The Baltimore Ravens are poised to make significant strides on offense with the offseason additions of wideouts Odell Beckham Jr. Working behind these two will be a gadget weapon in Cordarelle Patterson-who will likely see a handful of totes per game, but nowhere near the 10 or so he received each week for the last two seasons-and Caleb Huntley, who had a solid rookie year last season with 366 yards and a touchdown on 76 carries. Whoever is up on game day, they will have unique roles.' It's different the way people will have to tackle them. Tyler is like a sledgehammer as the game goes on, bludgeoning through there and wearing you down, where with Bijan it's contact balance, the way he doesn't go down, the way he is able to get explosives off that. You can look at the advanced metrics and say (Allgeier and Robinson) are both yards-after-contact players, but how they do that is completely different. 'Tyler is a very important part of this offense. He'll give Atlanta one of the NFL's best one-two backfield combinations and should allow Robinson to get some rest when needed and stay fresh for the long season.Īccording to The Athletic's Josh Kendall, head coach Arthur Smith said he plans to utilize both his top backs for different purposes in 2023: The Falcons also had one of the surprise running backs of the 2022 draft class in Tyler Allgeier, who amassed over 1,000 rushing yards as a rookie.

He should receive not only see a high volume of carries, but he'll also see plenty of usage as a pass-catcher too. Robinson will be the focal point of Atlanta's offense while it tries to find out whether Desmond Ridder is its long-term answer at quarterback. While spending a top-10 pick on any running back could be considered a reach, some scouts believe Robinson is the best prospect at that position in the past 10-plus years. The Atlanta Falcons secured the best running back in the 2023 draft class when it selected Bijan Robinson at No.

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