Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The Atlanta Falcons on Thursday selected running back Bijan Robinson with the No.
8 overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft, making him the highest selected player at that position since Saquon Barkley went No. 2 to the New York Giants in 2018.
NFL teams have been maligned over the last few years for selecting running backs too high in the draft because running backs often have short careers.
Robinson was taken eighth, and the Detroit Lions selected running back Jahmyr Gibbs in a surprise at No. 12. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Atlanta Falcons first-round draft pick Bijan Robinson speaks at a news conference at the team's training facility in Flowery Branch, Ga., Friday, April 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Ben Gray) "I know the running back position in the top 10 is really, really rare.