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The Top 20 2020 Returning Rushing Leaders

 09/1/2020

While there is usually a lot of turnover in college football rosters, a surprising number of the top rushers from last year return. If you are playing CFF you’ll likely want to grab at least one of these guys with your first RB selection.

List in Order of 2019 Yards Rushing (Attempts – Yards – Yards per Game) – Players Playing this Fall Bolded

  1. Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma St – 328 – 2094 – 161.8
  2. Jaret Patterson, Buffalo – 312 – 1799 – 143.07
  3. Travis Etienne, Clemson – 207 – 1614 – 107.60
  4. Javian Hawkins, Louisville – 264 – 1525 – 117.31
  5. Kenneth Gainwell, Memphis – 231 – 1459 – 104.21
  6. Brenden Knox, Marshall – 270 – 1387 – 106.69
  7. Kylin Hill, Mississippi St – 242 – 1350 – 103.85
  8. Josh Johnson, LA-Monroe – 201 – 1298 – 108.17
  9. Caleb Huntley, Ball State – 248 – 1275 – 106.25
  10. Xazavian Valladay, Wyoming – 247 – 1265 – 105.42
  11. Charles Williams UNLV – 212 – 1257 – 104.75
  12. Najee Harris, Alabama – 209 – 1224 – 94.15
  13. CJ Verdell, Oregon – 197 – 1220 – 87.14
  14. Gaej Walker, Western Kentucky – 241 – 1208 – 92.92
  15. Bryant Koback, Toledo – 195 – 1187 – 98.92
  16. Elijah Mitchell, Louisiana – 198 – 1147 – 81.93
  17. Rakeem Boyd, Arkansas – 184 – 1133 – 94.42
  18. CJ Marable, Coastal Carolina – 204 – 1085 – 90.42
  19. Kobe Lewis, Central Michigan – 182 – 1074 – 76.71
  20. Justin Henderson, Louisiana Tech – 188 – 1062 – 81.69

Some takeaways from the above list:

  • 6 of the top 8 return (was 7 before the Gainwell opt out), with 12 of the top 20
  • #1 on the list Chuba Hubbard, had 1032 more yards than #20, almost doubling #20’s output (1062)
  • #20 Justin Henderson was #40 in rushing yards in 2019, so exactly half of the top 40 from last year returned in 2020
  • No QBs on this list, although there were 3 in the top 40 last season – Malcolm Perry, Lynn Bowden, & Jalen Hurts