Arian Foster became a household name last season in winning the rushing title despite being undrafted, but he isn't alone.

What Priest Holmes once did and what Foster accomplished in 2010 prove that it isn't how you start, it's how you finish. Running backs no longer are all the rage in the NFL Draft in part because of guys like Foster, Danny Woodhead, and LeGarrette Blount.

In the postseason, a sixth-round unknown named James Starks became the Packers' go-to tailback in the team's run to a...