You’ll notice a bunch of things in this running backs drill, perhaps none more obvious than the fact there are a lot of running backs.

Then you’ll see that Dustin Garrison (29) has really done a nice job filling out his frame through the years. He’s not big, but he’s done a lot with what he has, and perhaps a better upper body is the result of injuries that have kept him off his feet.

Then you’ll see a more svelte Dreamius Smith (2), who was up at 228 pounds late last season, heavier than he’d ever been, and  is now right around 215.

Then there’s Wendell Smallwood (4), who’s practicing without any prohibitions.

Later you see enormous Rushel Shell (7) and diminutive Eric Pittman (25) before Andrew Buie (13) makes it through without getting splattered, and you get the idea WVU has the personnel and the potential to run inside zone and outside zone and power and probably even option plays out of who-knows-how-many formations.

But the closer wearing No. 8? That’s freshman Dontae Thomas-Williams and he looks like no one else in that group at 6 feet tall and 225 pounds. Who’s telling that guy he’s redshirting in the fall?