In 2008, Glenn Coffee burst onto the scene for over 1000 rushing yards while a freshman Mark Ingram showed his fair share of flashes, putting Alabama at the forefront of college football with a vaunted power rushing attack.
The next year, Mark Ingram won the Heisman. Following that Trent Richardson had such a spectacular year that he became a rare top-5 draft pick at RB.
Then Eddie Lacy and TJ Yeldon led one of the most efficient rushing offenses of all time, and Derrick Henry went on to win another Heisman and become the top running back in the NFL.