1. Devin Singletary, Florida Atlantic
He was our RB of the year last season after rushing for 32 TDs on 1920 yards rushing. He averaged 6.38 yards per carry, and should get some early exposure against Oklahoma this season. He should be one of the best G5 players in the nation, and is a top 5 back overall.
2. Lexington Thomas, UNLV
He is underrated, and you have not heard his name in most circles because of where he plays. If he were in the PAC-12, you'd know his name for certain. He rushed for 17 scores on a bad Rebels football team last season.
3. Darnell Woolfolk, Army
He does not pile up the yards in the triple option, but if he gets close to the end zone, he is going to find a way in. He scored 14 times last season in a resurgent year for the Black Knights.
4. Spencer Brown, UAB
Brown and the Blazers came out of nowhere in 2017 to win 8 games after not having played football as a program for a while. Brown rushed for 1329 yards and 10 scores, and is one of the better players in the nation that you don't hear much about.
5. Malcolm Perry, Navy
Perry takes the pressure off the QB position at Navy, and scored 11 times last fall. He really needs some numbers this fall to snap Navy out of a really bad last half of last season, as Navy needs a hot start, and strong finish in 2018.
6. Darrell Henderson, Memphis
He rushed for 9 scores last season, but with Riley Ferguson gone at QB, he may be even more important to the Tigers offense in 2018. Look for his numbers to increase across the board, and he already ran for 1154 yards last season.
7. Alexander Mattison, Boise State
Mattison may be the most important back at Boise State since Jay Ajayi. He rushed for 12 TDs last season, and piled up 1086 yards. More is expected and projected for him in 2018, as the offense is more balanced than it has been in a while.
8. Xavier Jones, SMU
Sonny Dykes would be silly to reduce the workload of Jones to up that of Ben Hicks at QB, as Jones rushed for 1075 yards and 9 scores last fall. He is a weapon that can do even more.
9. Jalin Moore, Appalachian State
Moore is simply one of the best backs in Group of 5 football, and has been for a while now. This is a rich group of backs, and some say this number is too low, but it's not. This group is just that good.
10. Jonathon Ward, Central Michigan
He rushed for over 1000 yards and 10 scores as a sophomore, and he may be tasked with more work this fall. He could be a first team All-MAC selection when all is said and done.
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