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The did very well for themselves at the running back position in last year's NFL draft, but that won't prevent general manager Ray Farmer from taking a close look at the very best the position has to offer in 2015. Former Wisconsin running back 's tour of pre-draft visits will make a stop in Cleveland this week, and Georgia running back has already visited the , according to NFL Media insider Ian Rapoport.The were able to get 1,280-rushing-yards worth of rookie production last year, between third-round pick and undrafted free agent . Despite getting a big boost in its running game at a cheap draft price in 2014, Cleveland will take a closer look at Gordon, the 2014 Heisman Trophy finalist, on Friday, .While the have a promising future Willie Upshaw Jersey in the backfield already, they certainly have the flexibility to do something unexpected in the first round, given that they hold two of the draft's first 19 picks (Nos. 12 and 19). Gordon rushed for a whopping 2,587 yards and 29 touchdowns last season to lead the NCAA's entire 125-team FBS field by more than 500 yards. The former Badgers star with Georgia's to be the first running back chosen in the draft.Gurley's final college season didn't go nearly as smoothly as Gordon's.He mi sed four games under a suspension that was first levied by Georgia, then extended by the NCAA, for profiting from autographed memorabilia. In his first game back from suspension on Nov. 15, he tore knee ligaments in the fourth quarter of a game against Auburn, on his season-high 29th carry. Gurley's rehabilitation schedule projects his return for this summer.Cleveland's include wide receiver, quarterback, tight end, linebacker and nose tackle. NFL Media mock draft projections for the club's first pick at No. 12 are scattered in all sorts of directions -- almost everywhere but running back. Nebraska pa s rusher , Oregon quarterback , Washington nose tackle , West Virginia wide receiver and offensive linemen of LSU and of Miami are for the No. 12 pick.There isn't a projection of a running back for Cleveland at No. 19, either.Still, Cleveland isn't the only NFL club bringing Gordon or Gurley in for a visit that would appear to be in good enough shape at running back to pa s on the position in the first round. The will host Gordon next week, of fourth-year pro .The , drafting at No. 27 overall and in much more obvious need of a running back, have hosted both.*Follow Chase Goodbread on Twitter *. Nathan Lukes Jersey |
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