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2020 NFL Draft Watchlist: Running Backs

By Seth Steere

TUSCALOOSA, AL - SEPTEMBER 29: Najee Harris #22 of the Alabama Crimson Tide rushes against the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 29, 2018 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
TUSCALOOSA, AL - SEPTEMBER 29: Najee Harris #22 of the Alabama Crimson Tide rushes against the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 29, 2018 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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MADISON, WISCONSIN – NOVEMBER 03: Jonathan Taylor #23 of the Wisconsin Badgers runs with the ball in the third quarter against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Camp Randall Stadium on November 03, 2018 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
MADISON, WISCONSIN – NOVEMBER 03: Jonathan Taylor #23 of the Wisconsin Badgers runs with the ball in the third quarter against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Camp Randall Stadium on November 03, 2018 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

4) Jonathan Taylor- Wisconsin

Taylor is the opposite of Harris when it comes to production. He’s been the “Guy” for Wisconsin since his Freshman year and amassed over 600 carries in those two years combined. The Badgers are expected to feed him a similar workload in 2019. Fortunately, he’s proven durable.

Looking forward to next year, around the same numbers of carries is to be expected. Taylor is one of few guys you can trust with so many carries because of the power he runs with. If you’re looking to tackle him one-on-one, good luck; You better come away with part of his jersey, and hang on for dear life until your teammates can help make the tackle.

At first glance, you’d expect Taylor to be strictly a power back, but that is far from the case. Taylor is a great combination of speed and power. He’s virtually impossible to tackle in the open field.

The biggest concern for Taylor is whether or not he can be effective in the passing game. He hasn’t been used as a receiver — at all — in his first two seasons on campus.  If Taylor wants to be viewed as a first-round talent, he’s going to need to show he can put up more than just 8 receptions in a year.

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