Jonathan Taylor led the NFL in rushing last year. Will he hold the crown again in 2022?
But running back is a fickle position where stars fade at an alarming rate and contributors can rise out of the muck to take their place with little warning. As a result, it’s become one of the lowest-paid positions in the NFL as workhorse backs that burn brightly have been replaced by the dim, reliable light of power plant platoons.
That means a team’s running attack can’t be judged by just one player — even if he’s Derrick Henry. In order to get the best idea of every team’s ground strength, you’ve got to take a deeper look at the depth chart.
So that’s what we’re doing here — a potentially futile dive into every team’s tailback rotation. These rankings focus primarily on each team’s presumptive top three running backs headed into the season. Depth at a position often beset by injury was a plus. Tiebreakers were sorted by offensive line strength and how often each team is likely to run the ball in 2022.
With that in mind, let’s see how the league sorts out with the preseason looming: