HERO Sports is counting down the days until the kickoff of the 2018 college football season on Saturday, Aug. 25, by featuring the best player in the FBS at each jersey number, from 99-1. Each day, from May 18 through Aug. 24, we'll publish one article showcasing the best player whose jersey number matches the number of days remaining.
No. 2 J.K. Dobbins
Ohio State – RB
Ohio State led Wisconsin, 14-7, with about 12 minutes remaining in the second quarter of the 2017 Big Ten Championship. The Buckeyes faced 2nd-and-6 from their own 23-yard-line and were a three-and-out away from giving Wisconsin the ball in great field position.
Freshman running back J.K. Dobbins took the handoff from J.T. Barrett at the 20-yard-line at the far hash and was immediately greeted by Badgers' defensive end Conor Sheehy. He zipped past Sheehy, avoided a crowded right side of the line with a cutback into the open field.
Ohio State 21, Wisconsin 7.
Dobbins picked up 79 yards after contact on that 77-yard touchdown run, contributing to his season-long total of 813 yards after contact, an average of 4.2 yards after contact per carry, according to Pro Football Focus.
The four-star recruit and second-ranked all-purpose back in the 2017 class finished the season with 1,403 rushing yards and a yards-per-carry average of 7.2, third among all FBS running backs with at least 175 carries.
