RB room

[J-Rock 3838]

Who do we feel can make the biggest impact in the RB room after Johnson and Miller? Is there someone that is a breakout candidate that can take regular weekly snaps? Would like to hear the boards thoughts on this!

 

[VA Citrus]

Not sure they even know. Just bring in a bunch of guys with potential and have them fight it out in practice and see who rises to the occasion.

 

[orangepassion]

Hill

 

[RF2044]

We'll know more after spring. Impossible to say right now.

Do we even know if Nixon is coming back?

 

[sufan59]

We'll know more after spring. Impossible to say right now.

Do we even know if Nixon is coming back?

Nixon declared for the draft

 

[sufan59]

RB room seems good and versatile in terms of the type of running backs we can throw at defenses. Of course for a serviceable run game, we need good blocking!

 

[Frozen]

We'll know more after spring. Impossible to say right now.

Do we even know if Nixon is coming back?

He gone.

 

[SanDiegoCuse]

I really liked Malachi Coleman’s film but obviously that means nothing.

 

[cayugacuse]

RB room seems good and versatile in terms of the type of running backs we can throw at defenses. Of course for a serviceable run game, we need good blocking!

Agree, yet unproven at this point. Our new ol coach is going to be so key to our success. Protecting the qb and opening holes for the backs. Today's running backs hopefully can carry the rock, pass block and catch the ball. Sure miss Sean Tucker and LeQuint Allen Jr.

 

[shu 49]

Who do we feel can make the biggest impact in the RB room after Johnson and Miller? Is there someone that is a breakout candidate that can take regular weekly snaps? Would like to hear the boards thoughts on this!

Hill.

 

[PAcuse]

Predictions
Miller - Bell Cow
Hill - change of pace
JJJ - gadget/unique wrinkles/wheel routes out of the backfiled type of back
Coleman would be my RB4
Anderson will most likely redshirt
Wild card would be if Belin is moved to RB

 

[CbusCuse]

Predictions
Miller - Bell Cow
Hill - change of pace
JJJ - gadget/unique wrinkles/wheel routes out of the backfiled type of back
Coleman would be my RB4
Anderson will most likely redshirt
Wild card would be if Belin is moved to RB

Kind of agree but I think Hill will get more like 25% of the snaps to Millers 60% and JJ and Coleman may get 15% between them.

 

[upperdeck]

I don't care what % guys get. The teams needs to get 30-40 productive snaps this year for the offense to work. Getting back to where 3rd and 2 is not a hopeless run play would be nice

 

[Ttk.gman2]

I feel good about the 3 RBs we have and I’m interested to see how Kerr does this year. Is the spring game going to be televised now That there is no spring portal?

 

[JKinUtah]

deeper than our QB room last season

 

[Dr. Bill]

Agree, yet unproven at this point. Our new ol coach is going to be so key to our success. Protecting the qb and opening holes for the backs. Today's running backs hopefully can carry the rock, pass block and catch the ball. Sure miss Sean Tucker and LeQuint Allen Jr.

Tucker and Allen were great...Tucker had a burst like we have not seen since!!

 

[tep624]

Predictions
Miller - Bell Cow
Hill - change of pace
JJJ - gadget/unique wrinkles/wheel routes out of the backfiled type of back
Coleman would be my RB4
Anderson will most likely redshirt
Wild card would be if Belin is moved to RB

Yeah I think this makes a lot of sense. I think we have the horses though to have a successful backfield. I like the mix of skill sets.

 

[orangemass]

Who do we feel can make the biggest impact in the RB room after Johnson and Miller? Is there someone that is a breakout candidate that can take regular weekly snaps? Would like to hear the boards thoughts on this!

Know what I’m sayin

 

[Ttk.gman2]

Predictions
Miller - Bell Cow
Hill - change of pace
JJJ - gadget/unique wrinkles/wheel routes out of the backfiled type of back
Coleman would be my RB4
Anderson will most likely redshirt
Wild card would be if Belin is moved to RB

I really like Johnson’s ceiling I think it’s the highest out of the bunch.

 

[orangenauburn]

I really like Johnson’s ceiling I think it’s the highest out of the bunch.

A lot of the work depends on him but he could be used like Allen was

 

[djorange1989]

Tucker and Allen were great...Tucker had a burst like we have not seen since!!

Yep when he was fully healthy he was as good of a back as there was in college football

 

[shu 49]

Depends on what we run but my bets are on Hill. Love his moves and he has great hips and ft for cutbacks.

 

[IthacaMatt]

Nixon declared for the draft

Good. He was a nice 3rd down back, but I didn't want to see him as the featured, every-down running back.

 

[Ttk.gman2]

JJ has just elite playmaking ability with his speed and elusive movement. If the OL can open up holes he can take runs to the house.

 

[CbusCuse]

Good. He was a nice 3rd down back, but I didn't want to see him as the featured, every-down running back.

I'd prefer we had Nixon back but oh well. I'm not sure what we have as far as a pass catching RB right now and think Nixon may have been our best bet as a 3rd down back this season. But I agree in that I didn't want him as RB1. Ahmad Miller only had 3 receptions in a full 2025 season so he is not likely much of a 3rd down back. A 3rd down option could be Ju'juan Johnson as he had 41 rushes and 17 receptions last year. But his receptions totaled just 72 yds for an average of 4.2 yds/rec. And his per carry average was just 3.8 yds. I'm just not sure he is a true RB and I see him more as an athlete. I don't expect too much from him. Maybe the hope with him is he just needs a bit more time at the position as he was a QB previously but he switched to RB in the beginning of the 2024 season, so that is almost 2 full years already. No idea how he is at protecting the QB but I think we are weak regarding having a 3rd down back. He could be good for a couple trick RB passes as he was a very good QB.

I don't expect too much of Malachi Coleman yet and he is still just 190 lbs as of last years roster, so probably not much of a blitz pick-up guy but may be a solid receiver out of the back field. Tylik Hill did have 16 receptions for 104 yds his senior year in HS. That coupled with his higher upside running the ball as a natural RB, i see him fighting for RB1 carries with Ahmad Miller and getting a bulk of the 3rd down reps. He looked the part last year in limited snaps and his senior year of HS he ran for 2,372 yds at 7.5 per carry. I think those two share most of the snaps.