2009 Runningback Impact Rookies

This years draft was a deep, big named players who hope to put their team over the edge. Offensively this year is going to be one of the harder years toread which rookies are going to standout. The latest trend in the NFL is that teams are leaning more and more on younger runningbacks with less "wear on the tires", which is why I am leaning towards a handful of runningbacks that will have the biggest impact on their teams.
1)Chris "Beanie" Wells - Arizona Cardinals
2)LeShon "Shady" McCoy - Phidelphia Eagels
3)Donald Brown -Indianapolis Colts
4)Knowshon Moreano - Denver Broncos
5)Shonn Greene - New York Jets
Super Sleeper - Rashard Jennings - Jacksonville Jaguars
The reason why I put Wells first is he will be given every oppurtunity from the Cardinals to be the rushing attack to take pressure off of that dynamic passing attack. Arizona's rushing struggles have been well documented and with the release off James, Wells will walk in the door with the starting job. Wells might not score as many touch downs as the others, because second year runningback Tim Hightower showed his goalline effectiveness last season.
The resst of the runningback list was difficult to seperate from each other. All the other backs, with maybe exception Moreano, are not expected to be the "go to guy" for their teams. McCoy has the most potential to put up the most all - purpose yards out of the group, and that likelihood increased with Westbrook's offseason ankle surgery. Two things that could hold McCoy back is, 1) Reids war against the running game. Philadelphia runs the ball less than any other team, which means less carries for McCoy and Westbrook to split. 2)Philadelphia already has a back in the mold of McCoy in Lorenzo Booker who has not showed any sustained success. Westbrook has have to dominate the snaps at runningback for the Eagles since the days of Duce Staley. Yet I ranked McCoy as the second best rookie back, because I believe in Andy Reid's offensive genius, Reid will find a way to get him the ball.
My number three back is Donald Brown, because of the offense he is going to. Personally I thought that the Colts over reacted to their poor rushing performance during the 2008 season, but none the less they drafted a great player. Brown put up over 2000 all - purpose yards at Connecticut last season. Brown's skill set matches up perfectly with the Colts offensive philosophy, and Manning will help his progression. Holding Brown back from creating a huge splash in his rookie season is his backfieldmate in Joseph Addai who had a down year last season which prompted the drafting of Brown.
Moreano might end up being the best back in this class, but right now is stuck in a crowded backfield in Denver. I believe he is going to win the starting job, but the precedent has been set in Josh McDaniels system that a couple of backs will share the load which may keep Moreano's numbers down.
I put Shonn Greene on this list for one reason, touchdowns. Even though Thomas Jones led the NFL in rushing touchdowns last season, and was spelled very well by Leon Washington, the Jets did not have a quality powerback to help Thomas out in short yardage situations. Greene will not put up the biggest numbers, but I believe that Greene impact will be felt throughout the league.
My sleeper might even count as a supersleeper if based on where he was drafted. Rashard Jennings dropped far in the draft, he was projected as a fourth round pick, but he fell to the Jaguars in the seventh round. The reason why I pick Jennings is that Jacksonville's offensive line could be the best in the league, and if he can prove himself in training camp be the lightning to Jones-Drew's thunder.