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Bob Sturm’s NFL draft series: Need a running back? You’re in luck

If there was ever a year to need a running back, 2015 is pretty high on the list. As we devalue the position in free agency, it remains a vital component to any winning offense to find a young, durable and capable threat who can run, catch and pick up that odd blitzer in an important spot. We are pretty stacked in the top 100 this year with interesting prospects:

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Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin 

He played in an offense that ran run the ball first and foremost, employed a ton of zone blocking and required a runner who understood what Bill Callahan teaches about planting that foot and being decisive and hitting the hole.