Jay Ajayi, Kenyan Drake,Isiah Pead, Daniel Thomas, and Damien Williams. What do these names all have in common? They have proven nothing at the NFL level.
Daniel Thomas has over three times as many attempts (409) as the rest of the backs combined (120). However, his 3.6 career yards/carry and three starts in four seasons doesn’t speak highly of his NFL pedigree.
Sproles, on the other hand has averaged 5.0 YPC over his 11-year career. At 5’6″ and 190lbs, he isn’t going to be your ‘workhorse back’ but HC Adam Gase believes more in a “running back by committee” approach anyways.