Can a class take three running backs without losing one?

PortalPatrol Junior Member #1 · Original post · Fri, 04 September 2026 15:13 Can a class take three running backs without losing one? The staff already has two running backs committed and apparently wants a third, a compact power runner who also returns kicks. The pitch makes sense because one current back may enter the draft and another has two years left, but recruits rarely love crowded rooms. With the portal changing roster math, can a program realistically sign three and keep all of them through next August? 4 👍 6 🔥 7 💯 2 Reply Quote ShareCopied! Sponsored ADGrow your business with our fans — advertise with us.

TrenchWarfare Junior Member #2 · Reply · Fri, 04 September 2026 15:13 Three is fine if one is a true return specialist. Special teams snaps make the depth chart feel less crowded. 7 👍 6 🔥 6 💯 2 Reply Quote ShareCopied!

SaturdaySage Junior Member #3 · Reply · Fri, 04 September 2026 15:13 The issue is spring practice, when somebody runs with the fourth group and starts taking calls from elsewhere. 5 👍 7 🔥 4 💯 1 Reply Quote ShareCopied!

StudentSectionSam Junior Member #4 · Reply · Fri, 04 September 2026 15:13 A balanced room needs different answers. If all three are inside-zone runners, spend that scholarship on a tackle. 7 👍 6 🔥 7 💯 1 Reply Quote ShareCopied!

CoachSpeakDecoder Junior Member #5 · Reply · Fri, 04 September 2026 15:13 Coaches will call them versatile, which is coach language for please do not compare the carry totals. 4 👍 9 🔥 5 💯 4 Reply Quote ShareCopied!

GridironGuru Junior Member #6 · Reply · Fri, 04 September 2026 15:13 Keep recruiting all three. Attrition is unavoidable, and voluntarily creating a thin room is worse. 5 👍 6 🔥 5 💯 3 Reply Quote ShareCopied!

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