Ja'Quinden Jackson, RB
Ja'Quinden Jackson started his collegiate career at Texas during the 2020 season, where he got a redshirt due to the COVID-19 eligibility ruling. He transferred to Utah ahead of the 2021 season, where he would move to running back a year later in 2022.
Jackson broke onto the scene as one of the top freshman running backs in the P5 in the 2022 season. He broke onto the scene as a big-play scoring threat for the Utes, including rushing for over 100 yards and at least one score in wins over Colorado and USC in the Pac-12 title game.
The star former Duncanville blue-chip prospect from the DFW Metroplex only shined brighter in his final two seasons in college. Between his junior and senior seasons at Utah and then Arkansas this past fall, Jackson rushed for over 1,500 yards and 19 rushing touchdowns.
Jackson formed one of the best QB-RB rushing duos in the SEC this past season with quarterback Taylen Green, rushing for a career-high 15 touchdowns in 2024 for the senior running back.
Keaontay Ingram, RB
Former Texas running backs coach Stan Drayton recruited running back Keaontay Ingram to Texas as a blue-chip recruit in the Longhorns' 2018 signing class. Ingram broke onto the scene immediately as one of Texas's top running backs during his true freshman campaign, rushing for over 700 yards and five total touchdowns.
Ingram only got better for the Longhorns' rushing attack in 2019, rushing for over 850 yards and a career-high 10 total touchdowns. But after playing six games for the Longhorns during the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season, Ingram transferred to USC before his senior year.
After putting up a career-high of over 900 rushing yards in 2021 at USC, Ingram was selected in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals.