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I have to thank my friend from Northwest Missouri who is also a Husker fan for sending this to me. It is a list of the top RBs and how many went "out of their region" to play ball. I believe out of region was defined as outside your conference footprint. Truly is amazing how we do so well nationally with little to pull from. SEC has Florida and Texas. BigXII has Texas. Pac-12 has California. I'm honestly very surprised we don't have one of the highest recruiting budgets in the country....

2012 Running Backs (3/25 went out-of-region, we got one of them)


#1 Jonathan Gray, 5-stars, Aledo TX, TEXAS

#2 T.J. Yeldon, 5-stars, Daphne AL, ALABAMA

#3 Trey Williams, 5-stars, Spring TX, TEXAS A&M

#4 Mario Pender, 4-stars, Cape Coral FL, FLORIDA ST

#5 Todd Gurley, 4-stars, Tarboro NC, GEORGIA

#6 Rushel Shell, 4-stars, Aliquippa PA, PITTSBURGH

#7 Mike Davis, 4-stars, Stone Mountain GA, SOUTH CAROLINA

#8 Bryan Marshall, 4-stars, San Jose CA, OREGON

#9 Barry Sanders, Jr., 4-stars, Oklahoma City OK, STANFORD (First out-of-region)

#10 Jovon Robinson, 4-stars, Memphis TN, AUBURN

#11 Bri'onte Dunn, 4-stars, Canton OH, OHIO STATE

#12 Alex Rose, 4-stars, Jenks OK, OKLAHOMA

#13 Kenyan Drake, 4-stars, Powder Springs GA, ALABAMA

#14 Wes Brown, 4-stars, Olney MD, MARYLAND

#15 Matt Jones, 4-stars, Seffner FL, FLORIDA

#16 Warren Ball, 4-stars, Columbus OH, OHIO STATE

#17 Jonathan Williams, 4-stars, Allen TX, ARKANSAS

#18 William Mahone, 4-stars, Austintown OH, NOTRE DAME

#19 Greg Garmon, 4-stars, Erie PA, IOWA (I count this as the 2nd out-of-region, though it is in conference)

#20 I'Tavius Mathers, 4-stars, Murfreesburo TN, MISSISSIPPI

#21 Vonte Jackson, 4-stars, Kenosha WI, WISCONSIN

#22 Drew Harris, 4-stars, Exton PA, VIRGINIA TECH

#23 Jela Duncan, 3-stars, Charlotte NC, DUKE

#24 Chris Brown, 3-stars, Fresno CA, OREGON ST

#25 Imani Cross, 3-stars, Gainesville GA, NEBRASKA


2011 Running Backs (3/25 out-of-region)


#1 Malcolm Brown, 5-stars, Cibolo TX, TEXAS

#2 James Wilder, Jr., 5-stars, Tampa FL, FLORIDA ST

#3 Brandon Williams, 5-stars, Brookshire TX, OKLAHOMA

#4 Isaiah Crowell, 5-stars, Columbus GA, GEORGIA

#5 Mike Bellamy, 5-stars, Punta Gorda FL, CLEMSON

#6 Mike Blakely, 4-stars, Bradenton FL, FLORIDA

#7 Savon Huggins, 4-stars, Jersey City NJ, RUTGERS

#8 Aaron Green, 4-stars, San Antonio TX, NEBRASKA (first out-of-region, said he hated leaving Texas)

#9 Kenny Hilliard, 4-stars, Patterson LA, LSU

#10 Devonta Freeman, 4-stars, Miami FL, FLORIDA ST

#11 Brendan Bigelow, 4-stars, Fresno CA, CALIFORNIA

#12 Kelsey Young, 4-stars, Norco CA, STANFORD

#13 Ka'Deem Carey, 4-stars, Oro Valley AZ, ARIZONA

#14 Tre Mason, 4-stars, Lake Worth FL, AUBURN

#15 Jameel Poteat, 4-stars, Harrisburg PA, CINCINNATI

#16 Remound Wright, 4-stars, Fort Wayne IN, STANFORD (out-of-region)

#17 Harvey Langi, 4-stars, South Jordan UT, UTAH

#18 Kenny Williams, 4-stars, Pflugerville TX, TEXAS TECH

#19 Bishop Sankey, 4-stars, Spokane WA, WASHINGTON

#20 Clifton Richardson, 4-stars, Newport News VA, VIRGINIA

#21 Jeremy Hill, 4-stars, Baton Rouge LA, (Did not commit - Academics? Listed LSU as "High" and no interest elsewhere)

#22 Darrian Miller, 4-stars, Blue Springs MO, KANSAS

#23 Marlin Lane, 4-stars, Daytona Beach FL, TENNESSEE

#24 Melvin Gordon, 4-stars, Kenosha WI, WISCONSIN

#25 Daniel Lasco, 3-stars, The Woodlands TX, CALIFORNIA (out-of-region)

FYI #17 ATH Ameer Abdullah, 3-stars, Homewood AL, NEBRASKA

 

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2010 Running Backs (6/25 out-of-region)


