80. Joe Washington, Oklahoma (1972-1975)
Four-year contributor, but never had 200+ carries in a season for OU's option offense. Very quick and fast, he averaged over 6 ypc for his career, receiving those option pitches. He had 2 seasons of nearly 7 ypc. OU won the NC his final 2 seasons.
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79. James Gray, Texas Tech (1986-1989)
No idea who this guy is. Was the SWC's big-time RB for 1989 - his only high-volume season. Had 900+ yards 3 times, and 41 TDs his final 3 years, but he's on the list here because he was a 4-year contributor. Small guy who took that toss sweep and had fun on the fake turf.
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78. James White, Wisconsin (2010-2013)
Same yards and TDs as Gray, but did it in fewer carries. Had to split time all 4 years in Madison, with fellow elite RBs. Not as big as Clay, not as fast as Gordon, didn't have the peak of Ball, but averaging 6 ypc for a career is special, no matter what.
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77. Dalton Hilliard, LSU (1982-1985)
All of the guys in this span had about 4,000 career rushing yards and 45ish TDs. Hilliard also had 120 career catches, which is a lot for a RB. He had at least 700+ yards every year, and scored 10+ TDs in 3 of his 4 seasons. Hilliard is still LSU's 2nd-leading rusher, all-time.
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76. Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma (2004-2006)
Finished 2nd for the Heisman in his FR season. Although good, he never repeated that performance. He still ran for 1,000 yard all 3 seasons, despite nagging injuries. Also had double-digit TDs in all three seasons as well. Tall and fast, he wasn't a receiving threat. He's down the list because he left early and only played in 7 games his JR season.
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75. Warrick Dunn, Florida State (1993-1996)
Had three 1,000-yard seasons and ELITE yards per carry averages (6.9 for career). Also had 132 receptions out of the backfield. Small and shifty, he had 25 rushing TDs his final 2 seasons.
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74. Laurence Maroney, Minnesota (2003-2005)
Very consistent career, with 1,100-1,400 yards each season and 10+ TDs. Shared carries with Barber. Only averaged 220 carries per year, but at 6 yards a pop.
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73. Zach Moss, Utah (2016-2019)
Great 3 years of 4 year career. 1,000+ yards and 10+ TDs in those last 3 seasons. Good receiver out of the backfield for 2 seasons, but not at all in the other 2. Stocky, but quick.
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72. Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State (2013-2015)
Had 2 massive seasons of 1,800+ yards, averaging 20 TDs. His 6.7 ypc for a career is ELITE. His 3-straight 200+ yd games to close out the 2014 NC season will always be legendary.
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71. Christian McCaffrey, Stanford (2014-2016)
Runner-up for the Heisman in a remarkable 2015 season, with 2,000 rushing yards AND 45 catches. He also had 1,000 yards in kickoff returns in 2015, scoring a TD on both kick and punt returns. Ran for 3,600 yards his last 2 years, but only had 21 career TDs. Basically fit 4 good years into 2 monster seasons.
