NFL Draft - Running backs are likely to fall in the 2023 NFL draft for two reasons. First, this is a not an especially strong year for top running backs, with only one sure first-round prospect. Second, it is 2023, and by now coaches, pre-draft analysts, scouts, and all NFL fans who are not living under the largest of boulders have recognized that running backs have traditionally been overrated and that teams are wise to shop for them in the later rounds and save their high picks on the true premium positions.
This year's BackCAST projections suggests that bargain-bin shopping for running backs may be an even better strategy this year than usual.