Countdown to College Football: #1
Can you believe it? No, not that I made it through this countdown without missing a day, but that today is the last day between us and real, live college football. This weekend’s serving of games is fairly small, but you won’t hear me complain. I’ll take whatever I can get.
Now, for the reason you’re all here, let’s meet our #1 Devy prospect. As you can tell by the photo, it’s LSU running back Derrius Guice.
Our Devy rankings have been updated since I started this countdown. Click here to see the current rankings.
PROFILE
Name: Derrius Guice
School: LSU
Position: RB
Height: 5’11″
Weight: 218 lbs
Class: Junior
RANKING
Overall: 1
Positional: 1
2018 Class: 1
We got a little taste of what LSU looks like with Derrius Guice as their lead back in 2016 thanks to lingering injuries to Leonard Fournette. Given an opportunity, Guice did not disappoint. He led the SEC in rushing (something Fournette never did) with 1,387 yards and crossed the goal line 15 times. Against Texas A&M, Guice rushed for 285 yards breaking Fournette’s school record for rushing yards in a game.
As you can see below, Guice led all returning FBS running backs in percentage of yards gained on breakaway runs.
No returning FBS RB broke away from Power 5 teams more than LSU’s Derrius Guice.
Can you say, #Playmaker ? pic.twitter.com/YAOI93T1zI
— PFF College Football (@PFF_College) June 26, 2017
Let’s take a look at a few of those runs:
If you don’t know Guice’s background or haven’t read his story, you should, it’s fascinating. If you want to know why Derrius Guice is our #1 Devy prospect then download Devy Watch here.
Record Setting Performance
Highlights
Originally published at dynastyfootballfactory.com on August 25, 2017.
