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It's fascinating to go through the collection of backs that ESPN had ranked higher in '08: Jermie...

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It's fascinating to go through the collection of backs that ESPN had ranked higher in '08: Jermie Calhoun, Darrell Scott, Jamie Harper, Ryan Williams, Richard Samuel; Andre Ellington; Aundre Dean; Carlton Thomas; De'Anthony Curtis and Jonas Gray. A few transferred (Scott and Dean). A few now play other positions (Samuel and Curtis) and if you take out Williams, who had an outstanding 2009 season, you have a group that combined has run for around the same amount of yards and TDs -- 3,300 yards and 42 touchdowns -- as Ingram did in his three seasons in Tuscaloosa, in addition to winning the Tide's first Heisman Trophy. Not bad for the 12th ranked back or 109th overall recruit. "That wasn't a great running back class," Luginbill said. "With Ingram, his style of play and the school he chose with the scheme they play couldn't have been more of a fit. It was a perfect marriage."

Re-ranking the 2008 recruiting class - SEC Blog - ESPN ESPN is reviewing their rankings of the 2008 recruiting class (the Julio class, if you will) to see where they were right/wrong/stupid. Most if it's behind the paywall, but the SEC blog has some choice quotes about several Alabama players.