Best Position Players in UT history - RBs

Jesus that Hardesty run was really in 06? No wonder I couldn’t find it. Wasn’t going back near far enough.

 

Legend has it, Syd’Quan Thompson still sends Robert Meachem a Father’s Day card every year

 

Robert Meachem I feel was very underrated while he was here.

 

Hardesty always ran like he was pissed off which made him fun to watch. It's a shame he had a hard time staying healthy. If he was 100% during his time here he's possibly in the conversation for one of the best running backs we've had.

On a similar note, Kamara was just as talented if not more than any of the running backs that have come through here. Had he not been so underutilized here I think he is without a doubt worthy of a top 5 discussion. I'm terms of pure playing ability him and Dobbs are probably the most entertaining players to come through UT in the past 10 years.

 

Barnett was probably my favorite guy to watch out of everyone this last decade. He played violent

 

He was really only healthy one season

 

I remember him having a lot of hype, being considered a bust, then dominating.

 

Yeah, I immediately thought about him after I posted that. He's in that discussion too.

 

Meachem always looked different catching the ball to me. Physical big and fast, but seemed to let the ball get in on his body more than you'd like to see.

 

He blew his knee out and was behind a good group of receivers and then Cal left the CB with a broken arm in man coverage on him

 

thete was that fumble. I have a grudge issue. Admittedly. Hardesty has been overlooked

 

No order:

Cobb
Webb
Hayden -Yep his persona kept him sidelined and I have him as a better back than the 2 great ones he sat behind
Henry
Hurd/Kamara -cant decide as Hurd had the stats but Kamara's pro career shows he is special

 

Ok you can't put some of these guys ahead of Garner. And you definitely can't put them ahead of Jamal.

 

But 1998. And Henry always gained yards after contact.

 

I am not arguing against Henry as much as I just thought Hardesty in his prime was better. Both were great.

 

No Feathers or Majors? Was there a timeframe?

 

No time frame, and we went ahead and brought up the inevitable bias of ones we saw early in the thread. I think those are interesting suggestions, but they are far back enough that it is hard to compare them and I didn't see them play. So it is no slight to them, they are just over the horizon too far for me personally.

 

I'm 37, I didn't get to see them. I've only heard stories

 

I’m 45, so kinda right there with you. I’ve just seen highlights.

According to those that I have seen I’d go with:

Webb
Henry
Lewis
Stewart
Garner

Kamara would have replaced either Stewart or Garner if he had been given a chance.

 

Majors is in a category all by himself.