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Oklahoma State Football: Justice Hill ready for All-American type production in 2018

By Andrew Miller

STILLWATER, OK - NOVEMBER 04: Running back Justice Hill #5 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys breaks away for a touchdown against the Oklahoma Sooners at Boone Pickens Stadium on November 4, 2017 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Oklahoma defeated Oklahoma State 62-52. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)
STILLWATER, OK - NOVEMBER 04: Running back Justice Hill #5 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys breaks away for a touchdown against the Oklahoma Sooners at Boone Pickens Stadium on November 4, 2017 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Oklahoma defeated Oklahoma State 62-52. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images) /
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Is there any way to replace the lost production for the Oklahoma State football offense in 2018? The answer starts with star running back Justice Hill.

Oklahoma State football has a ton to replace, on both sides of the ball, entering fall camp in 2018. Head coach Mike Gundy will have his work cut out for him, coming off a somewhat disappointing final result in 2017. All things considered, the Cowboys should have at least found themselves in the Big 12 Championship Game with the Oklahoma Sooners by season’s end.

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However, the focus in Stillwater, Okla., now shifts to what this team can do with a ton of new faces this year. Rising junior running back Justice Hill highlights an offense that has to replace Mason Rudolph, James Washington, and Marcell Ateman.

As an All-Big 12 running back in 2017, the next step for Hill this season could be All-American type potential. The stat line exploded for Hill in 2017, as he totaled 1,657 total yards and 16 touchdowns. In the two years for Hill’s college career so far, he’s averaged 5.5 yards per carry each time.

The potential for Hill in 2018 is enormous, considering he’ll be the focal point of a still talented Oklahoma State offense. He also has a few other rushers that can shoulder some of the load, and not overwork himself. Rising sophomore rusher J.D. King is primed to have a big 2018 too.

Expect Hill to take the next step to become one of the most truly dominant running backs in the nation in 2018. He has some competition from running backs across the Big 12 too including Iowa State Cyclones’ David Montgomery and OU’s Rodney Anderson.

If the Pokes can find the right answer at quarterback this season, what Hill can do is only a matter of the imagination. He really stepped up in the passing game in 2017, and could play the same role this time around.

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Hill did get a heavy workload in both his freshman and sophomore years. Yet, he’s held up so far, staving off injury through two years. All signs point to a huge season again in 2018, really establishing a national base of respect for Hill for the first time.

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