Going from scout team hero to the starting lineup is not an easy path, but its one that Gerrid Doaks knows well. It’s also a trail he blazed while breaking tackles and picking up yards at a better pace than any running back for the Cincinnati Bearcats in 2017.
After winning UC’s co-offensive scout team player of the year award in 2016 when he was redshirting, Doaks came into training camp to compete for the backup running back gig behind Mike Boone. By year’s end it was Doaks who was the most productive back of anyone on the roster.