09-27-2017, 01:50 AM
Week 3 of the NFL season was full of the usual surprises, but one of them wasn’t the continued excellence of a rookie class of running backs that’s living up to its pre-draft hype.
“Great class,” said one of its members, the Vikings’ Dalvin Cook. “The rookie class is doing what they were expected to do.”
And then some.
Twenty-five running backs were drafted this year, including eight in the first three rounds. The sixth guy selected, Toledo’s Kareem Hunt, is having the NFL’s “Holy Toledo!” season while leading the 3-0 Chiefs.
“I talk to Kareem,” Cook said. “He’s a humble guy. Just wants to play football and have fun.”
Three of the league’s top seven rushers are rookies, including Jacksonville’s Leonard Fournette, who is seventh (199).
Five of Pro Football Focus’ top 10-ranked backs are rookies. Hunt (first) and Cook (fourth) are followed by Seattle’s Chris Carson (sixth) and Cincinnati’s Joe Mixon and Chicago’s Tarik Cohen, who are tied for ninth.
http://www.startribune.com/nfl-rookie-ru...448094083/
“Great class,” said one of its members, the Vikings’ Dalvin Cook. “The rookie class is doing what they were expected to do.”
And then some.
Twenty-five running backs were drafted this year, including eight in the first three rounds. The sixth guy selected, Toledo’s Kareem Hunt, is having the NFL’s “Holy Toledo!” season while leading the 3-0 Chiefs.
“I talk to Kareem,” Cook said. “He’s a humble guy. Just wants to play football and have fun.”
Three of the league’s top seven rushers are rookies, including Jacksonville’s Leonard Fournette, who is seventh (199).
Five of Pro Football Focus’ top 10-ranked backs are rookies. Hunt (first) and Cook (fourth) are followed by Seattle’s Chris Carson (sixth) and Cincinnati’s Joe Mixon and Chicago’s Tarik Cohen, who are tied for ninth.
http://www.startribune.com/nfl-rookie-ru...448094083/
