With the 2017 NFL Draft now concluded and the departing Stanford Cardinal football players headed to their NFL teams now is a great time to look ahead to the next 5 years of Stanford football. In short, the future of the program looks good and there are plenty of reasons for optimism. Here are five predictions for the next five years.
1. Stanford running backs will continue to dominate the conference:
Yes it is true that the once in a generation talent that is Christian McCaffrey is no longer on the Farm but it is not all doom and gloom as we have already seen guys like Bryce Love can be a feature back this team needs to win.