Running Back Rankings 2027 NFL Draft

40 running backs ranked

RUNNING BACK RANKINGS 2027 NFL DRAFT

Running back is a middling class, and the player at the top of it has a question hanging over him. No back reaches our top fifteen, which has also been true in three of the previous six years, though the top end is stronger than the 2022 and 2024 groups were.

Missouri's Ahmad Hardy still holds the position. He was a consensus All-American, a Doak Walker Award finalist and the SEC's leading rusher with 1,649 yards and 16 touchdowns. He was also shot in the upper leg in May and needed surgery, has not yet returned to practice, and will miss the season opener with no timeline set for his return.

Miami's Mark Fletcher Jr. rushed for 507 yards across the College Football Playoff, the most in its history, and was offensive MVP of the quarterfinal win over Ohio State. Georgia's Nate Frazier led the Bulldogs in rushing as a true sophomore for third-team All-SEC honours.

Only one back sits inside our top thirty-two.

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
1	RB Ahmad Hardy	5-10 206lbs 4.59	RB	206lbs	5-10	4.59	3	31.5	87.1 MORE>>	The most violent runner in college football also turned out to be one of the most productive: 1,648 yards, sixteen touchdowns, consensus...
2	RB Jadan Baugh	6-1 231lbs 4.46	RB	231lbs	6-1	4.46	1	24.7	86.7 MORE>>	Baugh is built for volume at better than 230 pounds, a patient zone runner with the size to bang between the tackles, the contact balance...
3	RB Kewan Lacy	5-11 200lbs 4.48	RB	200lbs	5-11	4.48	2	28.3	86.6 MORE>>	Lacy is a durable, high-volume hammer with a scoring nose, leg drive and the burst and contact balance to make defenders miss without...
4	RB Nate Frazier	5-10 210lbs 4.35	RB	210lbs	5-10	4.35	4	59.4	86.4 MORE>>	Frazier is a burner with elite timed speed, quick and balanced enough to stack cuts, with sixteen catches sketching the outline of...
5	RB Mark Fletcher Jr....	6-2 225lbs 4.52	RB	225lbs	6-2	4.52	5	61.6	86.2 MORE>>	Fletcher is a downhill power back at 225 pounds with good timed speed for the weight and the leg drive to fall forward through contact, and...
6	RB Raleek Brown	5-9 195lbs 4.32	RB	195lbs	5-9	4.32	11	157	84.9 MORE>>	Speed is the resume. Brown is one of the fastest players in this class at any position, and the Colorado tape is what it looks like when...
7	RB LJ Martin	6-2 220lbs 4.46	RB	220lbs	6-2	4.46	7	92.3	83.8 MORE>>	The Big 12 named him its best offensive player, and the resume backs the vote: a conference-leading rushing total, twelve scores, and three...
8	RB Cam Cook	5-9 203lbs 4.43	RB	203lbs	5-9	4.43	15	225	83.2 MORE>>	Cook is a compact, productive runner who led the FBS in rushing and scrimmage yards at Jacksonville State, playing with pad level, burst...
9	RB Antwan Raymond	5-11 205lbs 4.50	RB	205lbs	5-11	4.50	9	135	83.1 MORE>>	From Montreal to a thousand-yard Big Ten season in his first year as a starter, Raymond's 2025 was as loud as quiet programs get: 244...
10	RB Isaac Brown	5-9 190lbs 4.48	RB	190lbs	5-9	4.48	6	92	82.9 MORE>>	Per-touch production was never the question. Brown averaged nearly nine yards a carry in 2025 and has been an explosive-play machine since...
11	RB J'Koby Williams	5-10 185lbs 4.35	RB	185lbs	5-10	4.35	14	204	82.6 MORE>>	Versatility is the sell. Williams touched the ball as a runner, receiver and kick returner for a team that played deep into the postseason,...
12	RB Jordan Marshall	5-11 216lbs 4.42	RB	216lbs	5-11	4.42	12	184.5	81.9 MORE>>	Michigan needed someone to carry the room when Justice Haynes went down, and Marshall answered with the best month of any back in the Big...

We've compared players post combine 40 times and weight and charted them on the scatter chart below. You'll find the 40 time on the Y-axis and on the X-axis the weight in pounds.
The exceptional athletic freaks (determined by the combination of speed vs weight) will be found at the top right of the chart while the less impressive athletes will be sitting towards the bottom left.

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We've compared players 40 times and weight and charted them on the scatter chart below. You'll find the 40 time on the Y-axis and on the X-axis the weight in pounds.
The exceptional athletic freaks (determined by the combination of speed vs weight) will be found at the top right of the chart while the less impressive athletes will be sitting towards the bottom left.