5. Benny Snell-Kentucky
This was a tough one. I had to pick between Benny Snell, Damien Harris, and D’Andre Swift for which SEC running back would make my top five.
I went with Snell because I think he has the easier path. Harris and Swift both have teammates within my top five who just happen to be quarterbacks. As a running back, it’s already hard enough to beat out quarterbacks for the Heisman. Just imagine how hard it would be if a great quarterback was on your own team.
It works in Snell’s advantage that Kentucky will field a quarterback that will most likely not post numbers like Alabama’s or Georgia’s quarterbacks will.