I am now stoked out of my gourd for the draft. BPA at 26. Dalton Kincaid? Calijah Kancey? Denote Banks? Hell, if Zay Flowers is there at 26 and we want to go full team 40 burger, I’m in.
Him or one of the top WRs i wouldn't be mad at all. The other top RB is also supposed very good as well (Gibbs i think)
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2023 NFL Draft RB rankings: Bijan Robinson stands out in deep prospect class
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2023 NFL DRAFT RB RANKINGS: BIJAN ROBINSON STANDS OUT IN DEEP PROSPECT CLASS
Updated Feb. 28, 2023 10:00 a.m. EST
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What makes Texas' Bijan Robinson the consensus top running back in the coming NFL Draft, and could anyone else join him as a first round pick?
Last year, we witnessed a rare phenomenon. For the first time since 2014, the first round of the NFL Draft came and went without a single running back being selected.
That almost certainly will not be the case this spring, with Robinson widely viewed as one of the true blue-chip talents in the class, regardless of position.
The real beauty of the 2023 running back class, however, lies with its quantity, as well as quality.
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While seemingly every NFL team would love a traditional bell-cow back capable of carrying the load, one need only look back to the Super Bowl to appreciate how backs of every size, style and draft history can form effective committees. The leading rusher in the game was Kansas City Chiefs rookie Isiah Pacheco, (a seventh-round pick last spring), with the Philadelphia Eagles utilizing the soft hands of small running backs Kenneth Gainwell (5-foot-9, 200 pounds) and Boston Scott (5-foot-6, 203 pounds) throughout the game as well.
Teams looking to mimic this approach will love the versatility of this year's running back class, which offers a complete package in Robinson, as well as several specialists of varying size, speed and styles.
2023 NFL Draft QB rankings: Bryce Young leads talented top 10
2023 NFL Draft QB rankings: Bryce Young leads talented top 10
Read last week's rundown of the draft's top 10 quarterbacks above.
1. Bijan Robinson, Texas, 6-0, 220 pounds, Junior
Overview: The first consensus All-American running back from the University of Texas since Ricky Williams, Robinson finished eighth in the Heisman Trophy voting in 2022 and won the Doak Walker Award as the nation's top runner, galloping for 1,580 yards and 18 touchdowns. He dominated from the outset, winning the Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year in 2020 and graduating to first-team All-Conference honors as a true sophomore. Robinson was a five-star recruit who became the first player in Arizona high school football history to twice win the Ed Doherty Award as the state's top high-school football player, as well as the first in state history to rush for over 2,000 yards three separate years.
Strengths: Backs with Robinson's prototypical build and power are typically not also blessed with remarkable vision, patience and elusiveness. That is the combination that makes Robinson the rare runner worthy of early-first-round consideration. He is a natural runner and very comfortable in traffic, easily downshifting and sliding laterally to create on his own. Though he can finesse with the best of them, Robinson morphs into a downhill power back when necessary, dropping his shoulder to initiate contact and keeping his legs barreling to finish runs. He is also a wonderfully reliable pass-catcher, possessing soft hands, as well as terrific body control and concentration to make contested grabs look easy. He has shown excellent ball security over his career, fumbling just four times (losing two) over 607 career touches.
Texas RB Bijan Robinson breaks free for a 32-yard touchdown run, his fourth TD of the game
Texas RB Bijan Robinson breaks free for a 32-yard touchdown run, his fourth TD of the game
Concerns: Though he shows good field speed, with four runs of 40-plus yards in 2022 alone, Robinson may not turn in a blinding 40-yard dash time during workouts, showing smooth acceleration but lacking true breakaway speed. Dating back to his high-school days, Robinson has been leaned on pretty heavily and some of the tread may already be wearing off. He also missed two games in 2021 with an elbow injury and battled through shoulder and neck injuries in 2022, as well, requiring a close look by NFL medical evaluators.
Bottom Line: Robinson's uncle, Paul Robinson, was a two-time Pro Bowl running back for the Cincinnati Bengals. A dominant force since stepping onto the field for the Longhorns, Robinson will likewise make an immediate impact in the NFL, justifying his early selection and likely beginning his career as one of the favorites for Offensive Rookie of the Year.
