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Top-5 running backs

28 Apr , 2017
Over the last 20 years, there have been a dozen other running backs selected in the top 5 of the NFL draft...
Leonard Fournette NFL Draft

New England Patriots

27 Apr , 2017
Gillislee is their biggest back and has been a good short-yardage runner. That’s been established. But mostly it’s about the offense...
LeGarrette Blount Mike Gillislee

Joey Bosa

27 Apr , 2017
Bosa's 10.5 sacks as a rookie led a better-than-expected Chargers pass rush (14th), also helping them finish 4th in takeaways...
Joey Bosa San Diego Chargers

New England Patriots

25 Apr , 2017
With Buffalo’s backfield, they’ll need a new No. 2. They can’t go into the season thinking LeSean McCoy will do it all on his own...
Mike Gillislee LeSean McCoy LeGarrette Blount

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

23 Apr , 2017
Martin is suspended for the first three games of the season, and I’m not confident he’ll even be on their team. He’s due $7 million, and he’s not worth that...
Doug Martin Thomas Rawls Todd Gurley

Jacksonville Jaguars

22 Apr , 2017
Greg Olson, recall, began the year as the offensive coordinator. They kicked him to the curb after a midseason blowout loss at Tennessee...
Blake Bortles Leonard Fournette

Houston Texans

19 Apr , 2017
But does this kind of stat translate? That is, should we all be trying to select kickers from offenses that last year produced 10 or 15 more field goals than touchdowns? Let’s take a moment and loo...
Nick Novak

O.J. Howard

19 Apr , 2017
Over the last 25 years, 26 other tight ends have been selected in the first round of the NFL draft...
O.J. Howard NFL Draft

Cleveland Browns

18 Apr , 2017
Earlier in his career, Britt had multiple knee injuries and a lot of off-field incidents, but he seems healthier and more mature now...
Kenny Britt Terrelle Pryor Robert Woods

New Orleans Saints

17 Apr , 2017
But any decline hasn’t happened yet. Other than a brief spell where Brees was playing with a shoulder injury a few years back, I haven’t seen him have any problems making any throws...
Drew Brees Sean Payton

New Orleans Saints

16 Apr , 2017
Despite the advancing years, Ginn has speed. And Payton says h’s confident Ginn will be effective...
Ted Ginn Jr. Devery Henderson Kenny Stills

Miami Dolphins

15 Apr , 2017
At a distance (without looking at it closely) I had figured the Dolphins had controlled things in a lot of their game, pounding away with Jay Ajayi...
Jay Ajayi Adam Gase

Baltimore Ravens

14 Apr , 2017
Woodhead’s role is the most secure. He’ll be a change-of-pace and third-down back. With West, he should be the starter-type back for the first month of the season...
Danny Woodhead Terrance West Kenneth Dixon

Mike Gillislee

14 Apr , 2017
Gillislee was tendered at only the original pick level, a fifth-rounder. He had washed out quickly with the Dolphins, but he flashed some potential with Buffalo late in the 2015 season...
Mike Gillislee

Improving running backs

13 Apr , 2017
On this one, I’ve put together a list of the 32 running backs who carried the ball at least 50 times in the first half of the season (their first eight games) and also carried it at least 50 times ...
Jeremy Hill Spencer Ware Jay Ajayi Devontae Booker

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