Todd Gurley came to Georgia highly touted, the four star recruit was the fifth-ranked RB in his class. He split a lot of time with other RBs in the backfield during his college career, but was poised to break out in 2014. Unfortunately, off the field problems (he was caught accepting money for autographs) and an ACL tear caused him to miss much of his Junior season. Still, he decided to come out for the 2014 draft, and is considered on of the top talents at RB.
College Career
Todd Gurley started his college career as a true freshman backup. His backup role last one game. In that game he rushed for 100 yards on 8 carreis and scored 2 TDs while also scoring on a kickoff return. After that, he was the starter. He matched Herschel Walker as the only Georgia true freshman to rush for over 1000 yards.
In the first game of his sophomore year, Gurley demolished Clemson, a team he seemed to have something personal against. In two career games facing the Tigers, he ran the ball 27 times for 352 yards and 6 TDs. That’s 13 yards per carry. Unfortunately, he injured his ankle against LSU and ended up missing 3 games in the middle of the 2013 season, which brough his season stats down. He finished just short of 1000 yards on the year, with 989 total.
Todd Gurley started off his third season on a tear, rushing for an astounding 773 yards and 8 TDs in his first five games of the season.… Article continues here
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