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Derrick Henry or Ezekiel Elliott? Michigan State DL picks between top 2 draft RBs

If there's anyone qualified to rate the top two running backs in the NFL draft class, Shilique Calhoun could be the guy.

The former Michigan State defensive end saw both Alabama's Derrick Henry and Ohio State's Ezekiel Elliott in the back end of the 2015 season. Based on his experience, Calhoun had a clear answer when asked which was tougher running back to face.

"I would say definitely Derrick Henry," Calhoun said Friday at the NFL combine. "He's a bigger guy. He did a great job of falling forward. Pretty much on all of his runs, somehow, some way, he found a way to fall forward.