Greg Cosell's NFL draft preview: Examining the top RBs in a great class

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Last year was a bad draft year for running backs. That’s not the case this year.

This a great class for running backs. It’s one of the best I can remember. I talked about my evaluation for Georgia’s Todd Gurley, and how I think you could make the argument he's the best prospect in this draft. He’s far from the only back in this class who can be a starter or a major contributor in the NFL.

Let’s take a look at some of the other top backs in this class and gauge their pros and cons:

Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin

Gordon is a tough analysis. It's difficult evaluating 60- or 70-yard touchdown runs when the back isn’t touched. That won’t happen in the NFL. Yet, Gordon had more big runs than anyone in college football last season; they were the bulk of his impressive production. It would be a lot if Gordon has one of those runs each season in the NFL

So what do those runs mean in the context of evaluation?

I like Gordon but you have to be careful how you evaluate him.

He does, of course, have outstanding acceleration. He can go from zero to 60 in a heartbeat. He also has lateral quickness and agility at the point of attack; he has deceptively quick feet with the ability to stick and go

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-s...running-backs-in-a-great-class-184532748.html
 
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