AJ Dillon became the first running back selected by the Packers as high as the second round since Eddie Lacy in 2014.
Like Lacy, Dillon is a powerful runner who runs over tacklers and is great at adding yards after contact. In his first two seasons, Lacy proved to be the missing piece in Green Bay’s offense with consecutive 1,000-yard seasons. Dillon can find similar success with the Packers.
Running back was perhaps a bigger need entering the draft than we initially thought. Not only will Aaron Jones and Jamaal Williams become free agents next offseason, but the difference in production between the two running backs last season was too much.