NFL Draft: How have Todd Gurley and the other 21 running backs chosen in 2015 fared?

NFL Draft: How have Todd Gurley and the other 21 running backs chosen in 2015 fared?

 

NFL Draft: How have Todd Gurley and the other 21 running backs chosen in 2015 fared?

Todd Gurley was the first of 22 running backs to be chosen in the 2015 NFL Draft. How did they all do?

The Los Angeles Rams cut Todd Gurley rather than having to pay the running back $10.5 million he would have been due on Thursday. How have the 22 running backs drafted in 2015 fared in the NFL?
Texans: Kenny Hilliard (7th round)

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The 235th overall pick, LSU’s Kenny Hilliard has not played in the NFL. He was cut by Houston numerous times and was cut by Washington many times, being added back to the practice squad as late as March 2018.

NFL Draft: Five years later, grading the 2015 first-round picks

Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota and others from the 2015 first round have left a lot to be desired.

The 2015 NFL Draft produced many players who were considered expendable by their teams long before the 2020 season. It is the classic example of how much of a guessing game the draft process can be. This first round will go down as forgettable as opposed to memorable.

32. Patriots: Malcom Brown

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Malcom Brown was drafted out of Texas. The defensive lineman spent four seasons with the Patriots before having his fifth year option declined. He wound up in New Orleans. Brown had 8.5 sacks as a Patriot and added two with the Saints. Can’t take away the two Super Bowl rings he has. Grade: C