J.K. Dobbins needed just one game to prove Ohio State had something special at running back.
Looking like anything but a freshman getting his first college action, he started in place of an injured Mike Weber and had 29 carries for 181 yards in his team’s season-opening win against Indiana in 2017. Dobbins racked up 1,403 yards on the ground with seven touchdowns in his first season as a Buckeye, averaging 7.1 yards per carry. He had six 100-yard games, including a 174-yard performance against Wisconsin that earned him player of the game honors in the Big Ten championship.