5 best Running Backs in the 2018 NFL draft

#4 Derrius Guice (LSU)

Derrius Guice (5)

It's always tough being a backup to a guy who is equally as talented as you. Guice had to endure that for feeling for 2 seasons when he was the backup to now Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette.

But, Guice never let that impact him in any way as he made full advantage of the RB1 status given to him during his sophomore year due to an ankle injury to Fournette. He took on the larger-than-expected workload and had a breakout season where he averaged 7.6 yards per carry for 1,387 yards with 15 touchdowns. Guice had some massive games in the season against the Arkansas Razorbacks where he ran for 252 yards and against Texas A&M where he rushed for 285 yards, setting a school record for most rushing yards in a single game.

In his junior year, like Fournette, Guice too missed several games due to injury but still managed to amass 1,153 yards at an average of 5.3 yards per carry with 11 touchdowns. On October 21, 2017, against an Ole Miss secondary, he rushed for 276 yards, becoming the first player in SEC history with 3 career games for 250+ yards.

Guice has a starting mix of size, speed, power and special attributes to be an NFL-caliber back. He is a tough runner between tackles and does not go dead on contacts when bigger defenders hit him or get hold of him. Guice has good vision and moves in the open field and has the ability to be a third-down starter in today's passing-driven NFL.