When the Kansas City Chiefs finally addressed the running back position in last month’s NFL Draft, the selection was an interesting one.
The team traded two of the final picks in the seventh round to move up to the 228th overall selection to take SMU’s Brashard Smith. Smith spent three years as a middling wide receiver at Miami before transitioning to running back after transferring to SMU.
The move paid dividends, as he broke out for 1,332 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns with his receiving skills adding 39 catches for 327 yards and four more scores.