What college conference has produced the most starting running backs?
Yesterday we posted which conference has produced the most starting quarterbacks in the NFL, but did the premier college football conference produce the most starting caliber quarterbacks? You can find out here, but we are on to running backs today.
AFC East
Buffalo Bills – C.J. Spiller – ACC
New England Patriots – Stevan Ridley – SEC
New York Jets – Chris Ivory – Division 2 Tiffin
Miami Dolphins – Lamar Miller – ACC
AFC North
Pittsburgh Steelers – Le’Veon Bell – Big 10
Cincinnati Bengals – Giovanni Bernard – ACC
Baltimore Ravens – Ray Rice – Big East
Cleveland Browns – Ben Tate – SEC
AFC South
Houston Texans – Arian Foster – SEC
Indianapolis Colts – Trent Richardson – SEC
Jacksonville Jaguars – Toby Gerhart – Pac 10
Tennessee Titans – Dexter McCluster – SEC
AFC West
Denver Broncos – Montee Ball – Big 10
Kansas City Chiefs – Jamaal Charles – Big 12
Oakland Raiders – Maurice Jones- Drew – Pac 10
San Diego Chargers – Ryan Matthews – WAC
NFC East
Dallas Cowboys – DeMarco Murray – Big 12
New York Giants – David Wilson – ACC
Philadelphia Eagles – LeSean McCoy – Big East
Washington Redskins – Alfred Morris – Sun Belt
NFC North
Chicago Bears – Matt Forte – Conference USA
Detroit Lions – Reggie Bush – Pac 10
Green Bay Packers – Eddie Lacy – SEC
Minnesota Vikings – Adrian Peterson – Big 12
NFC South
New Orleans Saints – Pierre Thomas – Big 10
Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Doug Martin – Mountain West Conference
Carolina Panthers – DeAngelo Williams – Conference USA
Atlanta Falcons – Steven Jackson – Pac 10
NFC West
Arizona Cardinals – Andre Ellington – ACC
St. Louis Rams – Zac Stacy – SEC
San Francisco 49ers – Frank Gore – ACC
Seattle Seahawks – Marshawn Lynch – Pac 10
When breaking down the players by conference which team did you think had the most starters? If you picked the SEC you are right. Here is a breakdown of all the players in each conference, and a breakdown of each conference.
SEC – 7
ACC – 6
Pac 10 -5
Big 12 – 3
Big 10 – 3
Big East – 2
Conference USA – 2
MWC – 1
Sun Belt – 1
WAC – 1
Division 2 – TIFFIN UNIVERSITY (They deserve a shout out, because they are the smallest school on this list)
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