When you think of the Georgia Bulldogs, you think of running backs.

Whether its Knowshon Moreno, Todd Gurley or Nick Chubb, UGA has had its fair share of talented backs come through Athens. So it shouldn’t be much of a surprise that the Bulldogs’ ace recruiter is none other than running backs coach Bryan McClendon.

The Chicago native has been with Georgia since 2007 in various capacities. He’s been one of Georgia’s most consistent and talented recruiters during those last eight years.

McClendon’s top all-time commits at Georgia

Five-star RB Isaiah Crowell, Columbus, Ga. (2011 class)

Five-star RB Keith Marshall, Raleigh, N.C. (2012 class)

Five-star DE Lorenzo Carter, Norcross, Ga. (2014 class)

Five-star RB Sony Michel, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (2014 class)

Five-star RB Nick Chubb, Cedartown, Ga. (2014 class)

Four-star RB Todd Gurley, Tarboro, N.C. (2012 class)

Primary current targets

Four-star DE D’Andre Walker, Fairburn, Ga. (2015 class)

Three-star S Kirby Choates, Atlanta, Ga. (2015 class)

Three-star CB Jeremy McDuffie, Snellville, Ga. (2015 class)

Salary

2014: $250,000

Notable coaching stops

2007-08: Georgia, graduate assistant

2014: Georgia, recruiting coordinator

History with Bulldogs

McClendon is all Georgia through and through. McClendon played wide receiver and graduated from UGA in 2005 and then joined the coaching staff two years later as a graduate assistant.

He took over the duties of running backs coach in 2009 and hasn’t looked back. In addition to be a dynamite recruiter, McClendon has coached several game-changing running backs at Georgia, most notably Todd Gurley, Nick Chubb and Isaiah Crowell.

Because of his efforts and success on the recruiting trail, McClendon was recently named as Georgia’s recruiting coordinator in addition to his running back coach responsibilities.