The Cincinnati Bengals drafted Giovanni Bernard last season to become a running back of the future for the team but they didn’t draft him as the only running back of the future.
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This year the Bengals took LSU Tigers running back Jeremy Hill with a relatively high draft pick, and it’s now looking like that wasn’t a flukey decision. The rookie running back is expected to become a pretty decent part of the Bengals offsensive attack as it’s being predicted that 10-15 carriers per game are what is being projected for Hill.
MT @chuckwurt: @pauldehnerjr what do you think Jeremy Hill's role will be? Any chance BJGE wins spot over Hill?//Hill 10-15ish carries. No.
— Paul Dehner Jr. (@pauldehnerjr) August 6, 2014
If Hill gets the full 15 carries per game and plays all 16 games this year, then he’s going to be looking at a workload of around 450 carries in his rookie season, which is a decent haul for a young runner.
That’s what the Bengals have in mind though, as Bernard and Hill look like they could become a dangerous tandem for Hue Jackson’s offense.
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