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College Football Week 3: NFL Draft big board rankings

By Nathaniel Reeves

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 09: Sam Darnold #14 of the USC Trojans scrambles with the football during the first half against the Stanford Cardinal at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 9, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 09: Sam Darnold #14 of the USC Trojans scrambles with the football during the first half against the Stanford Cardinal at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 9, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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OXFORD, MS – SEPTEMBER 24: Nick Chubb #27 of the Georgia Bulldogs runs the ball and is grabbed by Carlos Davis #23 of the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on September 24, 2016 in Oxford, Mississippi. The Rebels defeated the Bulldogs 45-14. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
OXFORD, MS – SEPTEMBER 24: Nick Chubb #27 of the Georgia Bulldogs runs the ball and is grabbed by Carlos Davis #23 of the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on September 24, 2016 in Oxford, Mississippi. The Rebels defeated the Bulldogs 45-14. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /
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Nick Chubb

RB, Georgia

Chubb didn’t have the easiest time in Georgia’s dramatic win over Notre Dame and has a ways to go before catching college football’s best running back prospects, but is still worthy of a first round selection.

The senior running back tallied just 13 carries for 63 yards against the Fighting Irish, as backfield mate Sony Michel was slightly more effective. Chubb is now up to 159 yards and two scores in a season that many Georgia fans can hope matches his terrific freshman campaign.

A four-star recruit rated as one of the best in the class of 2014, Chubb flawlessly replaced the injured Todd Gurley as a freshman with 219 carries for 1,547 yards and 14 touchdowns. Things haven’t gone quite as smoothly since as Chubb suffered an ugly knee injury himself the following year, although he still managed to put up 1,130 yards in a full season in 2016.

If at full strength, Chubb will put up huge numbers even while splitting time with Michel thanks to his plus strength at 5-foot-10, 225 pounds. Chubb can also hit the hole quickly and is tough to catch once he reaches the second level, meaning the only thing he really needs to improve is his skills as a receiver out of the backfield.

With quarterback Jacob Eason nursing an ankle injury, the Bulldogs will be relying heavily on Chubb for Saturday’s game against Samford and beyond.

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