The AFC North running backs are here

Let’s start in Cleveland, where the duo of Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt are the most talented backfield tandem in the NFL. Chubb, for my money, is the best pure runner in the game. His combination of vision, balance, physicality, burst, and speed makes him a threat to score on any play. Chubb and Hunt combined for 172.98 scrimmage yards per game, and are clearly the focal point of their own offense. The Browns ran the ball the fifth-most of any team in 2020. Both of these running backs — with Chubb at 5-foot-11, 227 pounds, and Hunt at 5-foot-11, 216 pounds — are versatile, physical, can run, and can catch. It’s an embarrassment of riches for one team to have both of these running backs.