None stands 6 feet tall, and the average height of these 10 running backs is 5-8½. And that's assuming their reported sizes are nott inflated. They range from 5-foot-3 Zay Malcome of Westminster to 5-11 Andrew Lee of Charlton County.
Picked primarily for their high school production and not necessarily their status as college recruits, the 10 Georgia running backs rushed for 16,909 yards last season - or nearly 10 miles.
That doesn't necessarily translate into their being major college prospects. Some of them are. But most are looking for bigger offers.
''It's a very hard and very sobering feeling when you have all the stats in the world, but you are not getting offers,'' said Rusty Mansell of 247Sports. ''Size just seems to be playing more of a roll in today's game. ... But go ask their head coaches how valuable they are to their teams. The best compliment is that opposing teams have to build their gameplans strictly to stop them. These guys are what make their teams go.''
*Devyn Collins, Pepperell (5-7, 165) - Collins set the state record for rushing yards in a game last season with 485 against Rockmart in a 34-32 loss. For the season, the then-junior rushed for 1,534 yards for a 3-7 team. The undersized Collins is rated the No. 102 running-back prospect nationally by 247Sports but has no reported scholarship offers.
* Tyray Devezin, Etowah (5-8, 190) - As a sophomore, Devezin did not start in the backfield until the seventh game but rushed for 1,587 yards and 14 touchdowns for an 11-3 team that reached the Class AAAAAA semifinals. He has one reported offer, from Jacksonville State.
* Sheldon Evans, Roswell (5-10, 210) - As a sophomore, Evans rushed for 1,919 and 21 touchdowns. Evans had three 200-yard rushing games and averaged 214 yards rushing in Roswell's final seven games. Evans does not have a reported offer.
* CeCe Green, Winder-Barrow (5-10, 185) - Green rushed for 1,709 yards and 17 touchdowns for a 6-5 team that achieved its first winning season since 2003. Green also caught 38 passes for 392 yards and a touchdown, giving him 2,101 yards from scrimmage. Green has a reported offer from Georgia State.
* Russell Halimon, Allatoona (5-10, 185) - As a junior, Halimon rushed for 2,217 yards and 24 touchdowns on a 13-1 team that reached the AAAAA semifinals. Halimon had five 200-yard rushing games, two in the state playoffs. Halimon, the consensus No. 91 prospect overall in Georgia, is committed to Arizona.
* Elijah Holyfield, Woodward Academy (5-10, 205) - Holyfield, the top-rated running back recruit in Georgia (No. 5 consensus in the nation), rushed for 1,753 yards and 25 touchdowns and scored six more TDs receiving or returning. Holyfield has not narrowed his choices that include Georgia.
* Andrew Lee, Charlton County (5-11, 220) - Lee rushed for 1,465 yards and 19 touchdowns as a junior last season for a team that reached the Class A private-school semifinals. Lee is rated the No. 64 overall prospect in Georgia, though he has no reported offers.
* Zay Malcome, Westminster (5-3, 155) - Malcome is the smallest big-time player in the state. As a sophomore, he rushed for 1,642 yards and 16 touchdowns and had another 604 all-purpose yards. Malcome has no offers, but Georgia Tech has expressed interest.
* LaBron Morris, Cedar Grove (5-8, 185) - As a junior, Morris rushed for 1,727 yards and 18 touchdowns for a 9-3 team. He was a first-team all-state running back. Morris has reported offers from Georgia State and Old Dominion.
* Milton Shelton, Blessed Trinity (5-9, 180) - As a junior, Shelton rushed for 1,356 yards and 17 touchdowns despite missing four games with an injury. He rushed for 100 or more yards in nine of the 10 games he played. Shelton has no reported scholarship offers.
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