Lacking a definitive top prospect, the 2024 NFL Draft’s running back class could face a historically long wait

(Henry Russell/Yahoo Sports)Bishop Sankey might want to get some Champagne ready. His days as the lowest first-off-the-board running back in NFL Draft history might be numbered.

That bit of oddball draft trivia is a solid introduction to the 2024 running back class, with Sankey having headlined a group in 2014 that appeared to be riddled with deficiencies and lacking star power. The result: Running backs were frozen out of the first 53 picks, resulting in Sankey setting a record for the latest first running back selected when he went 54th overall to the Tennessee Titans.

One decade later, the class of running backs in this month’s selection process could unseat Sankey.

Bishop Sankey, the 54th…