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Oakland Raiders: Top 10 draft running backs

By Austin Gayle

Jan 1, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes running back Ezekiel Elliott celebrates following the game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the 2016 Fiesta Bowl at University of Phoenix Stadium. The Buckeyes defeated the Fighting Irish 44-28. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes running back Ezekiel Elliott celebrates following the game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the 2016 Fiesta Bowl at University of Phoenix Stadium. The Buckeyes defeated the Fighting Irish 44-28. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 1, 2016; Orlando, FL, USA; Florida Gators running back Kelvin Taylor (21) runs the ball during the first quarter against the Michigan Wolverines in the 2016 Citrus Bowl at Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2016; Orlando, FL, USA; Florida Gators running back Kelvin Taylor (21) runs the ball during the first quarter against the Michigan Wolverines in the 2016 Citrus Bowl at Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /

Kelvin Taylor, Florida

Kelvin Taylor, son of former NFL running back Fred Taylor, made a clear effort to succeed in his father’s shadow, as the two both took their talents to the University of Florida and assumed starting roles at the running back position before entering the NFL.

Before joining the Gators, Kelvin Taylor took hold of the Florida high school rushing record, as he accumulated 12,121 yards and 191 touchdowns as a five-year varsity player (his first year as an eighth grader), via Lance Zierlein of NFL.com.

After spending time in a tandem role with now Washington Redskins back Matt Jones as a sophomore, Taylor became the lead back as a junior in his final season with Florida. In 2015, he carried the ball 259 times for 1,035 yards and 13 touchdowns.

At 5’10”, 207 pounds, Taylor is a bit undersized for the position, but he still excels as a quick, shifty back with an adept ability to make people miss in space and appropriately explode through the correct hole. Though he possesses elite quickness, his top-speed isn’t desirable. Taylor lacks the experience and sheer mass to produce as a bell-cow back, but he is capable of becoming a change-of-pace back behind a downhill runner as a rookie. 

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