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More impact rookie running backs are in the pipeline

By Todd McShay
Scouts Inc.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

The 2008 NFL rookie class has represented itself well, and no position has made a greater impact than running back, which is not unusual. Heading into Week 5, five of the league's top 29 rushers are rookies: Matt Forte (Chicago), Chris Johnson (Tennessee), Darren McFadden (Oakland), Jonathan Stewart (Carolina) and Steve Slaton (Houston). And that group doesn't include Felix Jones (Dallas), who is averaging 8.2 yards per carry and owns the NFL's sixth-best kickoff return average (28.5 ypr). At t ...

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