Dallas Cowboys: 5 late-round RBs to keep an eye on

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Sep 20, 2014; West Lafayette, IN, USA; Southern Illinois Salukis running back Malcolm Agnew (31) runs through the tackle of Purdue Boilermakers safety Landon Feichter (44) in the second half at Ross Ade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sandra Dukes-USA TODAY Sports

Just how will the Dallas Cowboys completely replace someone like 2014 NFL Offensive Player of the Year DeMarco Murray?

Murray is now with Chip Kelly and the Philadelphia Eagles, and that’s fine. But since losing Murray the Cowboys have began to work toward gaining the consistency of the running back position, starting with the signing of Darren McFadden.

December 21, 2014; Oakland, CA, USA; Oakland Raiders running back Darren McFadden (20) runs with the football against Buffalo Bills free safety Aaron Williams (23) during the fourth quarter at O.co Coliseum. The Raiders defeated the Bills 26-24. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

Now where should the Cowboys look to give them the best chance of having a successful running game?

Let’s say even if the Cowboys look to add to their running back platoon in the first few rounds of the 2015 NFL Draft, they still can add to that selection with a pick in the later round of six or seven (or possibly an undrafted free agent signing). Those are the players we need to take a look at here.

There will be no profiles on Todd Gurley, Melvin Gordon or Ameer Abdullah. This article wants to take a look at the running backs we may not know a lot about and see if they are the right player to help the Cowboys re-gain a rushing game similar to what they accomplished last season.

In 2014, the Cowboys rushed for 2,354 yards as a team, an average of 4.6 yards per carry between six total players (508 attempts). Of those attempts, 392 came from Murray and he turned those into an NFL-high 1,845 yards.

Next was Joseph Randle with 343 yards on 51 carries, and third on the list was Lance Dunbar with 99 yards on 29 carries.