In order to measure the SEC’s best running backs in 2016, SDS updates a fresh top 10 each Monday. The criteria involves a mix of talent, recent past performance, 2016 production and outlook.

Here’s how the Top 10 looks after Week 8.

10. Nick Chubb, Georgia: The Bulldogs took the week off, but Chubb still keeps a spot. His numbers aren’t incredible, but he’s still undeniably one of the best running backs in the SEC. There’s a reason Chubb was near the top of the Heisman race in 2015; I’m just not terribly sure he has been healthy enough to display that same skill this season. The junior has gained the ninth-most yards among SEC running backs but is just 22nd in yards per carry, though his lack of explosiveness can be partly attributed to a porous offensive line.

This week: Did not play (off week)
Season: 116 carries, 586 yards, 5 touchdowns; 2 receptions, 21 yards

9. Stanley “Boom” Williams, Kentucky: After dropping out of the top 10 last week due to Kentucky’s open date, Williams is back in after a nice performance in the Wildcats’ thrilling 40-38 win against Mississippi State. He ran for 7.1 yards a carry and just missed the 100-yard mark against a Bulldogs defense that allowed just 136.2 yards on the ground per game heading into the contest. Williams has quietly accumulated the seventh-most rushing yards and fifth-best yards per carry among SEC running backs, yet he has just two touchdowns to his name this season. What’s worse for the junior is that backup Benjamin Snell Jr. has come on strong over the past five games, rushing for 469 and 6 touchdowns during that stretch. Williams is more of a home-run threat, whereas Snell is a between-the-tackles runner, giving him the greater upside of the two. But his spot in these rankings moving forward will likely depend on his usage in Kentucky’s offense.

This week: 14 carries, 99 yards
Season: 90 carries, 639 yards, 2 touchdowns; 5 receptions, 26 yards

8. Rawleigh Williams III, Arkansas: How’s that for a dud? No, I’m not talking about No. 17 Arkansas’ 56-3 dismantling at No. 21 Auburn. Not specifically, at least. A week after Williams rose to the No. 1 spot in these rankings, he (and his teammates) had their worst game this season by far. The 223-pound sophomore gained just 1.7 yards per carry against a rushing defense that ranked 51st nationally entering last weekend. Freshman backup Devwah Whaley was just as inefficient, but he received eight carries to Williams’ 13 and appears to be slowly cutting into the workload every week. Life won’t get much easier over the next few weeks with Florida and LSU waiting on the schedule.

This week: 13 carries, 22 yards; 2 receptions, 19 yards
Season: 153 carries, 807 yards, 5 touchdowns; 10 receptions, 99 yards, 1 touchdown

7. Damarea Crockett, Missouri: Maybe SEC coaches take my advice after all. Missouri head man Barry Odom gave Crockett the majority of carries against Middle Tennessee State — in fact, he rushed more than half as many times in the game as he had previously all season — and the true freshman proved he’s capable of handling a heavy workload. That didn’t equate to a win for the Tigers, who suffered an embarrassing 51-45 homecoming loss, but it’s promising for Crockett moving forward. The longest of his four touchdowns came from 21 yards out after he juked a defender who had him squared up at the line of scrimmage. The 5-foot-11, 220-pound back did all this despite junior Ish Witter receiving 19 carries. After a quiet start to the year, Crockett is suddenly tied for first among SEC running backs with seven touchdowns and trending up in these rankings.

This week: 29 carries, 156 yards, 4 touchdowns; 1 reception, 3 yards
Season: 83 carries, 546 yards, 7 touchdowns; 4 receptions, 14 yards

6. Trayveon Williams, Texas A&M: Williams’ explosive ability didn’t count for anything against Alabama’s athletic, swarming defense. His coaches didn’t need long to pick up on that, leaning on the more physical Keith Ford as the primary ball-carrier instead. As a result, Williams had his worst outing of the season, rushing for just 2.6 yards per carry on nine touches as the No. 6 Aggies fell to the No. 1 Crimson Tide, 33-14, in Tuscaloosa. The true freshman wasn’t involved in the passing game either, making him a complete non-factor in this crucial SEC West showdown. Williams still averages a shade less than 8 yards per carry and is arguably the most explosive running back in the SEC as he has proven against every opponent except Alabama. The Crimson Tide is just the exception to every college football rule.

