AUSTIN, Texas — The running back position in the NFL is diluted. If you earn a second contract, then you’re doing something.
For Bijan Robinson, just getting the first contract is the goal. The Texas product should be the first running back taken off the board when the NFL draft starts in late April.
If Robinson is drafted in the first round, it will be the first time since 2021 that a running back has gone in the first round. That year, Najee Harris (Pittsburgh Steelers) and Travis Etienne (Jacksonville Jaguars) went back-to-back at No. 24 and No. 25, respectively. But since 2019, only four running backs have gone on the first day of the draft.
