Top Tigers for 2019: No. 2, Larry Rountree

Missouri running back Larry Rountree III (34) tries to escape from Tennessee linebacker Darrell Taylor (19) in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)Here’s the list of returning SEC running backs who ran for more yards than Missouri’s Larry Rountree last season.

That’s the list. Georgia’s D’Andre Swift and Alabama’s Najee Harris are bigger household names. That’s probably why they earned first-team preseason All-SEC honors, even though in more games — 14 for Swift and 15 for Harris — they rushed for fewer yards than Rountree. Swift shared carries and finished with 1,049. Harris shared carries and finished with 783.…