Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
The track record for former BYU running backs at the NFL level is not encouraging.
There has been only one 100-yard rushing game from a former BYU running back in NFL play — by Eric Lane in 1984 — and only one has any postseason carries: Bill Ring, mostly as a rookie with San Francisco in 1981.
While the BYU program has had players at other positions move on and excel at the pro level, running back isn't one of them. Jamaal Williams will be the next Cougar to try to build a breakout running back career in the NFL.