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RBACC

Curtis Brinkley

Syracuse · Running Back · 2005-08

SPD
70
ELU
68
PWR
68

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Brinkley's 2008 season ranks No. 8 in program history for rushing yards.

In 17-0 that career earns a 69 overall, the 7th-highest running back rating at Syracuse since 1990 and No. 117 among all running backs of the 2005-2009 era.

Syracuse Record Book

  • No. 8 in single-season rushing yards (2008)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Syracuse Teammates

  1. 80Ryan Nassib2009-12QB
  2. 72Alec Lemon2009-12WR
  3. 70Mike Williams2006-09WR
  4. 70Anthony Smith2002-05S
  5. 70Tony Fiammetta2006-08RB
  6. 69Tanard Jackson2004-06S
  7. 68Damien Rhodes2002-05RB
  8. 68Perry Patterson2003-06QB
  9. 67James Wyche2001-05EDGE
  10. 67Kelvin Smith2004-06LB

Full Syracuse all-time roster

Top Running Backs of the 2005-2009 Era

  1. 98Reggie BushUSC · 2003-05RB
  2. 96Adrian PetersonOklahoma · 2004-06RB
  3. 95Mark Ingram IIAlabama · 2008-10RB
  4. 93Darren McFaddenArkansas · 2005-07RB
  5. 91Toby GerhartStanford · 2006-09RB
  6. 91LaMichael JamesOregon · 2009-11RB
  7. 90C.J. SpillerClemson · 2006-09RB
  8. 90Mikel LeshoureIllinois · 2008-10RB

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Sources: Wikipedia (Curtis Brinkley) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.