Elliott’s Impressive Combine Reminds Us RBs Are Still Worth 1st-Round Picks

February 26, 2016   ·   Sean Tomlinson   ·   Jump to comments

Rightly or wrongly, we're in an era when the running back position is devalued.
In the not-so-distant past, two NFL drafts (2013 and 2014) came and went without a single player at the position selected during the first round. And annually, there are free agents who show why paying running backs anything over a modest sum comes with significant risk.
The Philadelphia Eagles' DeMarco Murray provided more fuel for that fire in 2015.
Worse, it seems that for every Todd Gurley, there's a Melvin Gordon.
The former was Herculean during his rookie season with the St. Louis Rams and was named Offensive Rookie of the Year after running for 1,106 yards—following his recovery from a torn ACL.
The latter? Gordon sputtered, averaging only 3.5 yards per carry for the San Diego Chargers. The previous season at Wisconsin, he led the nation with 2,740 yards from scrimmage.
So now in 2016 with the NFL Scouting Combine underway, there's confusion about a new runnin...

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