The 4A Club Post-Regular Season Player Rankings: Running Backs
Every four weeks I like to take a look at the landscape of Class 4A football and come up with my own player rankings based on statistics. How I come up with my ratings is a system based on pro-football-reference.com’s…
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Continue ReadingEvery four weeks I like to take a look at the landscape of Class 4A football and come up with my own player rankings based on statistics. How I come up with my ratings is a system based on pro-football-reference.com’s “Approximate Value” system of ratings they use for overall performance during a season. For this article, I’m taking a look at my top 20 Class 4A Running Backs, and as a bonus, I’m going to give out my top 5 Fullbacks here too.
*Stats are up to Week 8*
Top 20 Running Backs
#1. Ryan Ostrich Ryan Ostrich 5'9" | 180 lbs | RB Cedar Falls | 2021 IA , Cedar Falls, SR – 28.984
Rushing: 137 att, 1143 yards, 11 TDs
Receiving: 5 rec, 110 yards, 2 TDs
Highest Offers – D-2 (Northern State)
A quick word: 4A’s only 1000+ yard rusher, Ryan Ostrich Ryan Ostrich 5'9" | 180 lbs | RB Cedar Falls | 2021 IA is extremely essential to the Tigers offense.
#2. Cain McWilliams Cain McWilliams 5'10" | 170 lbs | RB Dubuque | 2021 IA , Dubuque Senior, SR – 17.540
Rushing: 145 att, 828 yards, 6 TDs
Receiving: 13 rec, 95 yards, 1 TD
Highest Offers – D-2 (Sioux Falls)
A quick word: Cain’s speed and agility has given him an average of 118.3 rushing yards per game heading into the playoffs
#3. Colin Kadolph Colin Kadolph 6'0" | 190 lbs | RB Ankeny | 2022 State IA , Ankeny, JR – 17.309
Rushing: 71 att, 614 yards, 9 TDs
Receiving: 10 rec, 106 yards, 1 TD
Highest Offers – N/A
A quick word: Lost in the shuffle when it comes to the rest of their offensive stars, you can bet your bottom dollar that when Ankeny’s in their redzone, they’re calling Colin’s number.
#4. Dayson Clayton, Fort Dodge, SR – 15.842
Rushing: 120 att, 901 yards, 9 TDs
Receiving: 3 rec, 82 yards, 2 TDs
Highest Offers – N/A
A quick word: Averaging 7.5 yards per carry, the bruiser Clayton hopes to lead the Dodgers to a strong playoff run.
#5. Nick Pearson Nick Pearson 5'10" | 175 lbs | RB Prairie | 2021 IA , Prairie, SR – 15.635
Rushing: 116 att, 909 yards, 15 TDs
Receiving: 0 rec, 0 yards, 0 TDs
Highest Offers – N/A
A quick word: Prairie’s tailback helped give Prairie a strong season after a slow start.
#6. Kael Kolarik, Indianola, JR – 14.478
Rushing: 116 att, 618 yards, 14 TDs
Receiving: 9 rec, 94 yards, 0 TDs
Highest Offers – N/A
#7. Jaden Koger Jaden Koger 5'8" | 160 lbs | RB Roosevelt | 2021 IA , Des Moines Roosevelt, SR – 13.980
Rushing: 52 att, 409 yards, 7 TDs
Receiving: 9 rec, 69 yards, 1 TD
Highest Offers – JuCo (Iowa Western)
#8. TJ Hayes, Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln, SR – 11.745
Rushing: 86 att, 860 yards, 9 TDs
Receiving: 4 rec, 9 yards, 0 TDs
Highest Offers – N/A
#9. Caden Kipper, Pleasant Valley, SR – 10.938
Rushing: 109 att, 844 yards, 6 TDs
