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Plus none of these guys...
...were drafted in the top 50 picks.
Among the current top 20 rushers in the NFL (by yardage):
1. DeMarco Murray, Dallas - 3rd round pick, 2011
2. Arian Foster, Houston - UDFA, 2009
4. LeVeon Bell, Pittsburgh - 2nd round pick, 2012 (#48 overall)
5. Matt Forte, Chicago - 2nd round pick, 2008 (#44 overall)
6. LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia - 2nd round pick, 2009 (#53 overall)
7. Justin Forsett, Baltimore - 7th round pick, 2008
8. Alfred Morris, Washington - 6th round pick, 2012
9. Jamaal Charles, Kansas City - 3rd round pick, 2008
10. Frank Gore, San Francisco - 3rd round pick, 2005
11. Andre Ellington, Arizona - 6th round pick, 2013
13. Lamar Miller, Miami - 4th round pick, 2012
14. Russell Wilson, Seattle (QB) - 3rd round pick, 2012
15. Jeremy Hill, Cincinnati - 2nd round pick, 2014 (#55 overall)
16. Chris Ivory, NY Jets - UDFA, 2010
17. Eddie Lacy, Green Bay - 2nd round pick, 2013 (#62 overall)
18. Jerick McKinnon, Minnesota - 3rd round pick, 2014
19. Denard Robinson, Jacksonville - 5th round pick, 2013 (QB conversion)
Only 3 were 1st round picks: #3 Marshawn Lynch, #12 Mark Ingram, and #20 Steven Jackson. Only 2 others were top 50 picks (Matt Forte and LeVeon Bell).