Since both running backs are small and compact, these one-cut routes become their bread and butter-- something Ekeler witnessed Lindsay do first-hand in the Chargers' loss to the Broncos last November.

"I remember last year… boom, (Lindsay) ran a wide-zone to the left (and) boom, one cut, and then right down the sideline on us," Ekeler said. "Those are just things that I look forward to in a run-- a one-cut run all the way down to the end zone."

Ekeler then elaborated on how running backs like Lindsay and him differ from that of a larger tailback like Melvin Gordon.

"(Gordon can throw) guys off of him," Ekeler said. "I'm not that type of runner, (and) I don't have the body type for that. (But Lindsay and I) are similar body types and similar runners."

While the two running backs have yet to spend a significant amount of time together, Ekeler and Lindsay train alongside Colorado-native and Panthers RB Christian McCaffery at the same gym in Colorado during the offseason.

Three top NFL running backs from one state all at one complex? Not bad for Colorado.

"I feel like there's a lot of good talent here in Colorado," Lindsay said. "(If you're a team), you just have to give it a chance. There's so many kids in California and Texas that you get overshadowed, (but) if you're good, you're good."

While Lindsay and Ekeler share a similar background and skill set, Ekeler attests that at the end of the day, they're still two different players.

"I don't compare myself to anyone else except myself in the past," Ekeler said. "Comparing yourself to another running back, yeah that's great, but at the end, it comes down to yourself, because that's really where you can learn."