Running Back Rankings 2027 NFL Draft
LAST UPDATED: 08/23/2026
Player Rankings - Running Back
| # | Player | Pos | H/W/S | Team | Weight | Height | 40YD | AVG POS RANK | AVG OVR RANK | Rating | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 |
6-0
234lbs
4.43
|
RB |
|
234lbs | 6-0 | 4.43 | 36 | 567.5 |
67.3
|
The measurables read like a second-round pick: 234 pounds carrying elite timed speed, protection tape among the best of any back in this... | |
38 |
5-11
210lbs
4.44
|
RB |
|
210lbs | 5-11 | 4.44 | 38 | 648.5 |
58.9
|
Eighteen months ago he was one of the most productive backs in college football: consecutive thousand-yard seasons at Tulane, an AAC... | |
35 |
6-0
215lbs
4.44
|
RB |
|
215lbs | 6-0 | 4.44 | 26 | 325 |
66.1
|
The high school file still glitters, more than 5,000 yards and 62 touchdowns in Texas, and the stopwatch never dimmed, but three college... | |
36 |
5-7
190lbs
4.45
|
RB |
|
190lbs | 5-7 | 4.45 | 37 | 599 |
63.7
|
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... | |
26 |
5-11
205lbs
4.46
|
RB |
|
205lbs | 5-11 | 4.46 | 24 | 307 |
69.5
|
Oregon's backfield never had room, and the glimpses stayed glimpses: 262 efficient yards on 46 carries, plus timed speed driving a clean... | |
25 |
6-0
220lbs
4.46
|
RB |
|
220lbs | 6-0 | 4.46 | 23 | 304 |
70.1
|
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 |
6-2
220lbs
4.46
|
RB |
|
220lbs | 6-2 | 4.46 | 6 | 92 |
83.9
|
The Big 12 named him its best offensive player, and the resume backs the vote: a conference-leading rushing total, twelve scores, and three... | |
4 |
6-1
231lbs
4.46
|
RB |
|
231lbs | 6-1 | 4.46 | 3 | 32.5 |
85.4
|
Twelve starts, no fumbles and a thousand-yard season tell most of the story. Baugh became the first Florida back in a decade to crack a... | |
21 |
5-11
205lbs
4.47
|
RB |
|
205lbs | 5-11 | 4.47 | 33 | 542.5 |
71.4
|
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... | |
27 |
6-1
227lbs
4.48
|
RB |
|
227lbs | 6-1 | 4.48 | 18 | 254.5 |
69.3
|
The recruiting class ranked him the best back in America, and the freshman tape at Texas supported it: patient, downhill, starting-caliber.... | |
23 |
6-2
227lbs
4.48
|
RB |
|
227lbs | 6-2 | 4.48 | 34 | 546 |
70.6
|
The frame keeps earning him auditions wherever he goes: 227 pounds with good timed speed for the weight class, a power-back silhouette that... | |
9 |
5-9
190lbs
4.48
|
RB |
|
190lbs | 5-9 | 4.48 | 7 | 94 |
82.9
|
Per-touch production was never the question. Brown averaged nearly nine yards a carry in 2025 and has been an explosive-play machine since... |












