David Johnson’s NFL story seems somewhat biblical in proportion.
Most of the star running backs in the league were college standouts at major programs—-e.g. Le’Veon Bell (Michigan St.), Todd Gurley (Georgia), LeSean McCoy (Pittsburgh), Zeke Elliott (Ohio St.), Leonard Fournette (LSU) and Saquon Barkley (Penn St.)—-and all of them entered the NFL as 1st or 2nd round draft picks.
This morning, David Johnson, a classic underdog from a small school (Northern Iowa) who did not receive any scholarship offers from big conference schools, has more guaranteed money in the bank ($30M) than every running back in the NFL except Todd Gurley ($45M) and the number 2 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, Saquon Barkley ($31M).