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Originally Posted by TrebMaxx
I watched some segment on the draft the other day and the panel started talking about using a 1st rounder on a RB saying that teams shouldn't and it waste the value of the pick. They said that you don't usually get enough time out of a running back due to the physical toll taken at the position. I found it interesting so I checked this seasons top five backs and where they were selected.
Maurice Jones-Drew 2006 / Round: 2 / Pick: 60
Ray Rice 2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55
Michael Turner 2004 / Round: 5 / Pick: 154
LeSean McCoy 2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 53
Arian Foster Undrafted 2009
How about 3 of the 5 being selected in the 2nd round near the same picks. If I get time I want to check out the next 10 to see if that 2nd round figure keeps showing up.
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This is true. As I posted earlier, there were 11 RBs drafted top-15 in the past 10 drafts. Every single one of them has either a) missed significant time due to injury, b) hasn't been good enough to supplant the starter, or c) has moved on from the team that drafted him.
CJ Spiller - 9th overall
Ryan Matthews - 12th overall
Knowshon Moreno - 12th overall
Darren McFadden - 4th overall
Jonathan Stewart - 13th overall
Adrian Peterson - 7th overall
Marshawn Lynch - 12th overall
Reggie Bush - 2nd overall
Ronnie Brown - 2nd overall
Cedric Benson - 4th overall
Cadillac Williams - 5th overall