The Green Bay Packers drafted AJ Dillon in the second-round last year, believing he could be an eventual starter. With the way the salary cap is setting up, that could be as soon as next season. If Dillon is the starting running back in 2021, he could be primed for a similar season to the one former Packers running back Eddie Lacy had his rookie year. Looking back at Lacy’s 2013 campaign may offer a glimpse into what Dillon’s numbers could look like as the starter.
Like Dillon, Lacy was a second-round pick, but their rookie seasons were very different.