The 4A Club Post-Regular Season Player Rankings: Running Backs

Every four weeks I like to take a look at the landscape of Class 4A football and come up with my own player rankings based on statistics. How I come up with my ratings is a system based on pro-football-reference.com’s "Approximate Value" system of ratings they use for overall performance during a season. For this article, I’m taking a look at my top 20 Class 4A Running Backs, and as a bonus, I’m going to give out my top 5 Fullbacks here too.   *Stats are up to Week 8*   Top 20 Running Backs   #1. [player_tooltip player_id="23841" first="Ryan" last="Ostrich"], Cedar Falls, SR - 28.984 Rushing: 137 att, 1143 yards, 11 TDs Receiving: 5 rec, 110 yards, 2 TDs Highest Offers - D-2 (Northern State) A quick word: 4A’s only 1000+ yard rusher, [player_tooltip player_id="23841" first="Ryan" last="Ostrich"] is extremely essential to the Tigers offense.   #2. [player_tooltip player_id="23836" first="Cain" last="McWilliams"], Dubuque Senior, SR - 17.540 Rushing: 145 att, 828 yards, 6 TDs Receiving: 13 rec, 95 yards, 1 TD Highest Offers - D-2 (Sioux Falls) A quick word: Cain’s speed and agility has given him an average of 118.3 rushing yards per game heading into the playoffs   #3. [player_tooltip player_id="23967" first="Colin" last="Kadolph"], Ankeny, JR - 17.309 Rushing: 71 att, 614 yards, 9 TDs Receiving: 10 rec, 106 yards, 1 TD Highest Offers - N/A A quick word: Lost in the shuffle when it comes to the rest of their offensive stars, you can bet your bottom dollar that when Ankeny’s in their redzone, they’re calling Colin’s number.   #4. Dayson Clayton, Fort Dodge, SR - 15.842 Rushing: 120 att, 901 yards, 9 TDs Receiving: 3 rec, 82 yards, 2 TDs Highest Offers - N/A A quick word: Averaging 7.5 yards per carry, the bruiser Clayton hopes to lead the Dodgers to a strong playoff run.   #5. [player_tooltip player_id="23862" first="Nick" last="Pearson"], Prairie, SR - 15.635 Rushing: 116 att, 909 yards, 15 TDs Receiving: 0 rec, 0 yards, 0 TDs Highest Offers - N/A A quick word: Prairie’s tailback helped give Prairie a strong season after a slow start.   #6. [player_tooltip player_id="23991" first="Kael" last="Kolarik"], Indianola, JR - 14.478 Rushing: 116 att, 618 yards, 14 TDs Receiving: 9 rec, 94 yards, 0 TDs Highest Offers - N/A   #7. [player_tooltip player_id="23832" first="Jaden" last="Koger"], Des Moines Roosevelt, SR - 13.980 Rushing: 52 att, 409 yards, 7 TDs Receiving: 9 rec, 69 yards, 1 TD Highest Offers - JuCo (Iowa Western)   #8. TJ Hayes, Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln, SR - 11.745 Rushing: 86 att, 860 yards, 9 TDs Receiving: 4 rec, 9 yards, 0 TDs Highest Offers - N/A   #9. Caden Kipper, Pleasant Valley, SR - 10.938 Rushing: 109 att, 844 yards, 6 TDs Receiving: 1 rec, 20 yards, 0 TDs Highest Offers - N/A   #10. [player_tooltip player_id="23983" first="Titus" last="Christiansen"], Southeast Polk, JR - 10.620 Rushing: 99 att, 646 yards, 7 TDs Receiving: 13 rec, 133 yards, 2 TDs Highest Offers - N/A   #11. [player_tooltip player_id="23879" first="Alex" last="Linquist"], Waukee, SR - 9.772 Rushing: 190 att, 993 yards, 3 TDs Receiving: 8 rec, 42 yards, 0 TDs Highest Offers - N/A   #12. Jayden Williams, Valley, SR - 9.690 Rushing: 105 att, 331 yards, 4 TDs Receiving: 7 rec, 81 yards, 1 TD Committed - Kansas State (1/31/20)   #13. [player_tooltip player_id="23823" first="Tucker" last="Langenberg"], Urbandale, SR - 9.326 Rushing: 103 att, 880 yards, 16 TDs Receiving: 2 rec, 41 yards, 1 TD Highest Offers - FCS (Eastern Illinois, North Dakota, Northern Iowa, South Dakota, Western Illinois)   #14. Bricen White, Linn-Mar, SR - 9.004 Rushing: 90 att, 444 yards, 2 TDs Receiving: 15 rec, 144 yards, 1 TD Highest Offers - N/A   #15. [player_tooltip player_id="23922" first="Zach" last="Sabers"], Dubuque Hempstead, SR - 8.425 Rushing: 64 att, 317 yards, 6 TDs Receiving: 9 rec, 194 yards, 2 TDs Committed - Kirkwood (Baseball) (10/16/20)   #16. Kie Glosser, Ottumwa, SR - 7.913 Rushing: 139 att, 680 yards, 5 TDs Receiving: 10 rec, 84 yards, 0 TDs Highest Offers - N/A   #17. Malik Haynes, Marshalltown, SR - 7.825 Rushing: 88 att, 683 yards, 5 TDs Receiving: 2 rec, 43 yards, 1 TD Highest Offers - NAIA (Graceland)   #18. Kyler Peterson, Sioux City East, SR - 7.221 Rushing: 90 att, 495 yards, 5 TDs Receiving: 9 rec, 93 yards, 2 TDs Highest Offers - N/A   #19. [player_tooltip player_id="23848" first="Ryan" last="Cole"], Bettendorf, SR - 7.206 Rushing: 79 att, 520 yards, 7 TDs Receiving: 10 rec, 71 yards, 1 TD Highest Offers - N/A   #20. Trey King, Iowa City West, - 6.742 Rushing: 55 att, 320 yards, 2 TDs Receiving: 7 rec, 144 yards, 1 TD Highest Offers - N/A   Top 5 Fullbacks   #1. [player_tooltip player_id="23811" first="Jaden" last="Harrell"], Urbandale, SR - 5.191 6’3, 230 lbs Rushing: 49 att, 319 yards, 5 TDs Receiving: 7 rec, 57 yards, 0 TDs Team Rushing YPG: 238.333 Committed - Iowa (7/28/19)   #2. Patrick Landeros, Marshalltown, SR - 3.829 6’1, 215 lbs Rushing: 69 att, 363 yards, 7 TDs Receiving: 2 rec, 21 yards, 1 TD Team Rushing YPG: 191.143 Highest Offers - D-3 (Hamline, Simpson)   #3. Nolan Recker, Muscatine, JR - 2.830 6’3, 215 lbs Rushing: 5 att, 26 yards, 0 TDs Receiving: 11 rec, 91 yards, 0 TDs Team Rushing YPG: 219.714 Highest Offers - N/A   #4. Ethan Breyfogle, Sioux City East, SR - 1.850 6’2, 208 lbs Rushing: 0 att, 0 yards, 0 TDs Receiving: 7 rec, 86 yards, 1 TD Team Rushing YPG: 158.857 Highest Offers - N/A   #5. Trenton Nickelson, Indianola, JR - 1.308 5’11, 215 lbs Rushing: 10 att, 44 yards, 0 TDs Receiving: 4 rec, 51 yards, 0 TDs Team Rushing YPG: 140.714 Highest Offers - N/A