The Miami Dolphins running game was horrid last year. The leading rusher was Ryan Fitzpatrick and the best running back was kicked off the team for off-field issues. Kalen Ballage was supposed to be the next in line for the starting job but his average of 1.8 yards per carry clearly does not make him close to being the franchise’s future starter.
Ballage wasn’t alone. Late in the season, rookie Patrick Laird began to get more reps and he looked much better than Ballage but his average wasn’t much better statistically. After the two of them, Myles Gaskin is the only other running back worth a mention at this point and at this point, it would be hard to say that Gaskin, Ballage, or Laird warrant a “best of” at the position.