When it comes to winning football game in the NFL in 2020, three-down running backs are a thing of the past. Backs like Todd Gurley and David Johnson light up the stat sheet and help win fantasy football championships for a few seasons, but the wear-and-tear on their bodies make their second contracts look ugly after a year or so.
This is why the majority of NFL teams have shifted to go running back by committee, accumulating talented picks using late round draft picks or signing undrafted free agents (UDFA). Damian Williams and Raheem Mostert, the starting running backs in in Super Bowl LIV, didn’t see their names called in their respective drafts.