Nick Chubb seemed destined to be the star of the 2016 running backs class when he stepped on Georgia’s campus as a five-star recruit in 2014 and was named SEC Freshman of the Year months later. He ran for 1,547 yards and 14 touchdowns and his 7.06 yards per carry were No. 12 among players with at least 100 carries. Of those 12, only two were freshman.
A devastating injury in 2015 that resulted in torn MCL, PCL and LCL ligaments in his left knee threatened to change everything, but Chubb, known as a workout warrior, made a quick recovery and played 13 games in 2016, rushing for 1,130 yards and eight touchdowns.