Jeremy Hill ranked #5 RB in the NFL

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RBs who weren't shlubs who fell off after a heavy workload:

Eddie George
Ricky Williams
Jamaal Lewis
Marcus Allen
Emmitt Smith
Michael Turner
Earl Campbell
Curtis Martin
Christian Okoye
Shaun Alexander

some managed to bounce back but for many it was the decline of careers and transition into backup status.

RBs who managed to hold up production a year following heavy workloads:

Eric Dickerson
LaDanian Tomlinson
Walter Payton