With D’Onta Foreman heading to the 2017 NFL Draft, which teams would be the best fits for him?

Texas running back D’Onta Foreman is set to declare for the 2017 NFL Draft and be one of the top players available at his position. This comes after he had a terrific junior season in Austin, putting up 2,028 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns in a down season for the program. The 20-year-old became one of the lone bright spots and even seemed like he had a chance to be a Heisman Trophy finalist. However, that would not be the case.

With the draft coming up next spring, Foreman has the chance of being a first-round pick. This is despite being part of a class that may feature Leonard Fournette, Dalvin Cook, and Christian McCaffrey. Where could he fall amidst this group of talented players?

There are plenty of potential fits for D’Onta Foreman in the 2017 NFL Draft. Who are some of the best options, though?

5. New York Jets

The New York Jets seemingly had a formidable one-two punch at running back with Matt Forte being brought in to team with Bilal Powell. They let Chris Ivory go after a handful of season at the Meadowlands, and thought Forte would provide enough to be the lead back.

Instead, the former Chicago Bear has mostly been a disappointment. He’s averaging 3.7 yards per carry and has been banged up for most of the second half of the season. Seven touchdowns don’t look bad on paper, but three of those came in Week 2.

Then there’s Powell, who has looked sharp through two games in filling in for Forte. He has 540 yards on just 94 carries to go with 53 receptions, arguably making him the team MVP. The Louisville product is 28, though, which is nearing the inevitable running back age wall of 30. Either way, he’s going to need someone to be paired with him in 2017.

If the Jets end up winning at least one of their last two games, they could end up outside of the top ten and potentially take D’Onta Foreman. It’s a bit of a longshot since Leonard Fournette may go ahead of him and at the end of the top ten, but Foreman is part of this stacked running back class with multiple players at the position going in Round 1. If teams like the former Texas star enough, he could slide his way all the way up into the top half of the opening round. If so, he could be an option for the Jets around No. 10.

By adding Foreman, the Jets would get some much-needed life on offense after looking stagnant with the Forte-Powell combination. This adds fresh legs to the backfield as Powell can be the third-down back while Foreman is the primary rusher (he only had 13 total receptions in school). Gang Green needs to win at least one game for this to be a possibility, though, or a potential trade down.