Oklahoma State University Athletics
In Focus – Running Back
March 28, 2018 | Cowboy Football
STILLWATER – When looking at the various position groups on the Oklahoma State football roster, it's difficult to find one with more returning productivity than running back.
In junior Justice Hill, the Cowboys have a bona fide All-America candidate who last season led the Big 12 in rushing by more than 300 yards over the second place finisher and was one of 11 national semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award presented to the nation's top running back. His 2,609 career rushing yards ranks seventh among active FBS players and is first among juniors who play in Power Five conferences. Hill's 14 career 100-yard rushing games ties for third among all active FBS players returning in 2018 and is second among running backs from the Power Five conferences. He is one of only seven players in Oklahoma State history with multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons and is one of only four OSU running backs - the others being Barry Sanders, Thurman Thomas and Terry Miller - to average at least 100 rushing yards per game in their respective careers (minimum 20 games). On top of that, Hill was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America first team in 2017.
He is not the only returning weapon in the running back arsenal, however, as true sophomore J.D. King and redshirt sophomore LD Brown are both back after productive seasons a year ago. The two combined for 692 yards and seven rushing touchdowns in 2017.
Speedy Chuba Hubbard comes out of redshirt to join the mix as well.
