Both sides were right. Yes, we could have gotten a good RB later in the draft. Almost a third of the starting RBs in the league are from the 2017 class.
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.c...ing-back-class-has-taken-over-the-league/amp/
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And check out this list from which we had to choose, based on draft order: Leonard Fournette, Christian McCaffrey, Dalvin Cook, Joe Mixon, Alvin Kamara, Kareem Hunt, James Conner, Tarik Cohen, Wayne Gallman, Marlon Mack, Aaron Jones, Chris Carson. Undrafted that year were Matt Breida, Austin Ekeler, and Corey Clement.
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But also yes, CMC is special and worth taking that high in the draft.