{"id":8964,"date":"2020-02-05T01:34:48","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T01:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/?p=8964"},"modified":"2020-02-05T01:36:05","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T01:36:05","slug":"5-best-running-backs-on-the-market-this-offseason-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/nfl\/5-best-running-backs-on-the-market-this-offseason-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Best Running Backs on the Market this Offseason Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BY ADAM GREENE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve already knocked off our two best running backs hitting the market <\/a>and placed them on the appropriate team. Now we can wrap up the list with Nos. 3-5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. MELVIN GORDON, UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

2019: 162 carries, 612 yards, eight touchdowns, 42 receptions, 296 receiving yards, one receiving touchdown<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gordon bet on himself going into the last year of his rookie contract with a protracted holdout and lost. Mainly because the guy right below him on this list performed well enough that the Los Angeles Chargers didn\u2019t feel like keeping Gordon around, especially at his contract demand, was all that important. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chargers reportedly offered Gordon $10 million a season<\/a> last summer and he turned it down. Needless to say, that was a huge mistake and Gordon will command nothing near that, even after solid numbers in 11 starts. His fifth-year option paid him $5.6 million with Los Angeles. If he can get that on his new team he\u2019ll be lucky. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That all being said, Gordon is a valuable player and potential star addition to any offense, especially one that requires the running back to catch the ball out of the backfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where he should end up: Kansas City Chiefs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only thing the Chiefs offense is lacking is a dual-threat, every down running back and Gordon could be that guy. They don\u2019t have a ton of cap space and Patrick Mahomes contract, likely coming this offseason, will eat up most of it. Luckily for them, as we previously discussed, they should be able to get Gordon at a discount. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. AUSTIN EKELER, RESTRICTED FREE AGENT<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

2019: 132 carries, 557 yards, three touchdowns, 92 receptions, 993 receiving yards, eight touchdowns<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ekelar, in this third season, is the guy that kept Gordon from getting paid in 2019. While both guys split time in the Chargers\u2019 backfield, Ekeler became a huge part of the L.A. passing offense and only the Carolina Panthers\u2019 Christian McCaffrey hauled in more passing yardage as a running back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\u2019s just turned 24, has prime RB years ahead of him and should have learned form Gordon\u2019s mistakes exactly what to expect when negotiating his second contract. He better not be thinking $10 million is what I\u2019m saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where he should end up: Los Angeles Chargers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like Derrick Henry, our entry at No. 1, the best spot for Ekeler is where he\u2019s already renting a condo. He\u2019s the perfect fit for L.A.\u2019s offense and, if he\u2019s not catching hitches out of backfield from Philip Rivers, will probably be hauling them in from Tom Brady next season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. CARLOS HYDE, UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

2019: 245 carries, 1,070 yards, six touchdowns, 10 receptions, 42 receiving yards<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After years of spinning his wheels with the San Francisco 49ers and looking like he was heading for journeyman status in 2018, Hyde broke through with the Texans in 2019. He started 14 games and averaged 4.4 yards per carry, the second highest of his career. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hyde has always been fast, but he\u2019s a multi-talented guy and definitely should have been used more as a receiver in Houston\u2019s offense. You can blame Bill O\u2019Brien for that. This guy caught 59 passes from Brian Hoyer, C.J Beathard and Jimmy Garoppolo in 2017 for God\u2019s sake. He couldn\u2019t get more than 10 from Deshaun Watson?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where he should end up: Philadelphia Eagles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a great chance the Texans could keep him, but since I\u2019ve already tossed them Kareem Hunt in this list, Hyde ends up with the Eagles. Philadelphia has tried to cobble together a backfield for years, adding LeGarrett Blount as a free agent, trading for Jordan Howard and before than Jay Ajayi all while coaxing Darren Sproles out of retirement year after year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not happening again. They need a guy that can run the ball on first and second down and catch it on third. Hyde fits the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 BEST RUNNING BACKS ON THE MARKET THIS OFFSEASON PART 1<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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