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Forefront: Chicago Bears running back Kyle Monangai
Twenty-one running backs came off the board before Kyle Monangai heard his name called in the NFL Draft two months ago. Only nine of the 21 rushed for more yards last season than the Bears' seventh-rounder.
Among all college running backs, Monangai, 23, finished 14th in rushing yards in 2024, tallying 1,279, while his 1,262 yards on the ground a year prior paced the entire Big Ten.
Of the nine players drafted ahead of Monangai with more rushing yards than the Rutgers running back, only one did not fumble the ball last season: Iowa's Kaleb Johnson, drafted in the third round by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Impressively, Monangai didn't put the ball on the ground a single time in 669 rushing ...
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