Heading into the 2017 NFL Draft, the Packers were strikingly thin at the running back position, with Ty Montgomery, Christine Michael and Don Jackson the only names on the running back list.
Ted Thompson brought in three new running backs Saturday from rounds 4-7 to infuse a fresh feeling of competition in the running back group.
Perhaps the Packers bore in mind that it’s likely not all three will pan out in the long run, but one or (hopefully) two of them might. So, insurance in numbers.
Both Aaron Jones and Devante Mays missed significant time or were hampered in 2016 by injury, and the same is true of Jamaal Williams’ 2015 season.