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Texas Longhorns running back Quintrevion Wisner (26) runs through Ohio State defense in the second quarter as the Texas Longhorns play the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Cotton Bowl College Football Playoff semi-final at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas, Jan. 10, 2025. Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

2025 Preseason All-SEC Running Back Predictions

Originally posted on Vanderbilt Commodores on SI
By Taylor Hodges | Last updated Jun 10, 2025 7:00 AM ET

College football has entered its calm-before-the-storm state, but that won’t last long.

SEC Football Media Days are a little more than a month away and that generally marks the beginning of the storm. Sometimes it’s a light drizzle, other times it’s a monsoon.

One of the things we know that’s guaranteed to cause some thunder and lightning is the Preseason All-SEC Teams.

These lists are more about what players have done in the past and not a predictor of success in the upcoming season. For instance, in 2010, the Preseason All-SEC Team first and second team quarterbacks were Ryan Mallet (Arkansas) and John Brantley (Florida). Then the season started and Cam Newton made SEC defenders look like actors in the Little Giants.

But there is some accuracy in these. In those same preseason All-SEC teams in 2010, AJ Green and Julio Jones were the first team receivers; Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson were first team running backs. (Side note: It’s crazy how many great NFL defenders are on those preseason teams.)

Here’s our take on what the All-SEC Preseason Teams will look like when SEC Media Days take place next month:

Preseason First-Team All-SEC Running Backs

Quintrevion Wisner, Texas

2024 stats: 226 carries, 1,064 yards, 5 TDs; 44 receptions, 311 yards, 1 TD
Taylor’s Take: Wisner had the most rushing yards of players coming back in 2025 and Arch Manning will need a run game to alleviate some of the pressure he is certain to face.

Caden Durham, LSU

2024 stats: 140 carries, 753 yards, 6 TDs; 28 receptions, 260 yards, 2 TD
Taylor’s Take: LSU wants to run a pro-style attack and that requires a good running back. Luckily, Durham isn’t just good – he’s great. If the Tigers improve the offensive line, he could do great things down in the bayou.

Preseason Second-Team All-SEC Running Backs

Jadan Baugh, Florida

2024 stats: 133 carries, 673 yards, 7 TDs; 4 receptions, 33 yards, 1 TD
Taylor’s Take: Billy Napier should politic for Baugh because his sophomore running back is one of the biggest reasons he’s still living in Gainesville. Baugh took over halfway through the 2024 season, about the same time Florida fans were hoping Napier would be fired, and helped the Gators to a respectable finish in 2024.

Nate Frazier, Georgia

2024 stats: 133 carries, 671 yards, 8 TDs; 12 receptions, 85 yards
Taylor’s Take: Is Frazier the next in a long line of great Georgia running backs? Probably. He averaged 6.3 yards per carry in SEC games last season and whoever is Georgia’s running back will get a lot of carries.

Preseason Third-Team All-SEC Running Backs

Le’Veon Moss/Amari Daniels, Texas A&M

Moss 2024 stats: 121 carries, 765 yards, 10 TDs; 10 receptions, 141 yards
Daniels 2024 stats: 139 carries, 661 yards, 8 TDs; 7 receptions, 60 yards
Taylor’s Take: One of these two should make a preseason team. But which one largely depends on the health of Moss, who was an All-SEC Second-Team running back after last season.

Davon Booth, Mississippi State

2024 stats: 152 carries, 759 yards, 5 TDs; 13 receptions, 164 yards, 4 TDs
Taylor’s Take: As someone who watched every Mississippi State game last season, Booth was one of the best players on that team (that didn’t leave in the transfer portal). The Bulldogs won’t have many players on these All-SEC teams, so we’ll give them an early one.

Preseason Honorable Mention All-SEC Running Backs

Ahmad Hardy, Missouri

2024 stats (with Louisiana-Monroe): 237 carries, 1,351 yards, 13 TDs; 8 receptions, 72 yards, 0 TDs

Jadyn Ott, Oklahoma

2024 stats (with Cal): 116 carries, 385 yards, 4 TDs; 24 receptions, 222 yards, 1 TD
2023 stats (with Cal): 245 carries, 1,305 yards, 12 TDs; 26 receptions, 196 yards, 2 TDs

Taylor’s Take: The following two players are talented running backs who transferred to SEC schools from lesser conferences (offense totally intended to the Big Ten) and will need to prove themselves against SEC competition. Hardy absolutely has the skills to be great in the SEC. The same is true for Ott if he can regain his 2023 after an injury last season.