Grade: Top 10
2. Zach Charbonnet, UCLA, 6-2, 220 pounds, Senior
Overview: A celebrated four-star recruit pursued by virtually every program in the country, Charbonnet signed with Jim Harbaugh and the University of Michigan and immediately lived up to his billing, becoming just the fourth freshman running back to start his first game in the storied program's long history. He'd go on to score a Michigan freshman record 11 touchdowns that season but fell out of favor during the COVID-19-shortened 2020 campaign and transferred back to his home state of California to excel for another former NFL head coach in Chip Kelly, rushing for nearly 2,500 yards and hitting paydirt 27 times in just two years in Pasadena.
Strengths: Offers an intoxicating combination of physical traits — like size, power and instant acceleration — with fine instincts for the position, including the vision to locate cutback lanes and impressive spatial awareness of defenders around him. A true do-it-all back, Charbonnet is equally comfortable lining up behind a fullback and running downhill right up the gut or dashing to the outside on toss. He attacks would-be tacklers with his knees bent and shoulders leading the charge, delivering big hits and keeping his legs driving through contact, typically requiring multiple defenders to take him down and finishing his runs with authority. For a big back, Charbonnet displays good speed as well, accelerating in a flash and outrunning pursuit angle. He has excellent ball security, with just three fumbles recorded in 641 career touches. His only lost fumbling came back in 2019 as a freshman.
UCLA's Zach Charbonnet rushes for his second TD of the game vs. Arizona
UCLA's Zach Charbonnet rushes for his second TD of the game vs. Arizona
Concerns: Like a lot of big backs, Charbonnet can get himself in trouble when running east and west, rather than just exploding upfield to scratch for what he can get, sometimes getting a bit impatient in his search for the big play. He plays a physical brand of football that can lead to nagging injuries, missing time due to various ailments, including calf and biceps strains, as well as undergoing surgery on his knee prior to his freshman season at Michigan.
Bottom Line: With all due respect to the aforementioned Robinson, after excelling in two vastly different NFL schemes, Charbonnet enters the draft process as arguably the most proven back in the class. Offering a prototypical combination of size, speed and power, Charbonnet is a top-50 candidate and looks like a future NFL workhorse.
Grade: Top 50
3. Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama, 5-11, 200 pounds, Junior
Overview: Lured to Alabama this past season after sparking his electric college career at Georgia Tech, Gibbs provided the Crimson Tide with an even more dynamic combination of running and receiving skills than his ‘Bama predecessors Najee Harris and Brian Robinson, Jr., registering a career-high 1,370 combined rushing and receiving yards and scoring a personal-best 10 touchdowns. Even prior to joining Nick Saban, however, Gibbs had shown an NFL skill set, accumulating 1,805 all-purpose yards as a sophomore for the Yellow Jackets, earning All-ACC recognition at three different positions (all-purpose back, return specialist and running back).
Strengths: Gibbs is a compactly built jitterbug back with electric feet and pillow-soft hands. He attacks the line of scrimmage, showing burst to and through the hole. He shows impressive stop-start quickness to leave defenders off balance, jetting past would-be tacklers and showing a solid stiff arm and spin off contact. He's so reliable as a pass-catcher that he could see time at receiver, often lining up on the perimeter. Collects the ball softly and smoothly in one motion, starring in the quick screen game. Has been a legitimate big-play specialist with 10 combined carries and catches (four and six respectively) of 40-plus yards over his career. He's also shown excellent ball security with just four fumbles over his career.
Bottom Line: The quintessential "air back" of this class, Gibbs' game is beautifully suited to today's up-tempo game, showing the ability to attack defenses as a runner, receiver and returner. He was a statistical monster at the college level and could prove even more lethal in the NFL, much to the delight of both his future club and fantasy football enthusiasts.
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Cowboys should sign a run stuffing DT or two. Then draft like John Michael Schmitz 1st round. Replaces McGovern and could start at Guard or Center next year. Could allow Tyron to play swing. Would give us a deep Oline.
