The largest contract signed by a running back this offseason has been the two-year, $11 million deal signed by Kenyan Drake with the Las Vegas Raiders. Chris Carson’s two-year, $10.425 million deal with the Seattle Seahawks was the only other multi-year running back contract this offseason to top $3 million per season.
Which high school prospects would dare continue to play running back with a future like that? It’s a position that may have already seen many of its best prospects move to receiver, cornerback, safety, linebacker, or anything else that gets paid more and injured less.