2027 NFL Draft Running Back Rankings - 13-24

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
31	RB Kaleb Jackson	6-0 234lbs 4.43	RB	234lbs	6-0	4.43	33	540	67.3 MORE>>	Jackson is a powerful, downhill back with goal-line value and fresh legs, a former top recruit who never earned a role across three LSU...
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...
39	RB Makhi Hughes	5-11 210lbs 4.44	RB	210lbs	5-11	4.44	18	268	58.8 MORE>>	Eighteen months ago he was one of the most productive backs in college football: consecutive thousand-yard seasons at Tulane, an AAC...
36	RB A'Marion Peterson	6-0 215lbs 4.44	RB	215lbs	6-0	4.44	27	339	66.1 MORE>>	The high school file still glitters, more than 5,000 yards and 62 touchdowns in Texas, and the stopwatch never dimmed, but three college...
37	RB Jahiem White	5-7 190lbs 4.45	RB	190lbs	5-7	4.45	38	611	64.1 MORE>>	Two games into a third straight productive season, a horse-collar tackle at Ohio took his knee and the year: 133 yards and three scores in...
27	RB Jayden Limar	5-11 205lbs 4.46	RB	205lbs	5-11	4.46	24	321	69.7 MORE>>	Oregon's backfield never had room, and the glimpses stayed glimpses: 262 efficient yards on 46 carries, plus timed speed driving a clean...
26	RB Montravius Lloyd	6-0 220lbs 4.46	RB	220lbs	6-0	4.46	23	318	70.1 MORE>>	The one skill that survives all the moving is the one the league values most cheaply on draft weekend but uses most often on Sundays:...
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...
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...
22	RB Quinten Joyner	5-11 205lbs 4.47	RB	205lbs	5-11	4.47	35	547.5	71.4 MORE>>	The 2025 season ended in an August scrimmage: a torn ACL took the year before his first carry as Texas Tech's lead back, a job he had won...
28	RB CJ Baxter	6-1 227lbs 4.48	RB	227lbs	6-1	4.48	17	258.5	69.4 MORE>>	Baxter is a physical, well-built lead back and former five-star who has re-established himself as Kentucky's bell-cow in 2026 with a big...
24	RB Dante Dowdell	6-2 227lbs 4.48	RB	227lbs	6-2	4.48	37	569.5	70.6 MORE>>	Dowdell is a big, downhill lead back with a nose for the end zone who has produced at Oregon, Nebraska and Kentucky before landing at...

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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.