I knew Jacobs was up there. Don’t know he was #1, so to speak. That dude was quite a load.

there is really good highlight package of heyward on youtube. Harry Callus calling the game for pitt

Lots of murmers around KC of brandon jacobs when he played at coffeyville ks. Like the size and speed were unreal

Means & Butts are my favorite Chargers RBs all time, over LT.
At the same time, the Chiefs had Okoye & Word.
All 4 were meant to play RB.

Henry is like having an LB/DE with some burst playing RB. It's not the same.

Ah, the early 90's...

Running backs that did not weigh as much as the guys you have listed, but could run players over.
Earl Campbell - 232
Larry Csonka - 237
John Riggins - 230

I know fullbacks don't count, but Patrick Ricard at 303 lbs is a mammoth in the backfield.

Can you arrange the shortlist by their combine 40 time?

Can you arrange the shortlist by their combine height measurement?

Can you arrange the shortlist by their combine shoe size?

agreed. Those guys played in an era where a 300 pound lineman was highly unusual.

The 'Hogs' that Riggins ran behind was the first line that was all 300 pounds, if I remember correctly.

So guys like Campbell and Csonka were bigger in comparison to the defensive lines they were running at. Like they were the size of a lot of the defensive ends.

For what it's worth, Derrick Henry reminds me most of Campbell.

Awhile back I saw the starting lineups for the ‘69 Orange Bowl. KU vs Penn St and Riggins and Bobby Douglas were both HUGE compared to the linemen back then. Pretty much across the line OL and DL were like 205-210. Riggins and Douglas both weighed more than that.

The height of the linemen weren’t much different than today’s, but wow a LOT more beef on them. So Riggins WAS a beast back then...fast too. Freak.

That play where Earl Campbell runs over Isaiah Robertson and Robertson holds onto his jersey and actually tears it off while Campbell keeps running to the goal line was a play I’ll never forget. I’ve still never seen anything like that. Bum Phillips killed him though by using him too much. He was fast too

Sorry he just knocked him on his ass lol

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F9y_KZwOq9g

Craig Heyward had the best nickname. Ironhead.

You don't want to put your QB at risk for injury.