Why UCLA RB Paul Perkins Is NFL Draft’s Most Underrated Weapon

February 14, 2016   ·   Ryan McCrystal   ·   Jump to comments

Running back has become the forgotten position in the NFL draft.
The position has been so ignored in recent years that one of the major storylines of the 2015 draft was the selection of two running backs in the first round—an occurrence that had previously been commonplace for decades.
Due to this trend, coverage of prospects in recent years had tended to be skewed toward positions more likely to land in the first round. And for this reason, many of the most underrated offensive weapons can be found at the running back position.
Last year, we saw prospects such as the Buffalo Bills' Karlos Williams and the Chicago Bears' Jeremy Langford burst onto the scene with strong rookie performances despite limited predraft hype, and the most underrated weapon in this year's class could be UCLA's Paul Perkins.
Perkins, who enters the draft after his junior year, has been one of the most complete running backs in the Pac-12 over the past two seasons and is in the mix to b...

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