Larry Rose III

Rose (5-11, 184) doesn't get nearly enough credit for his 2015 season, which saw him total 1,657 yards (6.9 YPC) and 14 TDs on the ground while catching 30 passes for 283 yards and two TDs in 12 games. He did that despite playing Florida and Mississippi in two of those games. That production is likely the best-case scenario for Rose – it's not common for runners to maintain an average of nearly seven yards per carry in a high-volume workhorse role – but the fact that Rose totaled 1,274 yards and 10 touchdowns from scrimmage in 2014 shows last year was no fluke.

Rose, 5-11, 180, lost two games last year to a tweaked knee and a concussion, but he posted big numbers when healthy. He finished with 1,102 yards (5.9 YPC) and nine touchdowns on just 186 carries last year, adding 23 receptions for 172 yards and a 10th touchdown. He should benefit from an improved offense as quarterback Tyler Rogers enters his second year as starter, and the Aggies bring back all but one of their starting offensive linemen. New Mexico State tends to be unstable year to year, which hurts Rose's ranking, but he looks too good to be held back. He's already proven capable of elite numbers in a less than ideal setting.