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New Orleans Saints 2017 Position Grades: Running Back

The New Orleans Saints drafted a running back named Alvin Kamara from the University of Tennessee with a 3rd round pick (67th overall) in this past spring's NFL draft. Saints coach Sean Payton's hope was that Kamara would team with top back Mark Ingram to add a versatile threat to the New Orleans backfield the team had with Reggie Bush, Pierre Thomas, and Darren Sproles. The result instead was a Saints running back duo that was not only the most prolific in team history, but set numerous NFL records for productivity as well. Today, Canal Street Chronicles continues our positional grades with the position that arguably fueled the Saints offensive success in 2017.