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Georgia football: Top 10 offensive players of the Ray Goff era (1989-95)

By Kyle Funderburk

Sep 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs former player Hines Ward prior to the 2016 Chick-Fil-A Kickoff game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs former player Hines Ward prior to the 2016 Chick-Fil-A Kickoff game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 31, 2016; San Jose, CA, USA; Former Denver Broncos running back Terrell Davis gestures after greeting teammates during team arrivals at the Mineta San Jose International Airport in preparation of Super Bowl 50 against the Carolina Panthers. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 31, 2016; San Jose, CA, USA; Former Denver Broncos running back Terrell Davis gestures after greeting teammates during team arrivals at the Mineta San Jose International Airport in preparation of Super Bowl 50 against the Carolina Panthers. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports /

9. Terrell Davis

One of the greatest Bulldog running backs of all-time didn’t even begin his career as a Bulldog. Davis began his career at Long Beach State in 1990 and was redshirted as a freshman. After the 1991 season, Long Beach State eliminated their football program and Davis was recruited by Goff to come to Georgia.

In 1992, Davis only carried the ball 53 times for 388 yards as a backup to Garrison Hearst. Davis became the starting tail back in 1993 and rushed for 824 yards on 167 carries with five touchdowns.

His last season in Athens was nearly ruined when he aggravated a hamstring injury early in the season which caused him to miss three games. But he returned and finished the season with 445 yards on 97 carries with six touchdowns. He also had 330 receiving yards on 31 catches.

Davis left Georgia with 1,919 total rushing yards, 1,657 of those yards came during his time in Athens. He added 621 receiving yards with 21 total touchdowns.

Davis went on to have a hall of fame career in the NFL. He was the missing piece of the Denver Broncos puzzle as with him, the Broncos and John Elway finally won a Super Bowl after getting blown out in their first four. Davis rushed for 2,000 yards in 1998 to lead the Broncos to another Super Bowl win.

His career in the NFL was short because of injuries after that 2,000-yard season. But he still accomplished more in five seasons than most backs accomplish in longer careers.

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