NFL draft: In another loaded WR class, teams wrestle with when to select pass catcher

The running back market has been in decline for years, and it may have hit a new low this offseason when five of the best rushers in the NFL were deemed too old, too expensive or simply not essential enough to keep.

Saquon Barkley signed with the Philadelphia Eagles after six seasons with the New York Giants, Josh Jacobs left the Las Vegas Raiders for the Green Bay Packers, Derrick Henry went from the Tennessee Titans to the Baltimore Ravens, Tony Pollard relaced Henry in Tennessee after five seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, and Austin Ekeler left the Los Angeles Chargers for the Washington Commanders.

No one blinked an eye that all five backs — four of them with multiple 1,000-yard seasons —…