The 2016 season was supposed to be a huge one for SEC running backs.
LSU's Leonard Fournette was expected to dominate once again. Georgia's Nick Chubb was preparing for a triumphant return from a 2015 injury. Jalen Hurd was ready to explode for Tennessee, as his viral video from a treadmill suggested.
None of those things panned out quite as expected. But something else happened: A lot of names that weren't nationally known turned in impressive seasons running the football, and many of them are back for 2017.
Welcome to the real year of the running back in the SEC.