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Detroit Lions draft RB, so will LeGarrette Blount reach incentives?

Recent history suggests teams don't move up in the NFL draft to take running backs unless they have big plans for them as rookies.

And while that means Kerryon Johnson should see plenty of action for the Detroit Lions this fall, the news isn't so good for LeGarrette Blount and his incentive-laden contract.

In last three NFL drafts, teams have traded up to take a running back just four times in the first three rounds.

in 2015, the San Diego Chargers moved up two spots to draft Melvin Gordon, and gave him a team-high 184 carries as a rookie.