Top 5 running backs in college football for 2018

2. Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin

This Badger running back broke out in a similar way last season. Taylor came in at 18 years old and put up a new freshman record with 1977 rushing yards and reached the end-zone 13 times on 299 carries. He runs with a lot of power behind his pads and consistently falls forward at the end of the play.

Taylor lets his big O-line go to work and then has a tremendous burst through the line. He might have to bang his way through defenses for large portions of the game, but at some point he always breaks a long run and decides the game for Wisconsin. He didn’t get a lot of snaps on passing downs as a freshman and fumbled six times, but he should be better in both areas with a year under his belt.