The fullback position seems all but dead in the NFL nowadays, with fewer and fewer teams implementing them into their offenses. Yet, that didn’t stop the Detroit Lions from taking a flier on San Diego State fullback Nick Bawden in the seventh round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
Originally a quarterback, the 6-foot-2, 245 pound Bawden was one of the best fullbacks in the country in college, leading the way for the likes of current NFL running backs in Donnel Pumphrey (who was briefly with the Lions’ practice squad and is once again a member of the Philadelphia Eagles) and Rashaad Penny (Seattle Seahawks).