by the numbers
0
Running backs who have been selected in the first round of the NFL draft since 2012.
53
Players drafted in 2014 before the first running back (Bishop Sankey by Tennessee) was taken.
484
Rushing yards this season for Vikings third-round draft pick Jerick McKinnon (96th overall). That's second among NFL rookies.
201, 4
Rushing yards and touchdowns last weekend for Patriots undrafted rookie Jonas Gray.
186
Rushing attempts this season (fourth in the league) for the Cardinals' Andre Ellington, a sixth-round draft pick in 2013.
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