With Todd Gurley, Melvin Gordon, Ezekiel Elliott and Saquon Barkley thriving, the past four NFL drafts show value does indeed exist in selecting a running back in the first round. However, the emergence of runners on the other end of the prospect spectrum reveals that resisting the temptation to spend top draft capital on a back may still be the best way to build a team. For evidence of this, look no further than what is currently transpiring in Denver. 

The Broncos made one of the best investments in recent years by signing Phillip Lindsay as an undrafted free agent and giving him a $15,000 bonus. A Denver native and former Colorado Buffaloes standout who still lives in his parents’ basement, Lindsay entered the NFL after setting a new Buffs record for career yards from scrimmage (4,683). He rattled off 281 yards in a game against the University of Arizona last season and finished with 1,474 on the ground in 12 games as a senior. He was not, however, one of the 26 running backs to participate in the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine. That proved to be quite the oversight.

The 5-foot-8 back entered training camp as Denver’s fifth-string running back but gradually moved to the top of the depth chart. Lindsay played a season-high 63 percent of the Broncos’ offensive snaps against the Steelers and is now on pace to break an NFL record for most rushing yards by an undrafted rookie. Lindsay’s 780 yards on the ground are currently seventh most in the NFL, but no one in the top 10 comes close to the acceleration phenom in yards per carry (5.8). Matt Breida does, though. The San Francisco starter stands 11th with 738 rushing yards, but the second-year 49er matches Lindsay in yards per tote. After an injury-plagued first half of the season, Breida (undrafted out of Georgia Southern in 2017) is tied with Barkley for most 20-plus-yard runs (10) and is showing he will have a role next season despite Jerick McKinnon’s projected return.

Which brings us to today’s quiz of the day. Breida already owns the 49ers’ record for rushing yards in a season by an undrafted player, while Lindsay will likely need at least two more games to reach the Broncos’ mark. Both Breida and Lindsay have established themselves as explosive NFL backs, but they certainly aren’t the first undrafted ball-carriers to run wild in the NFL. So with that in mind, how many of the undrafted players with the most rushing yards in a season for every NFL franchise can you name in five minutes?

Good luck!