RB selected 1st rd top 10 picks since 2000

[Doomsday101]

2000
5 Jamal Lewis
7 Thomas Jones
2001
1 LaDainian Tomlinson
2005
2 Ronnie Brown
4 Cedric Benson
5 Cadillac Williams
2006
2 Reggie Bush
2007
7 Adrian Peterson
2008
4 Darren McFadden
2010
9 C.J. Spiller
2012
3 Trent Richardson
2015
10 Todd Gurley

 

[DFWJC]

Top 5s on that list
Lewis
LT
Brown
Benson
Cad Williams
Bush
Richardson

Except for LT, it could be argued that none were worth a top 5 pick.

If there was ever a position that you really should never need to use a top 5 pick on, it's RB...uh, and center...and kicker.

 

[Jake0]

You wouldn't take an RB that rushes for over 10k yards over his career, has a 2066 yard year, and helps win a super bowl in the top 5?

 

[JohnsKey19]

Top 5s on that list
Lewis
LT
Brown
Benson
Cad Williams
Bush
Richardson

Except for LT, it could be argued that none were worth a top 5 pick.

If there was ever a position that you really should never need to use a top 5 pick on, it's RB...uh, and center...and kicker.

Jamal Lewis definitely was worth it.

 

[DFWJC]

Jamal Lewis definitely was worth it.

Yeah. I almost added him too. You're right

 

[Verdict]

2000
5 Jamal Lewis
7 Thomas Jones
2001
1 LaDainian Tomlinson
2005
2 Ronnie Brown
4 Cedric Benson
5 Cadillac Williams
2006
2 Reggie Bush
2007
7 Adrian Peterson
2008
4 Darren McFadden
2010
9 C.J. Spiller
2012
3 Trent Richardson
2015
10 Todd Gurley

Lewis, Tomlinson an AP were worth the #1 overall slot. The rest were not worth a top 5 pick. (Too early to tell on Gurley).

 

[slick325]

Thomas Jones was a Pro Bowl back for the Bears and along with their defense was the reason they made the SB with Rex Grossman as QB. He went for over 10,000yds on his career too.

Very good career...

 

[Super_Kazuya]

It doesn't blow you away but at least on average you get a solid contributor. People have an extremely skewed idea of what a number 4 pick should net you. They act as if it's a scratch off for an instant Hall of Famer. It's not anywhere close.

 

[Jake0]

Thomas Jones somehow got WAY better as his career went on. Pretty rare for a running back.

 

[morasp]

The one I always remember is Blair Thomas the year we picked Emmitt.

 

[darthseinfeld]

Thomas Jones somehow got WAY better as his career went on. Pretty rare for a running back.

Arizona was to HBs back then what Cleveland is to QBs now. Garrison Hurst had the same issue before him.

Funny how they were both soft HBs with poor vision in Arizona

 

[darthseinfeld]

The one I always remember is Blair Thomas the year we picked Emmitt.

Was backing Emmitt up two years later

 

[Direwolf63]

2005 should be enough to convince fans that drafting a RB high is a bad idea.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

If you took away the names and the programs, just looked at each of these two players, would you think that one is a top 5 pick and one might be an UFA?

6'0" 225 lbs
4.45 Forty
2.62 Twenty
1.58 Ten
--- Bench
32.5 Vert
9'10" Broad
--- Shuttle
--- 3Cone

289 carries, 1821 Rush Yards, 6.3 AYPC, 23 TDs
27 Rec, 206 yds, 7.6 YPC, 0 TDs.


6'0" 220 lbs
4.4 Forty
2.51 Twenty
1.56 Ten
20 Bench
41' Vert
11'01" Broad
4.29 Shuttle
6.87 3Cone

208 Carries, 1088 Rush Yards, 5.2 AYPC, 14 TDs
21 Rec., 201 Yds, 9.6 AYPC, 2 TDs.

 

[Longboysfan]

Was backing Emmitt up two years later

And was rotten.

 

[Irvin88_4life]

Thomas Jones was a Pro Bowl back for the Bears and along with their defense was the reason they made the SB with Rex Grossman as QB. He went for over 10,000yds on his career too.

Very good career...

Helped the Jets with Sanchez as well

 

[slick325]

Full disclosure...Thomas is a close friend (like family) and client. So I'm quick to point out his stats...lol