State of the RB position: Coaches, former stars weigh in as QBs, WRs grab spotlight

Amid the NFL’s evolution into a pass-dominated league, we asked coaches and former players about where the running back position is headed.

LeSean McCoy grew excited watching the 2023 NFL Draft. In the two running backs taken early in the first round — Bijan Robinson to the Atlanta Falcons at No. 8, Jahymr Gibbs to the Detroit Lions at No. 12 — the former Pro Bowler saw more than just running backs. He saw special offensive weapons. He saw a perfect blend of speed, agility and elusiveness. He was particularly high on Robinson, who starred at Texas.

'College football, watching it for the last 15 years, just seeing that there's more of a gravitation toward a lot of the teams running the spread, four-wide receiver systems and stuff like that. So it's a little bit different with the backs. 'There are fewer of those backs,' he continued. 'Not to say they don't exist anymore.

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