This week: 9 carries, 23 yards
Season: 91 carries, 727 yards, 5 touchdowns; 13 receptions, 71 yards

5. Derrius Guice, LSU: Leonard Fournette’s emphatic return hurts Guice’s stock in these rankings, but that doesn’t mean he’s any less talented of a running back. He wasn’t as efficient as in weeks past, but it’s worth noting the bulk of his carries came against a loaded box as No. 25 LSU was trying to drain the clock in its 38-21 win against No. 23 Ole Miss. Guice provided the killing-blow touchdown, bouncing off a few defenders for a 6-yard score midway through the fourth quarter. Despite the relatively average numbers last Saturday, Guice is still No. 3 in the SEC in yards per carry and is tied for the most rushing touchdowns among league running backs. I’ve said it before, but the sophomore could start at probably 100 other FBS schools. Until his time to bear the brunt of the carries comes in 2017, he’ll continue to be the best backup in the nation.

This week: 16 carries, 57 yards, 1 touchdown; 1 reception, 5 yards
Season: 78 carries, 621 yards, 7 touchdowns; 5 receptions, 66 yards

4. Ralph Webb, Vanderbilt: Webb’s lowest workload of the season was his second-most productive in terms of yards. The junior averaged nearly 14 yards per carry as the Commodores pulled away from FCS Tennessee State for a 35-17 win, and he even hurdled a Tigers defender to add to his highlight reel. Sophomore backup Khari Blasingame got five more rushes than Webb and scored three touchdowns, but make no mistake that Webb is still the primary back going forward. All of Blasingame’s touchdowns were 4 yards or less, so his scoring production was nothing more than a 235-pound back getting carries on the goal line. Webb has regained his place as the SEC’s leader in rushing yards more than halfway into the season, which I’m not sure has ever been said about a Vanderbilt player.

This week: 9 rushes, 125 yards; 1 reception, 15 yards
Season: 164 carries, 855 yards, 6 touchdowns; 14 receptions, 123 yards

3. Damien Harris, Alabama: Harris will never blow us away in the stat line, but he continues to thrive in Alabama’s system while splitting time with several other players. That was the case again last weekend as he shared carries with quarterback Jalen Hurts (21 rushes) and running backs Joshua Jacobs (11) and Bo Scarbrough (8) in the No. 1 Crimson Tide’s 33-14 win against No. 6 Texas A&M. Harris was by far the most efficient of them all, racking up 7.5 yards a pop in a workmanlike performance. The sophomore is one of the most consistent backs in the league when healthy, and he now holds the best yards-per-carry mark in the SEC. If Harris was afforded the same number of carries as previous Alabama feature backs like Mark Ingram and Derrick Henry, he’d probably be contending for No. 1 in these rankings.

This week: 18 carries, 125 yards
Season: 87 carries, 697 yards, 1 touchdown; 8 receptions, 74 yards, 1 touchdown

2. Kamryn Pettway, Auburn: Sophomore running back Kerryon Johnson didn’t return from his ankle injury last Saturday. Auburn didn’t need him. Pettway was the star of the most surprising SEC result this season, using his 240-pound frame to demoralize No. 17 Arkansas in a 56-3 romp for the No. 21 Tigers. He must have broken more than a dozen tackles while rumbling for 7.1 yards per carry and a career-high 192 yards. But it could have been a bigger night for Pettway, whose last carry came in the final minute of the third quarter. The sophomore received less than half of Auburn’s carries and gained about a third of its total rushing yards, but it was his bruising running that wore down the Razorbacks and allowed his backups to gash a tired defense. Even when the speedier Johnson returns, Pettway will remain the best power back in the SEC.

This week: 27 carries, 192 yards, 2 touchdowns
Season: 118 carries, 697 yards, 6 touchdowns; 2 receptions, 14 yards

1. Leonard Fournette, LSU: Just in case you forgot, Fournette is really, really good at football. In his triumphant return from an ankle injury, the junior set the program record for single game rushing yards on only 16 carries as No. 25 LSU took down No. 23 Ole Miss, 38-21. It was also the best game of Fournette’s college career, and that’s for a guy who spent the better part of last year as the Heisman Trophy frontrunner. His performance against the Rebels, which featured a flattened would-be tackler, may have injected him back into the 2016 edition of that sweepstakes. Fournette was at his finest, flashing the speed a 6-foot-1, 235-pound back shouldn’t possess on touchdown runs of 59, 76 and 78 yards. At one point, Fournette had 249 yards and three touchdowns on just 7 carries. He had as many rushes as talented backup Derrius Guice, the last of which came with more than 10 minutes left in the contest. I could bore you with numbers (seriously, I have more), but I think we can all acknowledge Fournette is the most talented running back in the SEC and possibly the country. He’s just finally healthy enough to show it.

This week: 16 carries, 284 yards, 3 touchdowns; 3 receptions, 25 yards
Season: 83 carries, 670 yards, 5 touchdowns; 12 receptions, 94 yards