Receiving: 1 rec, 20 yards, 0 TDs
Highest Offers – N/A
#10. Titus Christiansen Titus Christiansen 5'10" | 175 lbs | RB Southeast Polk | 2022 State IA , Southeast Polk, JR – 10.620
Rushing: 99 att, 646 yards, 7 TDs
Receiving: 13 rec, 133 yards, 2 TDs
Highest Offers – N/A
#11. Alex Linquist Alex Linquist 5'11" | 190 lbs | RB Waukee | 2021 IA , Waukee, SR – 9.772
Rushing: 190 att, 993 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving: 8 rec, 42 yards, 0 TDs
Highest Offers – N/A
#12. Jayden Williams, Valley, SR – 9.690
Rushing: 105 att, 331 yards, 4 TDs
Receiving: 7 rec, 81 yards, 1 TD
Committed – Kansas State (1/31/20)
#13. Tucker Langenberg Tucker Langenberg 6'2" | 205 lbs | LB Urbandale | 2021 State IA , Urbandale, SR – 9.326
Rushing: 103 att, 880 yards, 16 TDs
Receiving: 2 rec, 41 yards, 1 TD
Highest Offers – FCS (Eastern Illinois, North Dakota, Northern Iowa, South Dakota, Western Illinois)
#14. Bricen White, Linn-Mar, SR – 9.004
Rushing: 90 att, 444 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving: 15 rec, 144 yards, 1 TD
Highest Offers – N/A
#15. Zach Sabers Zach Sabers 6'0" | 200 lbs | DB Hempstead | 2021 IA , Dubuque Hempstead, SR – 8.425
Rushing: 64 att, 317 yards, 6 TDs
Receiving: 9 rec, 194 yards, 2 TDs
Committed – Kirkwood (Baseball) (10/16/20)
#16. Kie Glosser, Ottumwa, SR – 7.913
Rushing: 139 att, 680 yards, 5 TDs
Receiving: 10 rec, 84 yards, 0 TDs
Highest Offers – N/A
#17. Malik Haynes, Marshalltown, SR – 7.825
Rushing: 88 att, 683 yards, 5 TDs
Receiving: 2 rec, 43 yards, 1 TD
Highest Offers – NAIA (Graceland)
#18. Kyler Peterson, Sioux City East, SR – 7.221
Rushing: 90 att, 495 yards, 5 TDs
Receiving: 9 rec, 93 yards, 2 TDs
Highest Offers – N/A
#19. Ryan Cole Ryan Cole 5'10" | 185 lbs | RB St. Ansgar | 2021 IA , Bettendorf, SR – 7.206
Rushing: 79 att, 520 yards, 7 TDs
Receiving: 10 rec, 71 yards, 1 TD
Highest Offers – N/A
#20. Trey King, Iowa City West, – 6.742
Rushing: 55 att, 320 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving: 7 rec, 144 yards, 1 TD
Highest Offers – N/A
Top 5 Fullbacks
#1. Jaden Harrell Jaden Harrell 6'2" | 225 lbs | LB Urbandale | 2021 State IA , Urbandale, SR – 5.191
6’3, 230 lbs
Rushing: 49 att, 319 yards, 5 TDs
Receiving: 7 rec, 57 yards, 0 TDs
Team Rushing YPG: 238.333
Committed – Iowa (7/28/19)
#2. Patrick Landeros, Marshalltown, SR – 3.829
6’1, 215 lbs
Rushing: 69 att, 363 yards, 7 TDs
Receiving: 2 rec, 21 yards, 1 TD
Team Rushing YPG: 191.143
Highest Offers – D-3 (Hamline, Simpson)
#3. Nolan Recker, Muscatine, JR – 2.830
6’3, 215 lbs
Rushing: 5 att, 26 yards, 0 TDs
Receiving: 11 rec, 91 yards, 0 TDs
Team Rushing YPG: 219.714
Highest Offers – N/A
#4. Ethan Breyfogle, Sioux City East, SR – 1.850
6’2, 208 lbs
Rushing: 0 att, 0 yards, 0 TDs
Receiving: 7 rec, 86 yards, 1 TD
Team Rushing YPG: 158.857
Highest Offers – N/A
#5. Trenton Nickelson, Indianola, JR – 1.308
5’11, 215 lbs
Rushing: 10 att, 44 yards, 0 TDs
Receiving: 4 rec, 51 yards, 0 TDs
Team Rushing YPG: 140.714
Highest Offers – N/A