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Running backs no longer run the NFL world.For a Jerami Grant Jersey sport that often uses terminology that resembles an actual war, it comes as no surprise that NFL teams have instead adopted an aerial attack rather than traditional boots on the ground.The early days of the league placed an emphasis on the running-back spot, similar to a high school team that hasn't stopped running an option offense. As time goes on, coaches and players find new ways to put points on the scoreboard.While running backs are typically a key piece to a team's succe s, the seemingly endle s amount of Aleksej Pokusevski Jersey quality talent at the position is what keeps them from rocketing up the draft board.MORE:Here's a look at where the first running back has come off the board in every NFL Draft since 1970.Prior to 2000, it wasn't uncommon to see a running back drafted at No. 1. It happened six times before the turn of the century, with Danilo Gallinari Jersey 1995 being the last instance when Penn State's Ki-Jana Carter was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals.Since then, however, only nine players have been able to crack the top five Jamal Lewis, LaDainian Tomlinson, Ronnie Brown, Reggie Bush, Darren McFadden, Trent Richardson, Ezekiel Elliott, Leonard Fournette and Saquon Barkley.Running backs have seen their average draft spot drop to 19.6 since 2010, even despite the game-breaking talent that's entered the league. With the position's average salary being the lowest for any non-special teams position $2,025,769, per Spotrac NFL teams have found a cheap solution to filling a crucial role.MORE NFL DRAFT:|As talent continues to be pushed down the board, it's a wonder whether they' Ricky Rubio Jersey ll ever recover. There will always be those few special players that break through, but the best of the rest are continued to force to settle for le s.Here is where the first running back has come off the board every year since 1970:YearPickPlayer19708Larry Stegent19716John Riggins197213Franco Harris19739Otis Armstrong19742Bo Matthews19754Walter Payton19763Chuck Muncie19771Ricky Bell19781Earl Campbell19798Ottis Anderson19801Billy Sims19811George Rogers19827Darrin Nelson19832Eric Dickerson198426Greg Darius Bazley Jersey Bell198519George Adams19861Bo Jackson19873Alonzo Highsmith198814Gaston Green19893Barry Sanders19902Blair Thomas199114Leonard Ru sell19929Tommy Vardell19933Garrison Hearst19942Marshall Faulk19951Ki-Jana Carter19966Lawrence Phillips199712Warrick Dunn19985Curtis Enis19994Edgerrin James20005Jamal Lewis20015LaDainian Tomlinson200216William Green200323Willis McGahee200424Steven Jackson20052Ronnie Brown20062Reggie Bush20077Adrian Peterson20084Darren McFadden200912Knowshon Moreno20109C.J. Spiller201128Mark Ingram20123Trent Richardson201337Giovani Bernard201454Bishop Sankey201510Todd Gurley20164Ezekiel Elliott20174Leonard Fournette20182Saquon Barkley201924Josh Jacobs202032Clyde Edwards-Helaire202124Najee Harris202236Breece Hall20238Bijan Robinson