re: If the Saints draft a runningback who do you guys want and why?

Looking at this year and last year you can very well get a starting RB very late in this draft. If we have no major needs by the 3rd pick we could have our choice of RB's all with very different styles. Sean Tucker of the Orangemen is a good example.

Rank per PFF

1. BIJAN ROBINSON, TEXAS
BIG BOARD RANK: 27
Robinson has such an uncanny ability to stop and start for a 220-pounder. And when he is at top speed, good luck trying to tackle him. Robinson set the PFF college record with 104 broken tackles in 2022.

2. JAHMYR GIBBS, ALABAMA
BIG BOARD RANK: 50
Gibbs is a home run waiting to happen — not only on the ground but through the air. In three years between Georgia Tech and Alabama, Gibbs caught 103 passes for 1,215 yards and eight scores.

3. ZACH CHARBONNET, UCLA
BIG BOARD RANK: 60
Charbonnet is a well-built, elusive back with bell-cow potential. He earned top-three rushing grades in the FBS in each of the past two seasons.

4. DEVON ACHANE, TEXAS A&M
BIG BOARD RANK: 70
Achane has burners, quicks and contact balance — a rare combination. He broke 53 tackles on 196 attempts for an 89.8 rushing grade last fall.

5. DEWAYNE MCBRIDE, UAB
BIG BOARD RANK: 82
McBride was the most dominant running back in college football over the past three seasons. In that span, he ran for 3,507 yards on 484 carries (7.2 yards per carry) and broke 175 tackles on 484 attempts. Unfortunately, he also fumbled nine times over that span.

6. TANK BIGSBY, AUBURN
BIG BOARD RANK: 83
Bigsby was playing against a loaded hand more often than not behind Auburn’s offensive line. Of his 5.5 yards per carry this past season, 4.16 of them came after contact.

7. KENDRE MILLER, TCU
BIG BOARD RANK: 94
Miller came in as a two-star recruit in the same class as five-star Zach Evans. And all Miller did in his three seasons with the Horned Frogs is match the five-star every step of the way. He averaged 6.7 yards per carry for his career with 1,399 yards on 224 carries and 17 scores this past fall.

8. TYJAE SPEARS, TULANE
BIG BOARD RANK: 96
Spears is a space player with big-time home-run potential. He’s a headache for linebackers in the open field. This past fall, he went for 1,587 yards on 231 carries with 19 scores and 1,052 yards after contact.

9. DEUCE VAUGHN, KANSAS STATE
BIG BOARD RANK: 119
Vaughn is tiny by running back standards at 5-foot-5 and 179 pounds. He doesn’t run like it, though. Vaughn peaked with a 93.4 rushing grade in 2021 and went for 2,970 rushing yards across the past two seasons.

10. SEAN TUCKER, SYRACUSE
BIG BOARD RANK: 122
Tucker is in the running for the most explosive running back in this class. He’s just a bit of a linear player and doesn’t offer much in the passing game.