Running Backs
The were 22 RBs selected in the 2022 draft, as follows:
Round 1 - 0
Round 2 - 3
Round 3 - 3
Round 4 - 5
Round 5 - 5
Round 6 - 4
Round 7 - 2
The 2022 RB draft class wasn't stellar, but did offer up very good depth in the early to middle rounds. No RBs were taken in Round 1, which was pretty much the expectation. Rounds 2 through 4 saw eleven backs taken, with most if not all of them to see meaningful carries as rookies.
The 2023 RB draft should hold up just fine by comparison, as there might be as many as fifteen prospects that could tote the rock a good amount of time in the rookie campaigns. I could certainly see more than six RBs being selected across Day 1 and 2 of the draft.
1) Bijan Robinson | 6'1 | 220 | RB | Texas
2021 - 1,127 yards rushing, 295 yards receiving
2) Jahmyr Gibbs | 5'10 | 200 | RB | Alabama
2021 - 746 yards rushing, 470 yards receiving
3) Zach Charbonnet | 6'1 | 220 | RB | UCLA
2021 - 1,137 yards rushing, 197 yards receiving
4) Devon Achane | 5'8 | 185 | RB | Texas A&M
2021 - 910 yards rushing, 261 yards receiving
5) Zach Evans | 5'10 | 195 | RB | Ole Miss
2021 - 648 yards rushing, 130 yards receiving
6) Sean Tucker | 6'0 | 209 | RB | Syracuse
2021 - 1,496 yards rushing, 255 yards receiving
7) Tank Bigsby | 6'0 | 204 | RB | Auburn
2021 - 1,099 yards rushing, 184 yards receiving
8) Noah Cain | 5'10 | 220 | RB | LSU
2021 - 350 yards rushing, 114 yards receiving
9) Blake Corum | 5'8 | 200 | RB | Michigan
2021 - 952 yards rushing, 141 yards receiving
10) Tavion Thomas | 6'2 | 230 | RB | Utah
2021 - 1,108 yards rushing, 3 yards receiving
11) Chris Rodriguez | 5'11 | 224 | RB | Kentucky
2021 - 1,379 yards rushing, 61 yards receiving
12) Mohamed Ibrahim | 5'9 | 210 | RB | Minnesota
2021 - 163 yards rushing, 0 yards receiving
13) Eric Gray | 5'10 | 209 | RB | Oklahoma
2021 - 412 yards rushing, 229 yards receiving
14) Ulysses Bentley | 5'11 | 200 | RB | Ole Miss
2021 - 610 yards rushing, 90 yards receiving
15) Deuce Vaughn | 5'6 | 176 | RB | Kansas State
2021 - 1,404 yards rushing, 468 yards receiving
16) Lew Nichols | 5'9 | 200 | RB | Central Michigan
2021 - 1,848 yards rushing, 338 yards receiving
17) Rasheen Ali | 6'0 | 200 | RB | Marshall
2021 - 1,401 yards rushing, 342 yards receiving
18) Chase Brown | 5'1 | 205 | RB | Illinois
2021 - 1,005 yards rushing, 142 yards receiving
19) Travis Dye | 5'9 | 190 | RB | USC
2021 - 1,271 yards rushing, 402 yards receiving
20) SaRodorick Thompson | 6'0 | 215 | RB | Texas Tech
2021 - 500 yards rushing, 113 yards receiving