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Eagles: 5 Possible targets at running back in 2018’s NFL Draft

By Geoffrey Knox

Dec 31, 2016; Orlando , FL, USA; LSU Tigers running back Derrius Guice (5) runs for a first down during the first quarter of an NCAA football game against the LSU Tigers in the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl at Camping World Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 31, 2016; Orlando , FL, USA; LSU Tigers running back Derrius Guice (5) runs for a first down during the first quarter of an NCAA football game against the LSU Tigers in the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl at Camping World Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 9, 2017; Tampa, FL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide running back Bo Scarbrough (9) runs with the ball against the Clemson Tigers in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship Game at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 9, 2017; Tampa, FL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide running back Bo Scarbrough (9) runs with the ball against the Clemson Tigers in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship Game at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Bo Scarbrough, Alabama Crimson Tide

There are 31 teams in the NFL, outside of the Phladelphia Eagles, and not one of them will have a draft board that doesn’t consist of at least one member of the Alabama Crimson Tide. If the Eagles are looking to replace LeGarrette Blount at season’s end, there may be no better place to look than Bo Scarbrough. He totally fits the mold of “workhorse” and satisfies the cravings of anyone who loves their running backs to have a bigger frame.

Scarbrough’s workload increased as the season went on. Five to seven carries at the beginning of the season increased as “The Tide” rolled along. He was a key contributor in last year’s “Iron Bowl” and won the trust of his coaches who worked him into the offense as often as possible during the SEC Championship Game and the College Football Playoff.

He’s not quite Leonard Fournette, but with coaching and development, he could be close. Expect him to improve on the 125 carries and 812 yards that you saw a season ago.

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