A look at how the first round of the last 20 NFL drafts shaped up for running backs:
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Year: Number of first round picks (First running back drafted, team, pick number)
2014: 0 (Bishop Sankey, Tennessee, 54)
2013: 0 (Giovani Bernard, Cincinnati, 37)
2012: 3 (Trent Richardson, Cleveland, 3)
2011: 1 (Mark Ingram, New Orleans, 28)
2010: 3 (CJ Spiller, Buffalo, 9)
2009: 3 (Knowshon Moreno, Denver, 12)
2008: 5 (Darren McFadden, Oakland, 4)
2007: 2 (Adrian Peterson, Minnesota, 7)
2006: 4 (Reggie Bush, New Orleans, 2)
2005: 3 (Ronnie Brown, Miami, 2)
2004: 3 (Steven Jackson, St.