FSU football: Ranking the best running backs of the last decade

By Kelvin Hunt | Apr 29, 2020

TALLAHASSEE, FL - NOVEMBER 2: Chief Osceola and Renegade of the Florida State Seminoles plants the spear at mid-field before the game against the Miami Hurricanes at Doak Campbell Stadium on Bobby Bowden Field on November 2, 2019 in Tallahassee, Florida. Miami defeated Florida State 27 to 10. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) /

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FSU football went years without a 1,000-yard rusher but has had a few in the last decade. Who are the best FSU running backs?

Just a few years ago, FSU football had not had a 1,000-yard rusher since the 1996 season with Nole great Warrick Dunn finishing his career with three consecutive years of surpassing that benchmark.

It’s not that the Noles didn’t have talented running backs in the years after Dunn, there were plenty like Travis Minor, Greg Jones, Leon Washington, Lorenzo Booker, and Antone Smith.

They all had nice careers and went on to play in the NFL. Looking back over the last 10 years, it seems the running back position was redefined once Jimbo Fisher took over the reins as offensive coordinator.

FSU football fans know and appreciate their running backs, even if they didn’t have a huge role stats-wise like some of the fullbacks that played under Fisher

The best running backs to come through the FSU football program since 2010.

I’m looking at production and efficiency for the most part. Some players had different roles and didn’t get the ball as much but were highly productive. Others amassed great production over four seasons, but let’s remember this is all subjective, and that’s where the fun begins in debates.

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