In the Raiders press conference following the first round of the 2019 draft, Jon Gruden and Mike Mayock talked about how antsy Gruden was getting while waiting for the 24th pick. According to them, Gruden really wanted Alabama running back Josh Jacobs and was worried some team would take him ahead of them. Well, the 24th pick came up and Jacobs was still there, so being patient paid off.
Jacobs proved he was the feature back the Raiders needed, running for 1145 yards in 13 games. What the Raiders needed that they did not have, however, was a complementary back to share the load. And they could be forced to exhibit much more patience in this draft in order to get one.
Luckily for them, there are a few backs who figure to go between the third and fifth-round who could make for a nice backfield mate for Jacobs. I have honed in on three in particular.
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