The argument against drafting a running back in the first round is such an easy one to make that you’d think it would be just as easy to argue that you don’t have to prioritize drafting one at all if you’re looking for a high-volume starter. “If Aaron Jones and James Robinson exist, surely this implies that all fifth rounders and undrafted free agents could become the next Aaron Jones and James Robinson.”
But just like Tom Brady and Russell Wilson are draft exceptions for quarterbacks, so too are Jones and Robinson exceptions to the running back position.