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There’s no doubt that on the whole, this NFL Draft running back class is a disappointment to say the least. While running backs should be targeted early in dynasty league rookie drafts, 2019 is the exception to the rule. After failing to be the leading rusher on his own team each of the three seasons he played, Josh Jacobs exemplifies weakness with this RB draft class.

Elijah Holyfield is a prospect many film evaluators were excited about due to his propensity to break tackles. But there was little doubt as to why he was trucking defenders instead of outrunning them after he rumbled his way to just a 4.78 40-Yard Dash. 

The genesis of MEGA: Make Eli Great Again. Chronicling Dave Gettleman’s worst moves in Carolina and New York.

How the New York Giants traded places in time with the 2015 Cleveland Browns. Remember when Mike Francesa was furious when Ben McAdoo benched Eli Manning for Geno Smith?

D.K. Metcalf’s fit in Buffalo just makes so much sense. Blessed with a cannon for a right arm, Bills quarterback Josh Allen just flat out loves to throw the ball deep. He averaged 5.4 deep ball attempts per game last season, a rate only exceeded by Patrick Mahomes and Joe Flacco.

Daniel Jeremiah wrote prior to the Combine that he thought T.J. Hockenson was the “safest player” in the whole draft, and Hockenson’s Combine performance did little to disabuse him from this notion. Hockenson was another winner from the Combine and could be the answer to the Texans tight end woes that have plagued them throughout the O’Brien era.

Best comparable to Tyler Lockett, T.Y. Hilton, and Santonio Holmes, Andy Isabella melted faces at the NFL Scouting Combine flashing next level speed, burst, and agility. Look for Isabella to be selected on Day 2 of the NFL Draft.

Meanwhile, Riley Ridley’s athletic profile compares most closely to Gehrig Dieter (!). A darling of NFL film grinders, Ridley may still be selected as early as the second round on name value alone, however, his chances for success in the NFL remain low.

A.J. Brown solidified his position in the early rounds of the NFL Draft. Riley Ridley flamed out in epic fashion at the NFL Scouting Combine.

Hakeem Bulter is an overrated developmental prospect. Deebo Samuel is perfectly suited for today’s spread NFL attack.

These three running backs each disappointed at the combine, likely causing them to fall in the NFL draft. Elijah Holyfield failed to display any zero-inertia explosiveness and Devin Singletary caused concerns about his ability to avoid tackles with a bad Agility Score.

Only 16 other running backs in the entire PlayerProfiler database have a worse Agility Score than Jordan Scarlett. The only one of those backs drafted before the seventh round of the NFL draft was Jeremy Hill, who was 6-1 and 233-pounds as opposed to Scarlett who is 5-11 and 208-pounds.

Undisputed champion of the 2019 NFL combine is D.K. Metcalf. Setting social media ablaze with a 4.33 Forty, 133.3 Speed Score, and 135.9 Burst Score to round out one of the best athletic profiles the combine has ever seen.

Even without participating in drills at the combine, Kyler Murray’s measurements alone have solidified him as the premier QB prospect for this draft, and may have even earned him the first overall pick in 2019.

The 2019 tight end class had their chance to impress the scouts and NFL evaluators in Indianapolis this past weekend. Noah Fant’s freakish athletic traits were known to some way back in August, but he made sure everyone who watched him this weekend was aware of them.

Kahale Warring put up decent numbers over the weekend, placing among the top four in the vertical jump, the broad jump and the short shuttle. He also demonstrated impressive speed with a 4.67 40-yard dash, the fourth fastest of the entire NFL Scouting Combine.

D.K. Metcalf is a certified freak and his best comparable players on PlayerProfiler show that, but there are serious concerns with his agility. This puts him on a spectrum between Mike Evans and Donte Moncrief.

Metcalf must land in a spot with an accurate downfield quarterback or an offense that schemes him open if he wants to reach his absolute ceiling. On the wrong team, he could cap out as an occasional deep threat and red zone weapon.

The 2018 running back class was one of the most anticipated in recent memory. The first round of dynasty rookie drafts was littered with talented runners. As these backs now enter their sophomore campaigns, it’s a perfect time to reflect back on their first year in the league.

Saquon Barkley had one of the best rookie seasons we’ve ever seen. His 91 receptions (on 121 targets) in 2018 is tied for the third most by a rookie—at any position—in NFL history. Only WR Anquan Boldin (101 in 2003) and WR Michael Thomas (92 in 2016) had more.