National Signing Day 2013 is right around the corner and Athlon Sports is releasing its position-by-position rankings for the Class of 2013 based on the Athlon Consensus 100. Who is left on the board? Who has the best class at one position? Who had positional needs to fill? And, obviously, who are the stars of tomorrow fans can look forward to at every position?

It's no wonder Nick Saban and Alabama can claim the best class of running backs in the nation for 2013. Saban currently has three AC100 runners committed as the nation's No. 1 (Derrick Henry), No. 10 (Altee Tenpenny) and No. 13 (Tyren Jones) are all headed to Tuscaloosa. Henry and his massive 6-3, 240-pound frame could easily end up on defense or as an H-Back, but this group ensures that the Crimson Tide's recent run of elite running backs (Mark Ingram, Trent Richardson, Eddie Lacy, T.J. Yeldon) will continue.

Notre Dame, Oregon, Michigan and USC all landed a pair of elite prospects at the position as well. Ty Isaac and Justin Davis have big frames and offer Lane Kiffin some versatility in the backfield while Greg Bryant and Tarean Folston are smaller, speedier options that Brian Kelly can count on.

Brady Hoke has two excellent options that give his offense exactly what he has been missing in Ann Arbor: A burly, workhorse, three-down power back. Derrick Green is a superstar in the making and can carry the ball 25 times a game while DeVeon Smith brings his own 210-pound frame to the offense. With these two names, Hoke has Michigan poised to return to its I-Form roots in 2013.

Mark Helfrich will already have a loaded backfield in 2013 as he takes over for Chip Kelly with De'Anthony Thomas and Byron Marshall returning. But the record-setting Thomas Tyner and speedy Dontre Wilson gives the Ducks one of the deepest and most talented backfields in the nation.

Oklahoma, Florida State, Virginia, Ohio State, Clemson, Nebraska, South Carolina, Clemson and Wisconsin all are poised to add their future workhorse in this class. Florida also landed its workhorse to replace Mike Gillislee and Gators fans know all about Kelvin Taylor. The son of Fred Taylor is an immediate impact player and has been a prep star in The Sunshine State since his eighth grade season â when he played on the high school varsity squad.

Of the top 25 running backs, all but two are committed, but those names left on the board are elite. Alex Collins and Alvin Kamara are each capable of competing for carries early in 2013. Collins is 247Sports.com's No. 1 running back and Kamara will pick between Alabama and Georgia.

An interesting thing to note: Five of the top nine running back prospects are from the state of Florida and 16 of the top 88 players in the nation project as running backs. This appears to be a very deep and talented class of ball carriers.

2013 Positional Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE | OL | DL | LB | DB | ATH

Â Name AC100 Hometown Ht Wt Verbal 1. Derrick Henry No. 12 Yulee, FL 6-3 240 Alabama 2. Thomas Tyner No. 20 Beaverton, OR 6-0 205 Oregon 3. Kelvin Taylor No. 22 Belle Glade, FL 5-10 215 Florida 4. Keith Ford No. 24 Cypress, TX 5-11 203 Oklahoma 5. Derrick Green No. 26 Richmond, VA 6-0 225 Michigan 6. Alex Collins No. 41 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 5-11 205 -- 7. Alvin Kamara No. 42 Norcross, GA 5-10 195 -- 8. Greg Bryant No. 46 Delray Beach, FL 5-11 195 Notre Dame 9. Ryan Green No. 50 St. Petersburg, FL 5-10 195 Florida St 10. Altee Tenpenny No. 54 North Little Rock, AR 5-11 215 Alabama 11. Ty Isaac No. 55 Joliet, IL 6-1 215 USC 12. Taquan Mizell No. 60 Virginia Beach, VA 5-10 180 Virginia 13. Tyren Jones No. 66 Marietta, GA 5-8 200 Alabama 14. Ezekiel Elliot No. 69 St. Louis, MO 6-0 195 Ohio St 15. Dontre Wilson No. 71 DeSoto, TX 5-10 170 Oregon 16. Justin Davis No. 88 Stockton, CA 6-1 195 USC 17. Tarean Folston No. 112 Cocoa, FL 5-9 185 Notre Dame 18. Terrell Newby No. 123 West Hills, CA 5-10 185 Nebraska 19. DeVeon Smith No. 134 Warren, OH 5-11 210 Michigan 20. Kailo Moore No. 138 Rosedale, MS 5-10 190 Ole Miss 21. Corey Clement No. 139 Glassboro, NJ 5-11 205 Wisconsin 22. TJ Logan No. 157 Greensboro, NC 5-11 175 North Carolina 23. Tyshon Dye No. 201 Elberton, GA 6-0 210 Clemson 24. David Williams No. 205 Philadelphia, PA 6-0 195 South Carolina 25. Mark Dodson Jr. No. 217 Memphis, TN 5-10 185 Ole Miss 26. Kyle Hicks No. 226 Arlington, TX 5-10 195 TCU

View the complete 2013 Athlon Consensus 100

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