NFL Draft Update: Running Backs
By Keith Myers
This is a fairly weak RB class this season. Alabama’s Richardson is likely the only in top 15, and I don’t see more than 2 RB going in round 1. Other than Richardson, don’t expect to find someone who can carry an offense. The entire class seems to be best suited for a running back by committee” approach.
For instance, When I look at Washington’s Chris Polk, I don’t see a guy who would normally be #3 RB on a draft board. He’s a good college back, but dosn’t profile out to be a big difference maker at the next level. The problem is that I look down the list trying to find someone who’s better, I just can’t find anyone. For reference, if you look back to the ’08 draft, Polk would have been the #7 RB on my board that season.
| Rank | Player | Pos. | P Rank | School |
Ht.Wt.40 TimeTrent Richardson
RB
1
Alabama
5-11
224
4.52
Lamar Miller
RB
2
Miami
5-11
212
4.42
Chris Polk
RB
3
Washington
5-11
222
4.48
David Wilson
RB
4
Virginia Tech
5-10
205
4.42
LaMichael James
RB
5
Oregon
5-09
195
4.42
Cyrus Gray
RB
6
Texas A&M
5-10
200
4.47
Doug Martin
RB
7
Boise State
5-09
210
4.48
Andre Ellington
RB
8
Clemson
5-10
190
4.44
Isaiah Pead
RB
9
Cincinnati
5-10
200
4.42
Bernard Pierce
RB
10
Temple
6-0
218
4.59
Dan Herron
RB
11
Ohio State
5-10
208
4.52
Vick Ballard
RB
12
Mississippi State
5-11
220
4.58
Tauren Poole
RB
13
Tennessee
5-10
215
4.56
Davin Meggett
RB
14
Maryland
5-08
215
4.56
Brandon Bolden
RB
15
Mississippi
5-11
221
4.52
Jeffrey Demps
RB
16
Florida
5-08
191
4.26
Bobby Rainey
RB
17
Western Kentucky
5-07
205
4.49
Marc Tyler
RB
18
Southern Cal
5-10
230
4.59
Chris Rainey
RB
19
Florida
5-08
175
4.36
Lennon Creer
RB
20
Louisiana Tech
6-0
215
4.57
Bryce Beall
RB
21
Houston
5-10
215
4.60
Foswhitt Whittaker
RB
22
Texas
5-10
202
4.49
And here’s the fullbacks. Clearly a position not worthy of it’s own blog post.
| Rank | Player | Pos. | P Rank | School | Ht. | Wt. |
| Chad Diehl | FB |
1
Clemson
6-2
260
Evan Rodriguez
FB
2
Temple
6-2
250
Cody Johnson
FB
3
Texas
5-11
252
Joe Halahuni
FB
4
Oregon St
6-2
255