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Georgia football: Top three Running Backs the Dawgs will Face this Season

By Mike Stowe

ATHENS, GA - SEPTEMBER 27: Georgia football running back Nick Chubb (#27) dives for a touchdown over Brian Randolph #37 of the Tennessee Volunteers at Sanford Stadium on September 27, 2014 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ATHENS, GA - SEPTEMBER 27: Georgia football running back Nick Chubb (#27) dives for a touchdown over Brian Randolph #37 of the Tennessee Volunteers at Sanford Stadium on September 27, 2014 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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OXFORD, MS – OCTOBER 29: Running back Kamryn Pettway #36 of the Auburn Tigers breaks free for a touchdown against the Mississippi Rebels during the first half of an NCAA college football game on October 29, 2016 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Butch Dill/Getty Images)
OXFORD, MS – OCTOBER 29: Running back Kamryn Pettway #36 of the Auburn Tigers breaks free for a touchdown against the Mississippi Rebels during the first half of an NCAA college football game on October 29, 2016 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Butch Dill/Getty Images) /

1. Kamryn Pettway, Auburn.

2016 stats: 1224 yards, 7 touchdowns

Pettway missed 3 games last season due to injury. He could have possibly rushed for over 1500 in 2016 had he played every game. Plus he had to share some carries with fellow Auburn back Kerryon Johnson, and will share some with him this season as well.

But look for Pettway to get more of the bulk of the carries and be the focal point of the Tigers’ rushing attack this season. While I look for a big season out of him, the only thing that may keep Pettway from being the leading rusher in the SEC will be the Tigers’ passing offense which looks to be led by incoming transfer quarterback Jarrett Stidham.

If Auburn’s passing attack and rushing attack both perform well this season, look for them to be one of the top offenses in the nation. This will be a tough late season test for the Dawgs. Georgia faces Auburn on the Plains on November 11th.

Next: Preseason preview of the Florida game

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