They are JJ, Leon Patton, and John McCardle (who isn't really a typical tailback). The only listed walkon tailback is Terry Petrie.
They are going to get a ton of reps during spring ball. If injury strikes, uh-oh. I remember a game from the Hickson era when we lost 3 tailbacks to bad injuries all in the same game.
Arriving in the fall will be Justin *cough* Woods and maybe Dee *cough* Bell, although he is supposed to be more of a wingback. I suppose you could put Antonio Brown into that category as well -- he could play tailback in a pinch and lined up there once during the season. Oh, and maybe the kid from Great Bend will end up as a fullback / short yardage back, but you aren't going to see him as a feature back--he's probably more like McCardle.
It's weird -- back in October the Tard Nation was full of complaints that we were taking WAY too many smurf running backs. We ended up with 2 (Woods and Brown), and when you look at our lack of bodies at the position, that doesn't seem like too many at all.
Anyway, the good news is that we have Leon and JJ returning, and they were the best thing about our offense by the end of last season. We just need them to stay healthy.
