Many feel the running back position is dying, but these five running backs in the 2016 NFL Draft are looking to enter the league and change that perception. Author: This page was last updated April 27, 2015. The Seahawks are going through a bit of transition in the backfield with Thomas Rawls dabbed for lead duty with Marshawn Lynch set to walk away. In his nine NFL campaigns as an OC, Koetter has helped Maurice Jones-Drew (2008, 2009, 2011) and Doug Martin (2015) finish in the top 10 in fantasy points among running backs… New ... 2016, 11:00am EST This is the second of my four-part series this week. 2015 NFL draft positional rankings: Running back For the 2015 NFL draft's deep class of running backs, the dominoes begin to fall whenever Todd Gurley and Melvin Gordon are taken. ... 2016 NFL Draft rankings: Top 10 running backs. He seldom makes a poor decision. Speed, power and run instincts to become a very good NFL running back.

In three seasons at Ohio State Elliott ran for over 3900 yards and 43 touchdowns. He is quick to the hole with excellent vision and instincts. The top 2015 running back prospects available for the 2015 NFL Draft. 2016 NFL Draft Draft Coverage at Sporting News. Follow Walter @walterfootball for updates. Ranking the top 10 running backs in this year's draft class. Top Running Backs – 2016 NFL Draft Note that while the following rankings incorporate GBN staff evaluations of the respective players, the final ranking reflects as much as possible the latest intelligence on how NFL teams currently have the players graded. * - denotes 2016 prospect. The Draft Wire's Jon Ledyard ranks his top ten running backs in the 2016 NFL Draft class. This is not a prediction in what order these RBs will be drafted but rather my rankings through my own personal evaluation. ** - denotes 2017 prospect. We will continue the draft week preview with the running backs.