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04-24-2003, 12:29 PM
The good news: Kansas City's Priest Holmes wasn't even drafted, and he was the most complete back in the league last season. The bad news: NFL teams looking for the next Holmes probably don't have a great back staring them in the face as a first-round pick. The 2003 draft class doesn't appear to have a Ricky Williams-type player who's ready to be plugged into a lineup.
Before I get into the top backs of this year's draft, there are some common threads among this year's class that require mentioning. First, there is way too much medical history among many of the top candidates. Second, there also are an unusual number of transfers from one school to another. Finally, if it weren't for underclassmen leaving early, there wouldn't be much of a draft class at the RB position.
When it comes to being a running back in the NFL, teams would really prefer a guy who hasn't had much of a medical history. Between the preseason, a 16-game schedule and the postseason, there is a lot of wear and tear on a player. To enter pro football with physical issues as a high-round pick is a problem for some teams
http://nfl.com/draft/analysis/expert/kirwan/rb
Before I get into the top backs of this year's draft, there are some common threads among this year's class that require mentioning. First, there is way too much medical history among many of the top candidates. Second, there also are an unusual number of transfers from one school to another. Finally, if it weren't for underclassmen leaving early, there wouldn't be much of a draft class at the RB position.
When it comes to being a running back in the NFL, teams would really prefer a guy who hasn't had much of a medical history. Between the preseason, a 16-game schedule and the postseason, there is a lot of wear and tear on a player. To enter pro football with physical issues as a high-round pick is a problem for some teams
http://nfl.com/draft/analysis/expert/kirwan/rb