From Herschel to Gurley, ranking Georgia’s RBs

The lead running backs for both Super Bowl teams were teammates at the University of Georgia, Todd Gurley of the Rams and Sony Michel of the Patriots. Cleveland’s Nick Chubb also played at Georgia. They are just the latest in a long line of Georgia running backs to make the pros, a list that includes some legendary names.

So we asked Tony Barnhart of the SEC Network and TMG College Sports to rank the all-time Dawgs’ RBs. Tony is a Georgia grad and his Twitter handle is @Mr.CFB. No one knows Georgia, or the SEC, better:

1. Herschel Walker (1980-82): Easy choice as the G.O.A.T. at Georgia. Ran for 5,259 yards (SEC record) in only three seasons. The 1982 Heisman Trophy winner, Walker led Georgia to three SEC championships and one national championship (1980).

2. Charley Trippi (1942, 1945-46): Played in the same backfield with Heisman Trophy winner Frank Sinkwich in 1942. Career interrupted for two years by WWII. Runner-up for Heisman in 1946, Trippi is in the college and pro football Halls of Fame.

3. Nick Chubb (2014-17): Came back from a horrific knee injury to become Georgia’s No. 2 all-time rusher. Still No. 4 (1,547 yards, tie) and No. 8 (1,345 yards) best seasons in school history.

4. Frank Sinkwich (1940-42): The 1942 Heisman Trophy winner led Georgia to a Rose Bowl and a national title in 1942. He averaged 5.28 yards per carry in his career. 5. Todd Gurley (2012-2014): Holds Georgia career record for yards per rush (6.44). He trails only Walker and Chubb for most rushing TDs in a career (36).

6. Garrison Hearst (1990-92): Only Walker has rushed for more yards in a season at Georgia than Hearst’s 1,547 in 1992. His 1,910 all-purpose yards in

1992 is second best in school history.

7. Sony Michel (2014-2017): No. 3 all-time rusher at Georgia behind Walker and Chubb with 3,638 yards. He rushed for 1,227 yards in 2017 despite sharing carries with Chubb.

8. Terrell Davis (1992-94): Davis came to Georgia in 1992 when Long Beach State dropped its program. After backing up Garrison Hearst, Davis ran for 1,607 yards in three seasons. He was drafted by Denver (sixth round), where he had four consecutive 1,000yard seasons. He was MVP of Super Bowl XXXII.

9. Lars Tate (1984-87): One of only six backs in Georgia history to run for over 3,000 yards in a career.

10. Knowshon Moreno (2007-08): Played only two seasons (he redshirted in 2006) but is still the No. 7 rusher in Georgia history with 1,334 yards in

2007 and 1,400 yards in 2008.