#1 Marcus Lattimore, 5-stars, Duncan SC, SOUTH CAROLINA

#2 Michael Dyer, 5-stars, Little Rock AR, AUBURN

#3 Lache Seastrunk, 5-stars, Temple TX, OREGON (first out-of-region)

#4 Silas Redd, 4-stars, Stamford CT, PENN ST

#5 Braylon Heard, 4-stars, Youngstown OH, NEBRASKA (out-of-region)

#6 Roderick Smith, 4-stars, Fort Wayne IN, OHIO STATE

#7 Storm Johnson, 4-stars, Loganville GA, MIAMI

#8 Jordan James, 4-stars, Corona CA, UCLA

#9 Rajion Neal, 4-stars, Tyrone GA, TENNESSEE

#10 Deontae Cooper, 4-stars, Perris CA, WASHINGTON

#11 Eduardo Clements, 4-stars, Miami FL, MIAMI

#12 Dontae Williams, 4-stars, Houston TX, OREGON (out-of-region)

#13 Mack Brown, 4-stars, Lithonia GA, FLORIDA

#14 Giovanni Bernard, 4-stars, Fort Lauderdale FL, NORTH CAROLINA

#15 Ethan Grant, 4-stars, Coconut Creek FL, TCU (out-of-region)

#16 Traylon Shead, 4-stars, Cayuga TX, TEXAS

#17 Cameron Roberson, 4-stars, Newbury Park CA, NOTRE DAME (out-of-region)

#18 DeMarcus Robinson, 4-stars, Wichita KS, KANSAS ST

#19 Rajaan Bennett, 4-stars, Powder Spring GA, VANDERBILT

#20 Deantre Lewis, 4-stars, Norco CA, ARIZONA ST

#21 Anthony Wilkerson, 4-stars, Tustin CA, STANFORD

#22 Marcus Coker, 4-stars, Hyattsville MD, IOWA (out-of-region)

#23 Delans Griffin, 4-stars, Clinton OK, TEXAS TECH

#24 Ken Malcome, 4-stars, Decatur GA, GEORGIA

#25 Ben Malena, 4-stars, Cedar Hill TX, TEXAS A&M


2009 Running Backs (6/25 out-of-region)


#1 Bryce Brown, 5-stars, Wichita KS, TENNESSEE (out-of-region)

#2 Trent Richardson, 5-stars, Pensacola FL, ALABAMA

#3 Christine Michael, 5-stars, Beaumont TX, TEXAS A&M

#4 David Wilson, 4-stars, Danville VA, VIRGINIA TECH

#5 Jaamal Berry, 4-stars, Miami FL, OHIO STATE (out-of-region)

#6 Edwin Baker, 4-stars, Oak Park MI, MICHIGAN ST

#7 Michael Ford, 4-stars, Leesville LA, LSU

#8 Cierre Wood, 4-stars, Oxnard CA, NOTRE DAME (out-of-region)

#9 Lamar Miller, 4-stars, Miami FL, MIAMI

#10 Waymon James, 4-stars, Sherman TX, TCU

#11 Washaun Ealey, 4-stars, Twin City GA, GEORGIA

#12 Rodney Scott, 4-stars, Cross City FL, MISSISSIPPI

#13 Eddie Lacy, 4-stars, Geismar LA, ALABAMA

#14 De'Antwan Williams, 4-stars, Woodbridge VA, RUTGERS

#15 Lonnie Pryer, 4-stars, Okeechobee FL, FLORIDA ST

#16 Dontae Aycock, 4-stars, Tampa FL, AUBURN

#17 Knile Davis, 4-stars, Missouri City TX, ARKANSAS

#18 Kendrick Hardy, 4-stars, Montecello MS, SOUTHERN MISS

#19 Bud Golden, 4-stars, Cincinnati OH, ILLINOIS

#20 Stephan Taylor, 4-stars, Mansfield TX, STANFORD (out-of-region)

#21 Mike James, 4-stars, Davenport FL, MIAMI

#22 Dasarte Yarnway, 4-stars, San Francisco CA, CALIFORNIA

#23 Jeremy Smith, 4-stars, Tulsa OK, OKLAHOMA STATE

#24 Hasan Lipscomb, 4-stars, Houtston TX, MINNESOTA (out-of-region)

#25 Al-Terek McBurse, 4-stars, Winter Springs FL, PURDUE (out-of-region)

FYI #9 All-Purpose Back, Rex Burkhead, 4-stars, Plano TX, NEBRASKA

 

[ShortSideOption]

Obviously this may not be the case with every position....but it is cool to see some of this stuff that they do.

 

[ShortSideOption]

Another observation is that Stanford, Oregon, and christian/catholic schools seem to not have a problem. Oregon uniforms, Stanford academics, and Notre Dame obviously have advantages....

 

[Beezer7]

Interesting to see how many of those names haven't done anything, especially some at the top. Just goes to show that nothing is guaranteed at the next level no matter your rank.

 

[ShortSideOption]

Agreed....

 

[HuskerRedDread]

Interesting to see how many of those names haven't done anything, especially some at the top. Just goes to show that nothing is guaranteed at the next level no matter your rank.

I was thinking the same thing as I was looking at the lists. Some of those names I didn't hear again after they signed with their respective schools.

Thanks *** for the lists.