This time last year, we knew Snell was the best running back in program history but what we didn’t know if there was anyone capable to be a quality secondary option to No. 26 in the backfield.
After logging just 15 carries and averaging less than 2.5 yards per pop in his redshirt freshman season, expectations were split on A.J. Rose. The former high school quarterback turned college tailback, the Cleveland native, was ranked a low three-star recruit in the class of 2016 but was suppose to bring a home run factor to the backfield. After losing Boom Williams to the NFL Draft unexpectedly following the 2016 season, the hope was that Rose who could replace that big pop in the lineup.