Darren McFadden went down in history at the University of Arkansas as one of their best Running Backs ever.  McFadden was a two-time Doak Walker Award winner as the best Running Back in College Football (2006 & 2007) and he would be the fourth overall pick in the 2008 Draft.  McFadden was not nearly as successful in the NFL as he was at Arkansas but he still had two 1,000 Yard Rushing Seasons (1,157 in 2010 for Oakland and 1,089 in 2015 for Dallas) and would accumulate 7,535 Yards from Scrimmage with 33 Touchdowns.  This is not a bad career at all.

Danny Woodhead would set the NCAA single season rushing record at tiny Chadron State when he went for 2,756 Yards and the following year, he would break the all-time NCAA record (though since broken) for Rushing Yards.  These accomplishments garnered him the Halton Hill Trophy those two years, which was annually given to the best player in Division II. 

Splitting his ten-year career evenly between the Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks Cliff Avril slowly got better season by season to the point that at the end of his Lions run he was considered by some sportswriters to be a potential Pro Bowler but that was not meant to be for him in the Motor City.  Avril had an 11 Sack season in 2011 and was a half a sack away from double digits in 2012 on a team that did not win a single game.

Chris Johnson had an incredible three-year start (2008-10) in the National Football League where he was named a Pro Bowl each year and provided the Tennessee Titans with the potent running attack that every NFL team salivates for.  The former East Carolina Pirate’s best year was his sophomore campaign (2009) where he would vault into rarified air with a 2,000 Rushing Yard season, which was not only NFL leading but would also see him finish atop the leaderboard in Rushing Attempts, Rushing Yards/Game, Touches and Yards From Scrimmage.