As Mark Ingram proved last year, a good tailback can elevate his team to national contention. Who will be this year’s difference-maker? Justice Hayes, a Notre Dame commit, attends Ingram’s alma mater, but our top back for 2011 is Aaron Greene, the Texas-bred recruit who is still undecided.
Our highest-ranked committed back is Herschel Sims, the 5-foot-10 speedster who has decided to take his services to Stillwater and Oklahoma State. The school with the most commits amongst our tailbacks is Stanford; the Cardinal have two players in our top 20, and four in our top 35.
| RNK | NAME | POS | HT/WT | SCHOOLS |
| 1. | Aaron Green
Madison (San Antonio, TX) | RB | 5-11/180 | |
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| 2. | Herschel Sims
Abilene (TX) | RB | 5-9/195 | Oklahoma State |
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| 3. | Brendon Bigelow
Central (Fresno, CA) | RB | 5-10/180 | Washington |
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| 4. | Mike Bellamy
Charlotte (Punta Gorda, FL) | RB | 5-11/180 | Clemson |
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| 5. | Savon Huggins
St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City, NJ) | RB | 6-0/198 | |
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| 6. | Jameel Poteat
Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, PA) | RB | 5-11/206 | Pittsburgh |
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| 7. | Justice Hayes
Grand Blanc (MI) | RB | 5-10/187 | Notre Dame |
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| 8. | Shon Carson
Lake City (SC) | RB | 5-9/195 | |
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| 9. | Isaiah Crowell
Carver (Columbus, GA) | RB | 6-0/200 | |
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| 10. | De'Ante Saunders
DeLand (FL) | RB | 6-0/180 | Florida |
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| 11. | Demetrius Hart
Dr. Phillips (Orlando, FL) | TB | 5-8/185 | |
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| 12. | Mike Blakely
Manatee (Bradenton, FL) | TB | 5-9/190 | |
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| 13. | Ka'Deem Carey
Canyon del Oro (Tucson, AZ) | RB | 5-10/180 | Arizona |
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| 14. | Darrian Miller
Blue Springs (MO) | TB | 5-10/190 | |
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| 15. | Brandon Wright
Palo Verde (Las Vegas, NV) | TB | 5-11/185 | |
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| 16. | Eric Beverly
First Coast (Jacksonville, FL) | RB | 5-11/205 | Florida State |
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| 17. | Amir Carlisle
King's Academy (Sunnyvale, CA) | RB | 5-10/175 | Stanford |
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| 18. | Kenny Williams
Hendrickson (Pflugerville, TX) | RB | 5-10/206 | Texas Tech |
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| 19. | Chevelle Buie
Cocoa (FL) | RB | 5-9/165 | Rutgers |
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| 20. | Remound Wright
Bishop Dwenger (Fort Wayne, IN) | RB | 5-9/190 | Stanford |
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| 21. | Bishop Sankey
Gonzaga Prep (Spokane, WA) | RB | 5-9/183 | Washington State |
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| 22. | Brandon Williams
Royal (Brookshire, TX) | RB | 6-1/188 | Oklahoma |
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| 23. | Quarterrio Morgan
Mt. Zion (Jonesboro, GA) | RB | 5-10/180 | |
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| 24. | Kevin Grooms
South Broward (Hollywood, FL) | RB, CB | 5-10/175 | |
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| 25. | Ronnie Daniels
La Cueva (Albuquerque, NM) | RB | 6-1/195 | Texas Tech |
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