Five best SEC running backs of the past decade

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As we continue our look back over the past decade of SEC football, this week we will recall the conference’s best players from those 10 years.

The series began with a look at quarterbacks, but now we’re shifting to the guys next to them: running backs.

Arkansas running back Darren McFadden finished his college career with 4,590 rushing yards, which ranks second in SEC history. AP Photo/David Quinn

1. Darren McFadden, Arkansas (2005-07): Easily one of the greatest running backs the SEC has ever seen, McFadden put up PlayStation numbers during his three seasons at Arkansas. In 2005, he set the Arkansas freshman record with 1,113 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns on 176 carries; the previous record was just 668 yards. McFadden followed that up by becoming the first sophomore to win the Doak Walker Award (nation’s best running back) and was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy in 2006. In his second season of work with the Hogs, the consensus All-American rushed for a school-record 1,647 yards and scored 16 touchdowns (14 rushing). McFadden led the SEC in rushing yards that year, even with teammate Felix Jones finishing second with 1,168. McFadden capped his college career by leading the SEC with 1,830 yards and 18 rushing touchdowns. For his career, the tough, shifty back with home-run speed totaled 4,590 rushing yards, good enough for second all time in the SEC.

2. Knowshon Moreno, Georgia (2006-08): It was hard to find a shiftier back with the kind of production Moreno had in two full seasons with the Bulldogs. Moreno burst onto the scene in 2007 by ranking second in the league …

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