FSU Football: 3 Reasons Dalvin Cook Should Be First Running Back Drafted
By Kelvin Hunt
Production
Of course, those stats are prior to Dalvin Cook carving up the No. 2 defense of the Michigan Wolverines in the Orange Bowl. The other two backs being considered as first round selections are Leonard Fournette and Christian McCaffrey. Both are talented backs, but neither had the production of Cook:
Leonard Fournette (3 yrs):
- 657 plays from scrimmage
- 4,356 yards from scrimmage
- 6.6 ypp
- 41 TD’s
Christian McCaffrey (3 yrs):
- 731 plays from scrimmage
- 5,128 yards from scrimmage
- 7.0 ypp
- 31 TD’s
Dalvin Cook (3 yrs):
- 766 plays from scrimmage
- 5,399 yards from scrimmage
- 7.0 ypp
- 48 TD’s