I'll concede that I'm not someone who followed the 'Canes. I remember the hype surrounding McGahee's sophomore season. Regardless of how dominating the team was, you're talking about a 1700+ yard season with 28 rushing touchdowns. Suggesting that he should have supplanted Portis as a freshman in 2000... by that logic, Barry Sanders underachieved as well. Before the knee injury he was projected as a top 5 pick, regardless of whether his 40 was 4.28 or 4.45. Looking at the rushing stats on this website, http://www.totalfootballstats.com/RushingLeaders_Career.asp?id=98 , assuming they're accurate, suggests you're significantly underselling McGahee, especially when you adjust for games played. His yards per carry, TDs, and yds per game dwarf Portis and Gore, and are on par with Edgerrin James.