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The added Will Middlebrooks Jersey another dimension to their offense when they selected with the last pick in the first round of the 2020 . While the initial plan wasn't to be Edwards-Helaire become the featured back, that changed when opted out of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The initial reviews of Edwards-Helaire are in after a week of padded practices, and as Chiefs general manager Brett Veach the rookie running back is "on pace to have a big year, to be our primary ballcarrier."Edwards is going to be the featured back Greg Luzinski Jersey in a Kansas City offense that features , , , , and -- so the opportunities will be there to put up big numbers as defenses will be keying in on other weapons in the Chiefs' offense arsenal.Prior to drafting Edwards-Helaire, the Chiefs have used a committee approach at running back since was released in 2018. Williams led Kansas Odubel Herrera Jersey City with 111 carries last season while finished with 101 and had 41. Darrel Williams is the leading rusher returning to the Chiefs while (37 carries) is second, as both backs finished with 269 rushing yards last season. While Williams and Thompson are in the mix for getting carries, Edwards-Helaire should get the overwhelming majority of the carries -- likely similar to the share Hunt received his rookie year in 2017. Chiefs running backs carried the ball 312 times in JT Realmuto Jersey 2017, with Hunt receiving an astonishing 87.2% of the carries. Hunt finished with a league-leading 1,327 yards and eight touchdowns, which isn't counting the 53 catches for 455 yards and three touchdowns (1,792 yards from scrimmage and 11 touchdowns).In short, Edwards-Helaire will earn plenty of opportunities in the Chiefs backfield, especially since he only Nick Williams Jersey had 370 carries in three seasons at LSU (439 touches). That's a significantly le s amount than Hunt, who had 855 touches in his four years at Toledo. The Chiefs still ran Hunt 272 times, the fourth-most in Reid's 21 seasons as a head coach with the Chiefs and . There's an excellent chance Edwards-Helaire gets that many carries in Kansas City given their running back situation.