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Leading rusher: UGA running backs in the NFL

Todd Gurley, Rams: 623 yards (first in NFL) on 129 carries, 9 TDs Isaiah Crowell, Jets: 430 yards (seventh in NFL) on 430 carries, 5 TDs Sony Michel, Patriots: 400 yards (ninth in NFL) on 91 carries, 4 TDs Nick Chubb, Browns: 173 yards (47th in NFL) on 16 carries, 2 TDs
By Chris Vivlamore
Oct 16, 2018

The University of Georgia has an impressive contingent of running backs in the NFL.

Todd Gurley is currently the league’s leading rusher.

Here is a look at how Gurley and three other running backs are faring this season.

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Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.

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