The Atlanta Falcons had the third-best run offense in the league last year, and it got even better with their selection of Bijan Robinson at No. 8 overall.
The Atlanta Falcons bolstered their backfield with the No. 8 pick in theWith that pick,and head coach Arthur Smith are rolling with quarterback Desmond Ridder, who they selected last year in the third round. They also added Taylor Heinicke to battle for the starting role.
But the Falcons saw how well their run game worked last season with Cordarrelle Patterson and Tyler Allgeier, among others, averaging the league's third-most rushing yards per game. Bijan Robinson of Texas participates in a drill during the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium March 5, 2023, in Indianapolis.Robinson’s talent was put into numbers at the, where he ran 4.46 seconds in the 40-yard dash, jumped 37 inches in the vertical and covered 10 feet, four inches in the broad jump, which solidified what many scouts believed: He’s the top running back in the class.
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