2027 NFL Draft Running Back Rankings - 13-24

#	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...
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...
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...
25	RB Gavin Sawchuk	5-11 202lbs 4.24	RB	202lbs	5-11	4.24	25	324	70.2 MORE>>	Sawchuk is an explosive, versatile back with real burst and receiving value who led Florida State in scrimmage yards in 2025 and fits Chip...
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...
17	RB Rueben Owens II	5-11 215lbs 4.38	RB	215lbs	5-11	4.38	30	497	74.8 MORE>>	The recruiting class called him its best back, and the stopwatch still agrees: rare timed speed, among the fastest in the group, deployed...
15	RB Jeremiah Cobb	5-11 200lbs 4.42	RB	200lbs	5-11	4.42	31	511	80.1 MORE>>	The production survived the circumstances: 969 yards and top-tier rushing tape as the feature back in an Auburn offense that spent the...
14	RB Justice Haynes	5-11 210lbs 4.49	RB	210lbs	5-11	4.49	10	143	80.6 MORE>>	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...
13	RB Hollywood Smothers	5-11 195lbs 4.52	RB	195lbs	5-11	4.52	8	96.8	81.4 MORE>>	Smothers is a shifty, sure-handed three-down back who led the ACC in rushing per game at NC State and did it without putting the ball on...
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...
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...
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...

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.