2017 NFL Draft: Top 10 Running Backs after Bowl Season

Dec 30, 2016; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Florida State Seminoles running back Dalvin Cook (4) celebrates with offensive lineman Kareem Are (72) after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter against the Michigan Wolverines at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports /

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Now that the college football season is just about over, the best prospects at each position in the 2017 NFL draft are starting to sort themselves out.

The 2016 college football season has been the Year of the Running Back, and a number of those talented players will be hearing their names called in the 2017 NFL draft.

By now, you’ve probably heard of the top guys like Leonard Fournette and Dalvin Cook. But this class is so deep that there are more than a few talented guys that I had to leave out of the top 10 prospects at the position. Players like Pittsburgh’s James Conner or Wisconsin’s Corey Clement could wind up having great careers in the right situations, but aren’t on this list.

I have also excluded Oklahoma’s Joe Mixon from this list. Make no mistake, Mixon will be drafted, but slotting him on my big board is impossible given the very serious situation he is involved in. Without the off-field concerns, Mixon is a first-round talent, but I’m sure there are a number of NFL teams that won’t want him representing their respective franchises.

My big board is going to continue to change leading up to April, but now that the season is over, it’s as good of a time as any to break down the top 10 running back prospects.

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