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
8

RB
Antwan
Raymond

5-11 205lbs 4.50
RB
Rutgers   Mascot
Rutgers Mascot
205lbs 5-11 4.50 8 109.5
83.8
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...
13

RB
Justice
Haynes

5-11 210lbs 4.49
RB
Georgia Tech   Mascot
Georgia Tech Mascot
210lbs 5-11 4.49 12 143
80.5
For seven games he was the Big Ten's best back: 857 yards at over seven a carry, ten touchdowns, three games of 149 yards or more including...
27

RB
CJ
Baxter

6-1 227lbs 4.48
RB
Kentucky   Mascot
Kentucky Mascot
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

RB
Dante
Dowdell

6-2 227lbs 4.48
RB
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
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

RB
Isaac
Brown

5-9 190lbs 4.48
RB
Louisville   Mascot
Louisville Mascot
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...
5

RB
Kewan
Lacy

5-11 200lbs 4.48
RB
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
200lbs 5-11 4.48 2 30.3
85.1
The touchdown column is the headline: two dozen rushing scores, an Ole Miss single-season record, with first-team All-SEC recognition and...
21

RB
Quinten
Joyner

5-11 205lbs 4.47
RB
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
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...
26

RB
Jayden
Limar

5-11 205lbs 4.46
RB
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
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

RB
Montravius
Lloyd

6-0 220lbs 4.46
RB
Bethune-Cookman   Mascot
Bethune-Cookman Mascot
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

RB
LJ
Martin

6-2 220lbs 4.46
RB
BYU   Mascot
BYU Mascot
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

RB
Jadan
Baugh

6-1 231lbs 4.46
RB
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
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...
36

RB
Jahiem
White

5-7 190lbs 4.45
RB
North Texas   Mascot
North Texas Mascot
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...

2027 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Running Back

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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2027 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Running Back

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.