Running Backs Drafted Ahead of Jonathan Taylor in 2020 NFL Draft

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Jonathan Taylor was the third running back off the board in the 2020 NFL Draft.
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Chase Kiddy @chaseakiddy May 07, 2024, 12:00 PM

Jonathan Taylor was drafted by the Colts with the 41st overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. Two running backs were drafted before him.

The first running back off the board was LSU’s Clyde Edwards-Helaire, who was grabbed with the final pick in the first round.

The Lions drafted D’Andre Swift at No. 35 overall, in the beginning of the second round.

There would have been a time when a college running back with the stats and profile of Jonathan Taylor would have been an automatic top-10 pick. 

Instead, running back contracts have been devalued, and Taylor fell all the way to the second round. 

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Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.

Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.