Notre Dame Football: Estime Top Pro Football Focus Running Back Rankings for 2023
Now that the 2023 season has completely come to an end its a good time to look back at the year that was.
For Notre Dame, that meant a return to having a truly elite college running back.
Yes, Notre Dame has had some really good backs in recent years but it’s difficult to put any in quite some time in the same level of Audric Estime in 2023. Estime was the lead-back for the Irish and ran for over 1,300 yards, a number that could have threatened 1,500 if he were to have gotten 2-3 more carries a game.
Just how good was Estime in 2023? Pro Football Focus released their top-10 graded running backs across college football for the year and you can see for yourself just how well he stacked up.
Omarion Hampton - North Carolina
2023 Pro Football Focus Grade: 88.7
2023 Stats: 253 carries, 1,504 yards (5.9 avg), 15 Rush TD, 29 rec, 222 yards (7.7 avg.), 1 Rec. TD
Jahiem White - West Virginia
2023 Pro Football Focus Grade: 89.1
2023 Stats: 109 carries, 842 yards (7.7 avg), 4 Rush TD, 5 rec, 125 yards (25 avg.), 2 Rec. TD
TreVeyon Henderson - Ohio State
2023 Pro Football Focus Grade: 89.6
2023 Stats: 156 carries, 926 yards (5.9 avg), 11 Rush TD, 19 rec, 229 yards (12.1 avg.), 0 Rec. TD
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Tahj Brooks - Texas Tech
2023 Pro Football Focus Grade: 90.1
2023 Stats: 290 carries, 1,538 yards (5.3 avg), 10 Rush TD, 29 rec, 72 yards (2.5 avg.), 0 Rec. TD
Jonah Coleman - Arizona
2023 Pro Football Focus Grade: 90.9
2023 Stats: 128 carries, 871 yards (6.8 avg), 5 Rush TD, 25 rec, 283 yards (11.3 avg.), 1 Rec. TD
Jaylen Wright - Tennessee
2023 Pro Football Focus Grade: 91.0
2023 Stats: 137 carries, 1,013 yards (7.4 avg), 4 Rush TD, 22 rec, 141 yards (6.4 avg.), 0 Rec. TD
Check out Vols Wire for more Tennessee coverage
Jonathon Brooks - Texas
2023 Pro Football Focus Grade: 91.3
2023 Stats: 187 carries, 1,139 yards (6.1 avg), 10 Rush TD, 25 rec, 286 yards (11.4 avg.), 1 Rec. TD
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Kyle Monangai - Rutgers
2023 Pro Football Focus Grade: 91.8
2023 Stats: 242 carries, 1,262 yards (5.2 avg), 8 Rush TD, 8 rec, 78 yards (9.8 avg.), 0 Rec. TD
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Jordan James - Oregon
2023 Pro Football Focus Grade: 92.0
2023 Stats: 107 carries, 759 yards (7.1 avg), 11 Rush TD, 15 rec, 132 yards (8.8 avg.), 1 Rec. TD
Check out Ducks Wire for more Oregon coverage
Audric Estime - Notre Dame
2023 Pro Football Focus Grade: 94.2
2023 Stats: 210 carries, 1,341 yards (6.4 avg), 18 Rush TD, 17 rec, 142 yards (8.4 avg.), 0 Rec. TD
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