For the San Francisco 49ers to take a running back early in the 2020 NFL Draft would mean to throw away the normal way of developing running backs by head coach Kyle Shanahan.
Namely, overlooked players either from the undrafted ranks or in free agency cheaply brought in to do a running back by committee.
But there are a few considerations that could make running back a dark-horse pick for San Francisco early on. Firstly, the Niners have very little in the way of weaknesses. This can change in free agency depending on who leaves and who comes into the fold.