Editor’s note: CSNBayArea.com will provide daily content previewing the NFL draft, including position breakdowns, news stories, mock drafts and more. Here, he analyzes draft prospects at running back, and whether the Raiders should select one.
Latavius Murray did the lion’s share of Raiders rushing duties, probably more than he or the coaching staff expected. He took 79 percent of the team’s carries, a whopping 266, third most in the NFL. Many of them were stellar, but too many were ineffective as the season wore on and his per carry average plummeted.
Ineffectiveness made the Raiders became reliant on Murray.