FRISCO, Texas -- When the Dallas Cowboys took Ezekiel Elliott with the fourth overall pick in 2016, some scoffed at the notion of taking a running back that high.
From 2006 through 2015, only six running backs went in the top 10 of the draft. Adrian Peterson, the No. 7 overall pick in 2007 to the Minnesota Vikings, was the best based on career success. In 2012, the Cleveland Browns took Trent Richardson No. 3 overall, and he was traded in his second season and was playing in the AAF earlier this spring.