Best UT running back

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BigOrangeAl 1979

BigOrangeAl 1979

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I gotta go with Reggie Cobb myself I know his career was cut short in his Jr. year by drug use but he was the best running back I ever watched at UT . He had power and speed and he was elusive as well for a bigger RB. He also was a good receiver out of the backfield. One thing I remember about Cobb was he didn’t get tripped up much or tackled on his way to the endzone even if it was from 20 yards or 3 yards out. He was taking it in for 6. Sadly he passed away in 2019.
 
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vols 30 said:
My favorite was Charlie Garner

The most talented was Jamal Lewis, Chuck Webb or Alvin Kamara

The best is Travis Henry. His numbers here back that up[/QUOTE. I think my top three would be Cobb, Webb and Henry. Charlie Garner was really good too seems like he gets forgotten about.
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BigOrangeAl 1979 said:
I gotta go with Reggie Cobb myself I know his career was cut short in his Jr. year by drug use but he was the best running back I ever watched at UT . He had power and speed and he was elusive as well for a bigger RB. He also was a good receiver out of the backfield. One thing I remember about Cobb was he didn’t get tripped up much or tackled on his way to the endzone even if it was from 20 yards or 3 yards out. He was taking it in for 6. Sadly he passed away in 2019.
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Chuck Webb.
 
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Reggie Cobb might have won the Heisman in the 89 season if not for drug use he was having a great season him and Chuck Webb. I think it was cocaine not sure but i remember Majors booting him off the team before the Bama game we were 5-0 headed into that game and lost the only loss we had that season.
 
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I’m going with Charlie Garner. If he had been at UT for four years......he would have over 4,000 yards. Averaged almost 7 yards a carry and could catch the ball out of the backfield.

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Stanley Morgan or Johnnie Jones is my favorite though.
 
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OneVolNation said:
Yep. Cobb was special. He had a decent career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers too.
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Seemed like they really grinded him up in Tampa, like Earl Campbell, just less productive. Lots of carries, good yardage, rather low Yd/att (unlike Campbell there). He was kind of on his own with those teams down there.
 
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My favorite was Jamal Lewis. He was physically on another level. Guys didn’t want to tackle him as a freshman. The strength of a bull and the speed of a mongoose. He showed in the NFL just how great he truly was.

*Within 40 rushing yards of the all-time single season record
*Youngest with 200 scrimmage yards in a game since 1960
*Youngest to score a TD in the Super Bowl
*2nd rookie to get 100 yards in the Super Bowl
*500 yards against the Browns in a single season
*7 1,000 yard seasons in 9 playing years
*Over 10,000 career rushing yards
 
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VolPack22 said:
My favorite was Jamal Lewis. He was physically on another level. Guys didn’t want to tackle him as a freshman. The strength of a bull and the speed of a mongoose. He showed in the NFL just how great he truly was.

*Within 40 rushing yards of the all-time single season record
*Youngest with 200 scrimmage yards in a game since 1960
*Youngest to score a TD in the Super Bowl
*2nd rookie to get 100 yards in the Super Bowl
*500 yards against the Browns in a single season
*7 1,000 yard seasons in 9 playing years
*Over 10,000 career rushing yards
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Don’t forget 2,000 yard season
 
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BigOrangeAl 1979 said:
That’s another guy who was dealt some bad luck. I think he rushed for 1200 yards or something his freshman season. He ran for 250 plus yards against Arkansas in the Cotton bowl. Chuck Webb could’ve won the Heisman too.
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He was the best I’ve ever seen. Blew out his knee vs. Pacific. He was fast and could run around or over a defender.
 
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So many greats have come through UT. Hard to name just one. OP mentions the combination of power and speed. Best RB with that combo was Jamal Lewis. Overall, Jamal was a beast. I'd have to go with him.
 
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