Mayock Melvin Gordon and Todd Gurley grade as first-rounders

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There hasn't been a running back selected in the first round in either of the past two NFL drafts, but that recent "trend" should change this year.  In a teleconference Monday in advance of the NFL , NFL Media analyst Mike Mayock said he has two running backs graded as first-round picks: Georgia's and Wisconsin's .  In addition, Mayock has eight running backs graded in the first three rounds -- two in the first round, four in the second and two in the third. Interestingly, eight running backs went in the first three rounds last year, but five of those went in the third round Ben McLemore Jersey .  Mayock has Nebraska's , Miami's , Indiana's and Boise State's graded as second-rounders and Northern Iowa's and Alabama's graded as third-rounders.  The first running back selected last year was Washington's , who went 54th overall to the . The first back off the board in 2013 was North Carolina's , who was chosen 37th by the . He was one of five backs drafted in the second round in '13, but there was just one third-round back.  Seven backs went in the first three rounds in 2012, with three of them -- (third overall), (31st) and (32nd) -- going in the first round.  Mike Huguenin can be reached at mike.huguenin@nfl.com. You also can follow him on Twitter .  Ralph Sampson Jersey