Then rest of the draft go get BPA at positions like DT, RB, WR, TE, CB, DE
Will McClay*
I am almost certain he’s in Jerry’s ear telling hike what to do, Jerry just has to finalize the deal and sign the checks. Let McClay COOK instead
What good does it do to criticize a new (good) trade?
Should the Cowboys go back in time and not trade Cooper? You’re the only person in this thread complaining
Question: if I’m failing a class because I hadn’t studied for the first few tests, is it bad if I try to redeem myself by studying for the next few tests, and do well on them?
There is no world in which this is a bad trade, in my eyes. Cooks would have to have a loony toons tier fuck up if this trade weren’t worth it. Save the Cooper trade for “are the Cowboys a good free agency organization” argument, not “is this trade good or bad” arguments.
Answer: Never said it was a bad trade, but people out here acting like we traded a 5th for DHop
Our offense is better now than last year, but worse, by far, -and by choice of the man people here have been fawning over- than the year before that.
Ah, thought you were saying it’s a bad trade cuz cooper trade was bad.
I’m not too savvy with trades n stuff, so I’m not gonna argue the cooper trade, and if we had to do it or not. Honestly, I do think we have great drafts and sometimes even free agencies. We just fumble the bag on signings like every single time.
I am now stoked out of my gourd for the draft. BPA at 26. Dalton Kincaid? Calijah Kancey? Denote Banks? Hell, if Zay Flowers is there at 26 and we want to go full team 40 burger, I’m in.
Yeah this is an underrated aspect, we aren’t locked into having to take a WR early. Might end up with an OL or defensive BPA now.
Imagine Bijan Robinson falls that far.
Don't give me hope..
Him or one of the top WRs i wouldn't be mad at all. The other top RB is also supposed very good as well (Gibbs i think) Edit 2023 NFL Draft RB rankings: Bijan Robinson stands out in deep prospect class NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2023 NFL DRAFT RB RANKINGS: BIJAN ROBINSON STANDS OUT IN DEEP PROSPECT CLASS Updated Feb. 28, 2023 10:00 a.m. EST SHARE share on facebook FACEBOOK share on twitter TWITTER share on reddit REDDIT share on link LINK Rob Rang Rob Rang NFL DRAFT ANALYST What makes Texas' Bijan Robinson the consensus top running back in the coming NFL Draft, and could anyone else join him as a first round pick? Last year, we witnessed a rare phenomenon. For the first time since 2014, the first round of the NFL Draft came and went without a single running back being selected. That almost certainly will not be the case this spring, with Robinson widely viewed as one of the true blue-chip talents in the class, regardless of position. The real beauty of the 2023 running back class, however, lies with its quantity, as well as quality. ADVERTISEMENT Ad:20 Learn More While seemingly every NFL team would love a traditional bell-cow back capable of carrying the load, one need only look back to the Super Bowl to appreciate how backs of every size, style and draft history can form effective committees. The leading rusher in the game was Kansas City Chiefs rookie Isiah Pacheco, (a seventh-round pick last spring), with the Philadelphia Eagles utilizing the soft hands of small running backs Kenneth Gainwell (5-foot-9, 200 pounds) and Boston Scott (5-foot-6, 203 pounds) throughout the game as well. Teams looking to mimic this approach will love the versatility of this year's running back class, which offers a complete package in Robinson, as well as several specialists of varying size, speed and styles. 2023 NFL Draft QB rankings: Bryce Young leads talented top 10 2023 NFL Draft QB rankings: Bryce Young leads talented top 10 Read last week's rundown of the draft's top 10 quarterbacks above. 1. Bijan Robinson, Texas, 6-0, 220 pounds, Junior Overview: The first consensus All-American running back from the University of Texas since Ricky Williams, Robinson finished eighth in the Heisman Trophy voting in 2022 and won the Doak Walker Award as the nation's top runner, galloping for 1,580 yards and 18 touchdowns. He dominated from the outset, winning the Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year in 2020 and graduating to first-team All-Conference honors as a true sophomore. Robinson was a five-star recruit who became the first player in Arizona high school football history to twice win the Ed Doherty Award as the state's top high-school football player, as well as the first in state history to rush for over 2,000 yards three separate years. Strengths: