Positional recruit snapshot: 2019 running backs

Over the next two weeks, BadgerBlitz.com will be bringing you snapshots for each recruited position, covering the targets who are legitimate prospects on Wisconsin's board in the 2019 class. We will discuss the candidates who are most interested in the Badgers, as well as those who are considered long shots to commit to UW.

As always, this is just a snapshot in time and things remain fluid. Additional offered targets will appear over the next few months and some recruits will inevitably choose other colleges.

Today, we continue with a look at the running backs.

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Wisconsin is well stocked at the running position, something that has allowed the coaching staff to target one scholarship tailback since Paul Chryst took over the program in 2015. In the 2019 cycle, though, the staff may look to add two after it picked up an early commitment from in-state standout Julius Davis. There are question marks surrounding Taiwan Deal (leg - wouldn't affect 2019 depth) and Sam Brodner (knee), both of whom missed all of 2017 with injuries, and we saw position coach John Settle use five tailbacks this fall. In order to maintain that depth, two seems like a realistic number at this point.