Top Ten nfl Running Backs 2017
Ezekiel Elliott hopes to retain his rushing title in 2017. | Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images In 2016, Ezekiel Elliott put together perhaps the best rookie season for a running back in NFL history. With Zeke out there setting the tone, the Dallas Cowboys went 13-3, won the NFC East, and established themselves as a team on the up and up.
McCoy loved what the Steelers offered Bell this offseason: $12 million per year, NFL Network reported, over five years. "I would've taken it," McCoy says. "I know he talked about changing the market for running backs.
The 2017 season started slowly for Bears RB Jordan Howard, so much so that rookie fourth-round pick Tarik Cohen was considered a threat to his touches after two games. That’s all changed heading into Week 7. Howard is coming off a career-high game against the Ravens — 36 carries for 167 yards.
Jay Ajayi bursts through blockers to pick up 22 yards Published: Dec. 17, 2017 at 03:26 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles running back Jay Ajayi bursts through blockers to pick up 22 yards.
The Atlanta Falcons made sure young running back Devonta Freeman will be in town for the long haul on Wednesday. The team and Freeman agreed to a five-year, $41.25 million deal, which was reported by NFL Network’s Michael Silver. The deal includes $17.3 million fully guaranteed and makes him the highest-paid running back in the NFL.
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In the NFL, teams only need to allow him to be what he already is: a bully. In any power scheme, Fournette is the best draft-eligible running back heading into the 2016 regular season.
The NFL Network recently completed its countdown of the Top 100 players in the NFL for 2017, as voted on by the players, and a pair of young running backs broke into the list with lofty rankings. The Dallas Cowboys' Ezekiel Elliott came in at No. 7 on the list. The Arizona Cardinals' David Johnson was No. 12.
NFL's top running backs: Ezekiel Elliott, Le'Veon Bell, David Johnson lead 2017 rankings. The Cardinals' David Johnson broke into the 2017 NFL Top 100 players list with a bang.