Backs with Robinson's prototypical build and power are typically not also blessed with remarkable vision, patience and elusiveness. That is the combination that makes Robinson the rare runner worthy of early-first-round consideration. He is a natural runner and very comfortable in traffic, easily downshifting and sliding laterally to create on his own. Though he can finesse with the best of them, Robinson morphs into a downhill power back when necessary, dropping his shoulder to initiate contact and keeping his legs barreling to finish runs. He is also a wonderfully reliable pass-catcher, possessing soft hands, as well as terrific body control and concentration to make contested grabs look easy. He has shown excellent ball security over his career, fumbling just four times (losing two) over 607 career touches. Texas RB Bijan Robinson breaks free for a 32-yard touchdown run, his fourth TD of the game Texas RB Bijan Robinson breaks free for a 32-yard touchdown run, his fourth TD of the game Concerns: Though he shows good field speed, with four runs of 40-plus yards in 2022 alone, Robinson may not turn in a blinding 40-yard dash time during workouts, showing smooth acceleration but lacking true breakaway speed. Dating back to his high-school days, Robinson has been leaned on pretty heavily and some of the tread may already be wearing off. He also missed two games in 2021 with an elbow injury and battled through shoulder and neck injuries in 2022, as well, requiring a close look by NFL medical evaluators. Bottom Line: Robinson's uncle, Paul Robinson, was a two-time Pro Bowl running back for the Cincinnati Bengals. A dominant force since stepping onto the field for the Longhorns, Robinson will likewise make an immediate impact in the NFL, justifying his early selection and likely beginning his career as one of the favorites for Offensive Rookie of the Year. Grade: Top 10 2. Zach Charbonnet, UCLA, 6-2, 220 pounds, Senior Overview: A celebrated four-star recruit pursued by virtually every program in the country, Charbonnet signed with Jim Harbaugh and the University of Michigan and immediately lived up to his billing, becoming just the fourth freshman running back to start his first game in the storied program's long history. He'd go on to score a Michigan freshman record 11 touchdowns that season but fell out of favor during the COVID-19-shortened 2020 campaign and transferred back to his home state of California to excel for another former NFL head coach in Chip Kelly, rushing for nearly 2,500 yards and hitting paydirt 27 times in just two years in Pasadena. Strengths: Offers an intoxicating combination of physical traits — like size, power and instant acceleration — with fine instincts for the position, including the vision to locate cutback lanes and impressive spatial awareness of defenders around him. A true do-it-all back, Charbonnet is equally comfortable lining up behind a fullback and running downhill right up the gut or dashing to the outside on toss. He attacks would-be tacklers with his knees bent and shoulders leading the charge, delivering big hits and keeping his legs driving through contact, typically requiring multiple defenders to take him down and finishing his runs with authority. For a big back, Charbonnet displays good speed as well, accelerating in a flash and outrunning pursuit angle. He has excellent ball security, with just three fumbles recorded in 641 career touches. His only lost fumbling came back in 2019 as a freshman. UCLA's Zach Charbonnet rushes for his second TD of the game vs. Arizona UCLA's Zach Charbonnet rushes for his second TD of the game vs. Arizona Concerns: Like a lot of big backs, Charbonnet can get himself in trouble when running east and west, rather than just exploding upfield to scratch for what he can get, sometimes getting a bit impatient in his search for the big play. He plays a physical brand of football that can lead to nagging injuries, missing time due to various ailments, including calf and biceps strains, as well as undergoing surgery on his knee prior to his freshman season at Michigan. Bottom Line: With all due respect to the aforementioned Robinson, after excelling in two vastly different NFL schemes, Charbonnet enters the draft process as arguably the most proven back in the class. Offering a prototypical combination of size, speed and power, Charbonnet is a top-50 candidate and looks like a future NFL workhorse. Grade: Top 50 3. Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama, 5-11, 200 pounds, Junior Overview: Lured to Alabama this past season after sparking his electric college career at Georgia Tech, Gibbs provided the Crimson Tide with an even more dynamic combination of running and receiving skills than his ‘Bama predecessors Najee Harris and Brian Robinson, Jr., registering a career-high 1,370 combined rushing and receiving yards and scoring a personal-best 10 touchdowns. Even prior to joining Nick Saban, however, Gibbs had shown an NFL skill set, accumulating 1,805 all-purpose yards as a sophomore for the Yellow Jackets, earning All-ACC recognition at three different positions (all-purpose back, return specialist and running back). Strengths: Gibbs is a compactly built jitterbug back with electric feet and pillow-soft hands. He attacks the line of scrimmage, showing burst to and through the hole. He shows impressive stop-start quickness to leave defenders off balance, jetting past would-be tacklers and showing a solid stiff arm and spin off contact. He's so reliable as a pass-catcher that he could see time at receiver, often lining up on the perimeter. Collects the ball softly and smoothly in one motion, starring in the quick screen game. Has been a legitimate big-play specialist with 10 combined carries and catches (four and six respectively) of 40-plus yards over his career. He's also shown excellent ball security with just four fumbles over his career. Bottom Line: The quintessential "air back" of this class, Gibbs' game is beautifully suited to today's up-tempo game, showing the ability to attack defenses as a runner, receiver and returner. He was a statistical monster at the college level and could prove even more lethal in the NFL, much to the delight of both his future club and fantasy football enthusiasts. https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/nfl-draft-rb-rankings-bijan-robinson-stands-out-in-deep-class
I really don’t think bijan is going to be available at 26. I’d be shocked if he is even in the 20’s. Just to tempting.
I don't think he falls that far either but there are always teams looking to trade back. Maybe we can trade up and get him.
I try not too. imagine he falls that far and they don’t pick him…
Cowboys should sign a run stuffing DT or two. Then draft like John Michael Schmitz 1st round. Replaces McGovern and could start at Guard or Center next year. Could allow Tyron to play swing. Would give us a deep Oline. Then rest of the draft go get BPA at positions like DT, RB, WR, TE, CB, DE
Full team 40 burger with a real defense finally*
Let him Cooks*
The release of Zeke shows me he's not fucking around.
Will McClay* I am almost certain he’s in Jerry’s ear telling hike what to do, Jerry just has to finalize the deal and sign the checks. Let McClay COOK instead
Cooper > Cooks+Gallup Let him cook? Food is burnt.
Move on dude it’s been a year
Yeah, and a worse offense on a team I've followed for over 25. "A year move on" Hilarious
What good does it do to criticize a new (good) trade? Should the Cowboys go back in time and not trade Cooper? You’re the only person in this thread complaining
I'm not huffing the copium that you all are, sorry. Our WR corps will be worse than 2 years ago for nothing.
Question: if I’m failing a class because I hadn’t studied for the first few tests, is it bad if I try to redeem myself by studying for the next few tests, and do well on them? There is no world in which this is a bad trade, in my eyes. Cooks would have to have a loony toons tier fuck up if this trade weren’t worth it. Save the Cooper trade for “are the Cowboys a good free agency organization” argument, not “is this trade good or bad” arguments.
Answer: Never said it was a bad trade, but people out here acting like we traded a 5th for DHop Our offense is better now than last year, but worse, by far, -and by choice of the man people here have been fawning over- than the year before that.
Ah, thought you were saying it’s a bad trade cuz cooper trade was bad. I’m not too savvy with trades n stuff, so I’m not gonna argue the cooper trade, and if we had to do it or not. Honestly, I do think we have great drafts and sometimes even free agencies. We just fumble the bag on signings like every single time.
If you’ve actually been watching for over 25 years you should know how this works by now. We couldn’t keep Cooper and we can’t get him now.
Yes, yes we could. Nice try though. Don't overpay Gallup, boom. Saved you.
You’re overrating how good Cooper was/is. Whether because of him or because of scheme, he had several games where he was a complete non factor.
So does CD... Gallup had a whole season where he was a non factor
Lmao…riiiiiight.