Every NFL team’s greatest running back of all time

Emmitt Smith, Dallas Cowboys. (Getty Images)
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Fred Taylor, Jacksonville Jaguars
Fred Taylor, Jacksonville Jaguars. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images) /

Fred Taylor. . player. 52. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. RB. 1998-08

Another younger NFL franchise, the Jacksonville Jaguars have employed some impressive running backs in their career. Leonard Fournette is hoping to get his name mentioned among them and has re-dedicated himself to being the player he was coming out of LSU. However, he has a long way to go to catch up to players such as Maurice Jones-Drew and Fred Taylor.

Each of these backs had great runs for the franchise and they both find themselves atop the leaderboards in an important category for rushing.

Jones-Drew is the leader in rushing touchdowns with 68 and Taylor is the top guy for total yardage with 11,271. They each come in second to the other in the alternate category with Taylor scoring 62 touchdowns and Jones-Drew gaining 8,071 yards.

With all that being said, Taylor is the one who takes the title of the best Jaguars rusher. While they both were great and each contributed as receivers as well as rushers, Taylor was the first huge star for the young franchise.

Drafted No. 9 overall out of Florida, Taylor spent 11 seasons with the Jaguars and was just the second player inducted into the Pride of the Jaguars, their version of a ring of honor. Taylor finished his career with the New England Patriots where he was trying to get himself a ring, but is a Jacksonville legend and still helps pump crowds up at home games.