Five running back prospects that could make the Broncos’ run game elite again

2. Keith Marshall

EXPERIENCE: Senior     

PROJECTED ROUND: 5th/6th     HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5-11/219 LBS

CAREER NUMBERS: 1,379 rushing yards; 12 rushing touchdowns; 24 receptions; 225 receiving yards; 3 receiving touchdowns

Whether it was Todd Gurley or Nick Chubb, someone has always overshadowed Nick Marshall at Georgia, but this guy is no joke. In fact, he’s the fastest running back in this year’s draft class, having recorded a 4.31-second 40 at the NFL Scouting Combine.

With that speed and with his size (5-11, 219 pounds), Marshall could be the perfect change-of-pace back. Like Ronnie Hillman before him, this is a guy who can change the course of a game with one step. Give him a hole, and he’s gone.

And really, that’s what the Broncos need: a change-of-pace back. The Broncos don’t need to be looking for a C.J. Anderson insurance policy; they have that in Bibbs and Thompson. What they need is the lightening to Anderson’s thunder, and that’s exactly what they’d have in Keith Marshall.