Every year that Sean McVay’s been the head coach, the Los Angeles Rams have drafted either a running back or fullback. It started with Sam Rogers in 2017, followed by John Kelly, Darrell Henderson Jr., Cam Akers and Jake Funk.
McVay has a penchant for drafting running backs, taking Henderson and Akers in the top 70 in back-to-back years. They’re both talented players, but it’s not as if the Rams have been a top-10 rushing team since Todd Gurley was cut. They ranked 17th in yards per carry in 2020 and 25th in that category a season ago.
Despite the depth Los Angeles has in the backfield with Akers, Henderson, Funk and Xavier Jones, you can bet McVay is itching to grab another running back in the draft this year. That doesn’t mean he and the Rams should draft one.
