Vote: Who is the top returning high school running back in West Virginia heading into 2024?

These are 23 running backs that we've identified heading into the 2024 season

Magnolia's Hunter Oates returns as one of West Virginia's top running backs heading into 2024 / Hunter Oates/X

SBLive recently featured 20 running backs across West Virginia who should be among the best in the state this upcoming high school football season.

West Virginia high school football is set to start on the weekend of Aug. 29-31 and the Mountain State has produced some of the top talent coming out of the Mid-Atlantic United States.

Now we're giving you, the reader, the chance to vote for the top returning running back playing in the Mountain State this fall.

All of the 23 candidates already have varsity experience under their belt as starting running backs.

Click the link above to read about the top returning running backs and then vote in the poll below.

Voting will conclude Friday, August 30, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.

Follow SBLive West Virginia throughout the 2024 high school football season for Live Updates, the most up to date Schedules & Scores and complete coverage from the preseason through the state championships!

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