Quote:Clearly there are varying philosophies on selecting RBs in the draft and which are worthy of being selected in various rounds.


I've long maintained waiting until round 3 or later for a running back, unless convinced a one of a kind prospect is there early and your team is largely "built" elsewhere.


Fournette and Cook will make these decisions interesting in the 2017 draft as both are viewed as rare talents by many and deemed worthy of top ten selection by most.

Where do you land on the value of the RB in the draft? Do you want to gamble with an early first round pick, or try to mine value in a later round?



For example:

I remember in 2015 liking the idea of prospects such as Langford and Ajayi in the third round or later (and we of course used a second rounder on Yeldon.)


This year I lean toward guys like Perrine, Foreman or McGuire later in the draft -- though I'd still be pretty excited about Fournette or Cook in the first round if the FO makes that call.