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SEC Football: Top 100 SEC players to watch in 2016

By Nicholas Ian Allen

Nov 7, 2015; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; LSU Tigers running back Leonard Fournette (7) runs the ball during the fourth quarter against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama won 30-16. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 7, 2015; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; LSU Tigers running back Leonard Fournette (7) runs the ball during the fourth quarter against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama won 30-16. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 14, 2015; Auburn, AL, USA; Auburn Tigers running back Jovon Robinson (29) runs the ball during the second quarter against the Georgia Bulldogs at Jordan Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 14, 2015; Auburn, AL, USA; Auburn Tigers running back Jovon Robinson (29) runs the ball during the second quarter against the Georgia Bulldogs at Jordan Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports /

Jovon Robinson 2015 Season Statistics:

  • Games Played: 8
  • Carries: 117
  • Rushing Yards: 639
  • Yards Per Carry: 5.5
  • Rushing Touchdowns: 3
  • Rushing Yards Per Game: 79.9
  • Receptions: 1
  • Receiving Yards: 20
  • Yards Per Catch: 20.0
  • Receiving Touchdowns: 0
  • Notable: Averaged 103.2 rushing yards and scored three TDs in final six games of 2015.

The first draft of this list had Auburn running back Jovon Robinson ranked in the mid-60s with Peyton Barber listed in the early 40s. However, Barber – who let the Tigers with 1,017 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns – made a surprise decision to declare for the NFL Draft following his third-year sophomore campaign.

Robinson might have been able to unseat Barber as the starter anyway, but the rising senior is now the clear-cut favorite to carry to be head coach Gus Malzahn’s primary ball carrier in 2016 – and he is poised to put up big numbers.

A five-star signee out of junior college in the 2015 signing class, Robinson was hampered by injuries early in the season and only recorded four combined carries across Auburn’s first seven games last season. However, as Robinson got healthier, Barber battled his own injuries, and Robinson emerged as the team’s top option over its final six contests. Over that period, Robinson averaged more than 100 yards per game and scored three touchdowns.

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