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Where does the Buccaneers' competition at running back stand?

TAMPA, Fla. -- When Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians was asked in July if there was a competition between Peyton Barber and Ronald Jones to be the No. 1 running back, he said, “Oh, yeah. It’s going to be a heck of a one-two punch. Whichever one’s the 1 and whichever one’s the 2, they’re both gonna play.”

As the Buccaneers get ready for their third preseason game Friday night against the Cleveland Browns, here's a closer look at how the depth chart is sorting out among the running backs -- a unit that must improve (they finished 31st in the league last year, averaging 3.