2026 NFL Draft features historically low number of RBs drafted through 3 rounds, leaving lots available for Rounds 4-7 originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Sure, running backs have lost value in the modern NFL.
But through three rounds of the 2026 NFL Draft, that's taken on a new extreme: Just three RBs have been drafted.
The Arizona Cardinals took Jeremiyah Love out of Notre Dame with the No. 3 overall pick.
The Seattle Seahawks took Love's college teammate, Jadarian Price, with the final pick of the first round, 32nd overall.
And then in the third round, the San Francisco 49ers drafted Kaelon Black out of Indiana.
That's it, but it does leave quality players still on the board for round four, five, six and seven.
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The name that ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. will likely bring up first on Saturday is Mike Washington Jr. out of Arkansas.
Beyond him, there are the Penn State duo of Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen.
Emmett Johnson of Nebraska and Demond Claiborne of Wake Forest are well regarded.
So are Clemson's Adam Randall, Virginia's J'Mari Taylor and Texas A&M's Le'Veon Moss.
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There will also be a bunch of RBs signed as undrafted free agents.
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