Pigs of Tomorrow 2026 Edition: Five RB Names to Tuck Away
I've got two premium IHOP memberships on one of these five names winning the Doak Walker award by 2027.
I always knew you were the best.
- JB, musician
Ohifame “Fame” Ijeboi (6’0, 210), Minnesota
The mystique of this Minnesota backfield under head coach PJ Fleck is well documented by now. Few coaches in college football boast a more impressive lineage of pigs over the last handful of seasons, and with that comes well-deserved notoriety (not to mention a few of my prestigious Christmas stuffed pigs, which I know for a fact PJ loves).
Darius Taylor, who took over as a true freshman, is entering his third year of being the presumed Gophers’ RB1. He’s battled injuries throughout his career and assuming he has a good and healthy 2025, I suspect he’ll try his hand at the NFL draft.
Speaking of Taylor, here’s an update from the March Monthly round up series:
A Minnesota beat writer mentioned a name to tuck away for the future to replace RB Darius Taylor:
“I'm bullish on redshirt freshman Fame Ijeboi and his future with Minnesota.