The Atlanta Falcons were thinking ahead to the 2019 season before the 2017 NFL Draft. They saw the writing on the wall: it’d be difficult to retain the services of both Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman beyond the 2018 season. So what did they do? They went out and drafted a prolific but somewhat under the radar running back in the fifth round.
I was admittedly pretty fond of the pick. I even defended the pick in September, after Brian Hill basically disappeared during the preseason.