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Other 2nd Year Players: Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends
The running back class of the 2008 NFL Draft is one that will go down as being one of the best rookie classes of any position in the past few years. With 28 running backs and fullbacks taken over the course of the two-day draft, we were sure to find a few breakout players in the bunch. However, it would be safe to say that most people did not envision three of them rushing for over 1,200 yards during their rookie season. If you were in a keeper league, then chances are you may have had a chance to land one of these spectacular players.
As their careers begin to take shape and we realize their potential to help both our favorite teams in the NFL as well as our own fantasy teams, I’ve decided to take a look at what we can now expect from each of these rookies that we saw break out last season.
Darren McFadden (No. 4 overall) – Oakland Raiders
Any player drafted to the Raiders has a chance of their career being ruined by the instable condition of the Oakland Raiders franchise. There’s a reason that they’ve had a Top-10 pick in the draft for each of the last six years. Last season McFadden rushed for 499 yards and four touchdowns on 113 carries; that while battling injuries for the majority of the season. With a healthy body and the starting job secured, McFadden could have a breakout season a year later than most expected. Assuming Justin Fargas doesn’t steal many of his carries this season, it’d be safe to say that Darren has a chance to rush for 1,000 yards this season. As a whole, no situation in Oakland is ever a good one, however, with one of the top running backs to enter the draft in the past five years, you’ve got to think that at some point his talent will trump the situation and talent that Oakland has placed around him. His future doesn’t look as great as some others, but he also has more talent than any of the backs from 2008.
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