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@pnuts34 thoughts but I'm going to take a slightly different position than many and say that the RB position has been undervalued in recent years. Not just at the college level, but at the professional level too.
I get the observations that there are injuries so you need quantity, and that the talent disparity at RB is perhaps not as high as other positions where the talent is more scarce or where you need more numbers (OL/DL namely). However, a dynamic RB makes a world of difference to me. I'm not sure we win a title without Zeke, but also look what happened when Donbins got injured and we had leaned on him so much all year before that. And recently our RBs are in the above average stratosphere, with Bo being a little above that at times. I agree not having a playmaker at RB has been a bit of a hindrance to the offense.
All that said, look out for Elijah Newman-Hall when he gets here, that kid is for real and will play from Day 1 imo. A big time RB in the portal would definitely be helpful, as would Bey coming along at the RB position. As to the topic matter of this thread for the 2027 class, I would qualify Tranard Roberts as an elite RB if we were to land him, that kid is for real.
