Dating back to Kevin Faulk’s time in Baton Rouge, LSU has produced seven First-Team All-SEC running backs. That number does not include familiar names like Joe Addai, Justin Vincent, Jacob Hester and Spencer Ware. There have been 16 LSU running backs on NFL rosters in that same timeframe.
To put it simply, LSU has rarely had a problem finding a fast, athletic back – or several of them –to run the football.
Which is precisely why the challenge of finding a bell cow back in Baton Rouge this season is an unusual one. Still, that’s where Ed Orgeron finds himself heading into the 2018 season with Derrius Guice and Darrell Williams gone to the NFL and a returning group of backs that had 29 rushing attempts combined in 2017.