Like the quarterback position, Clemson is in very good shape overall. Of course Wayne Gallman and his 1,527 yards and 13 touchdowns will be back as will Adam Choice, who was really making strides in 2014 before tearing his ACL at Boston College that year. Choice redshirted in 2015 and will be ready to go when the Tigers begin spring practice on Feb. 29.

How can Wayne Gallman get better?

It’s hard to imagine a guy that rushed for a school record 1,527 yards, rushed for 100 or more yards a record nine times, averaged 109.1 yards per game and 5.4 yards per carry still has room to grow, but that is the case for Gallman.

The biggest thing Gallman needs to improve on is his ability to catch the ball out of the backfield. He finished the season with 21 catches for 213 yards and one touchdown, and yes he did have three catches for 61 yards in the national championship game, but there were several instances this past season in which the 6-foot-1, 205-pound running back dropped a few passes.

Of course there are always other things he can get better at as well – like getting bigger and stronger, but the biggest thing for Gallman is to improve his hands.

How much will Adam Choice’s knee affect him?

This should not be an issue. Choice was back to full strength by mid-October this past season and spent the majority of the year on the scout team working as the other team’s running back. He did a good job helping Brent Venables defense prepare for the likes of North Carolina running back Elijah Hood, Florida State’s Dalvin Cook, Oklahoma’s Samaje Perine and Alabama’s Derrick Henry.

You have to think another year to learn the system as a running back—just the second year the former high school quarterback has played the position—has helped Choice grow and will allow him to be a reliable substitute for Gallman, when the All-ACC running back needs a breather.

Before his injury in 2014, Choice played in six games and rushed for 218 yards and touchdown, while averaging 4.4 yards per carry.

Will there be a clear No. 2 running back this year?

Gallman separated himself from the rest of the pack by the second week of spring drills last year, but no one else emerged as the clear No. 2 behind him. It took until about the sixth or seventh game of the season before Zac Brooks took ownership and became Tony Elliott’s No. 2 choice when Gallman was not in the game. Brooks averaged 5.7 yards per carry in 2014 and scored three touchdowns.

Obviously, Choice is the No. 1 candidate to back up Gallman with C.J. Fuller, who showed glimpses last year, a close second and Tyshon Dye third. Dye has a ton of potential, but injuries derailed him in his first two seasons at Clemson and last year no one could catch up with Gallman.

Fuller played in all 15 games last season and rushed for 171 yards and scored one touchdown, while averaging a respectable 4.7 yards per carry. Dye played in six games, rushed for 96 yards and scored two touchdowns.

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