Scouting Notes: Evaluating Most Explosive RBs in Georgia

These backs in Georgia are all averaging over 11 YPC (minimum 50 rushing attempts). They come in all shapes and sizes, but every time they touch the ball generates excitement.    Cummings' 615-yard performance a few weeks ago shattered records and put him firmly on the P4 recruiting scene. He is committed to Georgia Southern and generated buzz long before his outing. Cummings is a compact, speedy back with a 10.86 100M PR. He is a north/south, one-cut runner with enough twitch to create yards. When given a lane to run, he has the breakaway speed to lift off and separate. I said this offseason that Cummings being committed to Georgia Southern was a massive steal, and I still believe that if they can hold on.     Deering is listed at 6'1 200, but plays with more finesse than you would think at that size. In fact, he is still relatively thin-limbed and can add even more weight to his frame. He is a loose runner who can skate through running lanes and shake defenders. He plays with good vision, both around the line of scrimmage and when running away in space. Deering is an underrecruited senior worthy of some college attention.     Kelley is another underrecruited senior in the midst of a prolific senior season for Creekside. He is a scat back at 5'9 170, relying on his speed and twitch to do his damage. He is a productive receiver in space as well. Kelley is hard to tackle in an alley, sinking his weight and using his quick feet to get tacklers off their platform. He has good enough speed to lift off and separate when given a lane to run. Kelley is an underrated senior with gadget playmaker potential.     Gianopoulos, now at New Manchester, has started for 4 years on varsity and is saving his best for his senior season. He is thinner-limbed with room to add more mass. For a lankier player, he has his feet under him well, shaking defenders and working across the face of tacklers. I would say he has enough straight-away speed to separate from the defense and does a good job maintaining his top speed. He picked up a D1 offer from Samford back in the spring.     Roberts actually puts his hand in the ground and plays as an FB in the I-form, but obviously projects long-term as a traditional RB. He is a physical runner who drives his feet against contact. His cuts are explosive, generating plenty of horizontal separation. Roberts is another underrated senior with eye-opening explosiveness and a desirable willingness against contact.     [player_tooltip player_id='1622142' first='Josiah' last='Gibbons'] plays his role in what is a highly prolific RB duo at Brunswick, averaging over 12 yards a carry. Gibbons is a loose athlete with room to pack on weight. He glides across the field, skating in and out of running lanes. He does a great job of accelerating to his top speed and maintaining it through breaks and long distances, allowing him to outlast tacklers and lift off from the defense. Gibbons holds FBS/P4 offers.     Gardner has shockingly similar rushing numbers to his RB counterpart, [player_tooltip player_id='1622142' first='Josiah' last='Gibbons']. On the exact 73 carries, he has just 1 more yard than Gibbons at 904 yards. Gardner is an elite playmaker in space. He is a 10.58 100M runner, offering elite speed. Subtle head nods and hesitation moves as a runner help him shake defenders in an alley and create his own yards. He has plenty of motor and endurance as a runner, running hard to squeeze the most out of each rush. Gardner is one of the best pure playmakers at the RB position in Georgia.     Robinson, now listed around 5'10 200, is ranked as one of our best 2028 RBs in Georgia, and he is proving it on tape. Robinson has a strong, well-developed physique, allowing him to roll off tacklers and stay balanced through contact. He stays squared to running lanes and shifts around contact in the short areas. He can sink his weight to cut into new running lanes and across the face of defenders in space. Robinson holds FBS offers and should be a familiar name over the next few years.     [player_tooltip player_id='1953558' first='Colin' last='Anderson'] is the engine for Houston County offensively. Here is what I said on him in a write-up earlier this month:   "Anderson is over 700 yards rushing on the year and has also produced as a receiver out of the backfield. Anderson is undersized, but compensates with his explosiveness and speed. He is a no-nonsense runner in the sense that he doesn't waste time dancing in space. Instead, he spots an opening, sticks his foot in the ground, and gets vertical. From there, he has the speed to break away and stay away. The state is loaded with underrated senior RBs ready to contribute at the small school level, and Anderson is another guy who can check that box."     Any RB who hovers around 5'11 235 and averages over 11 YPC is going to catch my attention. He is a tackle mismatch downfield and requires special attention from tacklers. His speed and explosiveness profile for his size is impressive. Long term, I would be intrigued with this kid as a wildcat package, roll-out option offensively. Flip the ball to him in space, and watch him roll.

These backs in Georgia are all averaging over 11 YPC (minimum 50 rushing attempts). They come in all shapes and sizes, but every time they touch the ball generates excitement.