Which running backs have taken the league by storm in the last five years? Let me hazard a few guesses.
David Johnson and Ezekiel Elliott in 2016.
Todd Gurley and Kareem Hunt in 2017.
Gurley, Saquon Barkley, Christian McCaffrey, and Alvin Kamara in 2018.
McCaffrey and Derrick Henry in 2019.
I don’t want to waste too much time arguing this list but these are 10 individual seasons that I would say attracted headlines, drew significant interest to those teams, helped them win, and were exceptionally productive.