COLUMBIA, MO. • In our second installment of spring position reviews, we hand the ball off to the running backs.
Damarea Crockett, Jr.
Career stats: 233 carries, 1,543 yards, 12 TDs, 6.6 yards per carry, nine receptions, 49 yards, 1 TD
Dawson Downing, Soph.
Crockett returned from a midseason shoulder procedure but admitted after the spring game that he’s still recovering mentally from undergoing his first surgery. The former 1,000-yard rusher doesn’t mind working in a tandem with Rountree this fall, but he hopes to reclaim his starting job after Rountree earned that honor in the Black and Gold Game.