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2019 NFL Draft: Running back rankings

By Bryan Perez

MIAMI, FL - DECEMBER 29: Josh Jacobs #8 of the Alabama Crimson Tide carries the ball in the second quarter during the College Football Playoff Semifinal against the Oklahoma Sooners at the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FL - DECEMBER 29: Josh Jacobs #8 of the Alabama Crimson Tide carries the ball in the second quarter during the College Football Playoff Semifinal against the Oklahoma Sooners at the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /
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Elijah Holyfield RB

Georgia Bulldogs
Georgia Bulldogs /

Combine results

(Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
(Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) /

Holyfield was one of the NFL Combine’s biggest losers. He ran an embarrassingly slow 4.78 40-yard dash and was just as terrible in the vertical jump (29.5 inches). It was so bad, in fact, that Holyfield has plummeted from a likely Day-2 pick to a player clinging to draftable status. Holyfield will have a chance to resurrect his draft stock at his Pro Day. Regardless of his speed, Holyfield is a 217-pound tank with exceptionally light feet who will win between the tackles on Sundays. If a team drafts Holyfield with the vision of him ripping off 50-yard touchdown runs, they’ll be disappointed. Instead, he’ll abuse defenders and do the dirty work moving the chains.

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Devin Singletary RB

Combine results

BOCA RATON, FL – OCTOBER 26: Devin Singletary #5 of the Florida Atlantic Owls runs with the ball against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs during the first half at FAU Stadium on October 26, 2018 in Boca Raton, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
BOCA RATON, FL – OCTOBER 26: Devin Singletary #5 of the Florida Atlantic Owls runs with the ball against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs during the first half at FAU Stadium on October 26, 2018 in Boca Raton, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

Singletary’s been compared to LeSean McCoy for his elusive running style and it’s not an unreasonable comparison to make. He scored 66 touchdowns over the last three seasons, including an astonishing 32 in 2017. But success in the NFL requires more than just swinging for the home run on every carry; Singletary wants the big play and he wants it on every touch. His NFL Combine weigh-in wasn’t good (5-7, 203 pounds) and has him looking more and more like a change-of-pace back likely to come off the board on Day 3.

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