In the most general terms possible, it is rare for a running back to finally stick and find himself a role in his fourth year after coming out of college. If he had not established a role by that point, the odds strongly favor him never doing so.
Pittsburgh Steelers RB Anthony McFarland Jr. is trying to defy that narrative. A 2020 fourth-round pick, he contributed on a limited basis as a rookie and has only gone backward since, spending the 2022 season almost entirely on the practice squad.
Yet that was in large part due to the emergence of Jaylen Warren as a college free agent.