringing back up to make the point that Lynn J Dixon would be in this top 25 if he got starter reps. I am glad he is staying and i hope it works out for him in the long run. He is an NFL quality back !!

Also before anyone goes crazy, this was written in January, before anyone knew (except me) that ETN was coming back.

Also notice that 5 of the top 25 RBs are in the ACC.

https://www.pff.com/news/college-football-top-25-running-backs-returning-in-2020

Top 25 running backs returning to college football in 2020 | College Football and NFL Draft | PFF

PFF's Anthony Treash breaks down the biggest names and producers among the running backs returning to the college game for the 2020 season.

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https://www.espn.com/college-football/insider/story/_/id/28882983/ranking-college-football-top-10-rbs-2020

Ranking college football's top 10 RBs for 2020

Pro Football Focus rates the 10 best returning college football running backs -- plus one sleeper -- and the list starts with Travis Etienne.

1. Travis Etienne, Clemson??

Everyone thought Etienne was on his way to the NFL following Clemson's loss to LSU in the national title game. After all, he had won the ACC Player of the Year in both 2018 and 2019, and he had earned the best PFF rushing grade and the most WAA of any non-quarterback since 2018. However, not even a week after the loss, Etienne announced he was returning to the Tigers to compete for another championship with quarterback Trevor Lawrence at the helm of the Clemson offense.

What Etienne has done over the past two seasons as a ball carrier is quite remarkable. He has broken the most tackles per attempt (0.35), picked up a first down or touchdown at the highest rate (36.5%) in the nation and averaged the country's most yards after contact per attempt (4.7). The biggest thing he needed to improve upon from 2018 to 2019 was his receiving ability, and Etienne recognized that as he reportedly "went up to Trevor Lawrence throughout fall camp and asked to run routes and catch passes after practice." Etienne vastly improved in that facet as a result and lowered his drop rate from 25% in 2018 to 7.5% in 2019 while raising his receiving grade from 45.6 in 2018 to 77.2 in 2019.

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Top 25 Running Backs Returning to College 2020