I get into my Top 10 Runningbacks for the 2024 #NFL #Draft

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Information:
GRADING SCALE (OVR)
8.0 Perfect Prospect
7.5 Day 1 Perennial AllPro
7.3 Day 1 High End Starter And Likely AllPro
7.0 Day 1 Quality Starter And Potential AllPro
6.9 Day 1 Starter With All Pro Upside
6.8 Day 1 Starter With High End Starter Upside
6.6 Day 1 Starter Unlikely High End Starter
6.5 Boom Or Bust
6.36.4 Likely Starter Within First Two Seasons
6.16.2 Day 1 Backup With Starter Upside
6.0 Day 1 Backup / Special Teamer Developmental Traits Based Prospect
5.85.9 Day 1 Backup / Special Teamer Limited Physical Upside
5.55.6 Day 1 Roster Bubble or Practice Squader
5.4 Priority Free Agent
5.0 Chance To Be In An NFL Camp
Under 5.0 Needs Time In A Developmental League

RB Role Fits
Bell Cow: Well rounded back who can thrive on any run design with the athletic levers to become a 3Down, "Franchise Runningback"

Slasher: Backs with speed and a "onecut" running style who thrive on stretch or wide gap runs designed to get an athlete out in space. These backs typically lack either the vision or power to be project as a Bell Cow Back even if they might be a rotational starter.

Bruiser: Backs who thrive in short yardage with their power and ability to fight for extra yardage. These backs typically lack the juice to realistically project as a Bell Cow Back even if they might be a rotational starter.

Innings Eater: Crafty inside runner who can efficiently get what is blocked up on inside zone or gap runs, and perhaps a little more, but typically lack the size or athletic juice to realistically project as a Bell Cow, "Franchise Back" even if they might be a rotational starter.

Big Play Threat: Hyper athlete who can generate explosive plays on the ground or through the air when utilized and schemed up correctly but lacks the vision, size, or power to receive the full workload.

Receiving Back: Back who's running ability is very little to write home about but is a particularly useful receiving threat out of the backfield or flexed out wide.

"+" will be used to indicate a "Receiving Back" tag on any back who also projects well as a receiving threat
"S" will be used to indicate legitimate Starter upside for Slasher, Bruiser, and Innings Eater in the right fit even if they don't project as potential Bell Cow/Franchise Runningbacks

HB Traits
Contact Balance: Ability to absorb contact, stay upright, and fight through tackles
               
Elusiveness: Physical and creative ability to make defenders miss in space; including but not limited to juking defenders or using good body positioning with soft stiff arms to brush off defenders

Power: Ability to fight for difficult yardage in a scrum & truck through defenders
                 
Vision: The combination of patience, decision making, and ability to see blocks set up one or two moves in advance

Ball Security: Observation of the player's fumbling history
                       
Route Running: Technique, footspeed, and snap in routes out of the backfield or when lined up at receiver, relative to other backs doing so

Hands: Ability to secure catches (avoid drops) as well as show natural instincts to convert to a runner after the catch
   
Pass Blocking: Self explanatory