It has been more than two decades since a running back went No. 1 overall in the NFL Draft.
Could this be the year that drought ends?
It seems unlikely, but not impossible, that the Browns could select Penn State’s Saquon Barkley No. 1 overall on April 26. He would be the first running back chosen No. 1 since the Bengals took Ki-Jana Carter in 1995, also out of Penn State.
It would be a sign the league is taking a different view on drafting running backs early after the recent success stories of Todd Gurley, Ezekiel Elliott, Leonard Fournette and Christian McCaffrey.