A few weeks ago, we took a look back at Virginia Tech’s quarterback grades since Pro Football Focus came into existence back in 2014.  Here’s the article, in case you missed it.

Today we’ll move on to running backs.  Obviously running back production was a point of contention for Virginia Tech fans heading into 2020.  Khalil Herbert eventually became the first Virginia Tech player to go over 1,200 rushing yards since David Wilson did it way back in 2011, and he produced a number of big-time highlights for Virginia Tech fans to enjoy.

Here are the grades for all of Virginia Tech’s running backs dating back to 2014.  Note that only running backs who played 100+ offensive snaps in a season are included…

Year	Player	Overall Grade
2020	Khalil Herbert	89.5
2019	Keshawn King	75.0
2017	Deshawn McClease	74.5
2017	Steven Peoples	74.2
2018	Steven Peoples	73.9
2015	Travon McMillian	71.6
2016	Sam Rogers	69.7
2019	Deshawn McClease	68.9
2018	Deshawn McClease	68.6
2014	JC Coleman	68.1
2017	Travon McMillian	67.3
2018	Jalen Holston	65.8
2020	Raheem Blackshear	65.1
2017	Jalen Holston	64.8
2020	Jalen Holston	64.4
2014	Marshawn Williams	64.0
2016	Travon McMillian	61.5
2016	Marshawn Williams	59.6

Those numbers put a few thoughts into my head, so let’s go over them.

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