Syracuse Football 2016 Preview: Ranking Top Five Opposing Running Backs

Glenn Beil-USA TODAY SportsIn past years, we've come up with some creative ways to rank ACC players, Syracuse Orange football opponents and more, in the lead-up to the new season. This year, we're going position by position, ranking the top five players SU faces at each. These are obviously just pulled from the 12 scheduled opponents, and only those. So when you ask "where is ACC player X?" or "how can you skip ACC player Y?"... that's how.

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Top Five Opposing Running Backs

Who else but Cook to lead off? In 12 games last season (he missed a game against the Orange), his 1,691 rushing yards had him first in the ACC. As a capable receiving threat, he also caught 24 passes for another 244…