Until one of our boys picks it up a notch the RB's at Bama may start getting a "system" tag.
It seems a lot harder to predict which RB will succeed in the NFL these days, they come from every level of college football and some get put in better situations than others in the NFL, it's much harder being a RB today than 20 years ago when the defenses had 1/2 the speed. The RB does not carry the load in college like Herschel and Bo did, or even Alexander, so maybe it's harder to judge them at the next level. I absolutely knew Alexander would be successful, but did not with Trent because he was part of a rotating backfield that had a good passing game, but my hunch was he would be a top tier rb. His low mileage was very attractive though and am sure helped his draft status. I still believe Lacy in the perfect situation to succeed once he gets going.
I believe Trent will be much better in a few weeks. Our RB's meeting expectations in the NFL is very important for recruiting. If Trent and or Ingram had better season's, Lacy probably would have been drafted higher.