10+ RBs from non-P5 schools, some from FCS schools were drafted in 2017.
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I guess these 10+ teams didn't care what these guys did against P5 schools.
Overall, 20+ RBs were drafted. If Walton declares like a lot of us expect him to do, he'll get drafted.
I would guess that most of those non P5 backs didn't have much tape against P5 opponents.
Walton does, and it's not terribly impressive.
The difference is that of the 12 Non-P5 RB's taken, 9 had a ypc of of 6.0 or better. All had a ypc of 5.4 or more.
Walton has a ypc of 5.1, and 5.1 ypc was the lowest of any of the 26 RB's drafted last year.
He's also scored 28 TDs in 30 games while running behind a subpar OL.
But 25% of Walton's career TD's came against FAU. Walton scored 11 TD's vs. ACC opponents. Yearby scored 8 TD's vs. ACC opponents. It's not much of a difference.
But that "subpar" OL lost a starter last and Homer put up numbers that would've been Walton's best game of his career.
Homer is going to put up numbers this year that Walton never did or could. Yearby had a much higher ypc running behind the same OL for 2 years.
At some point people will realize "terrible OL" play was really just an excuse. Not saying the OL was great, but it's been over exaggerated.