Running Back Rankings 2027 NFL Draft

LAST UPDATED: 08/03/2026

Player Rankings - Running Back

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
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:...
20

RB
Quintrevion
Wisner

6-0 194lbs 4.50
RB
Florida State   Mascot
Florida State Mascot
194lbs 6-0 4.50 20 270.5
71.8
A year removed from a thousand-yard season, the hamstring never let him show it: injured against Ohio State in the opener, Wisner managed...
19

RB
Derrick
Davis Jr.

6-0 210lbs 4.56
RB
Pittsburgh   Mascot
Pittsburgh Mascot
210lbs 6-0 4.56 22 289
71.9
This is a bet on an athlete, not a tape library. Davis arrived at LSU as a four-star safety, moved to running back when injuries forced the...
17

RB
Darius
Taylor

6-0 215lbs 4.54
RB
Minnesota   Mascot
Minnesota Mascot
215lbs 6-0 4.54 16 248
73.9
The three-down toolkit is closer to complete than anyone else's in this tier: thirty-four catches with receiving tape among the group's...
38

RB
Makhi
Hughes

5-11 210lbs 4.44
RB
Houston   Mascot
Houston Mascot
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...
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...
24

RB
Gavin
Sawchuk

5-11 202lbs 4.24
RB
Northwestern   Mascot
Northwestern Mascot
202lbs 5-11 4.24 17 252
70.2
The stopwatch says the fastest back in the group; the tape keeps disagreeing. Sawchuk led Florida State with eight rushing touchdowns 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...
16

RB
Rueben
Owens II

5-11 215lbs 4.38
RB
Texas A&M   Mascot
Texas A&M Mascot
215lbs 5-11 4.38 30 489
74.6
The recruiting class called him its best back, and the stopwatch still agrees: rare timed speed, among the fastest in the group, deployed...
14

RB
Jeremiah
Cobb

5-11 200lbs 4.42
RB
Auburn   Mascot
Auburn Mascot
200lbs 5-11 4.42 19 267.5
80.0
The production survived the circumstances: 969 yards and top-tier rushing tape as the feature back in an Auburn offense that spent the...
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...
12

RB
Hollywood
Smothers

5-11 195lbs 4.52
RB
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
195lbs 5-11 4.52 10 121
81.4
The skill package is the modern blueprint: an ACC rushing-yards-per-game leader with first-team all-conference honors, thirty-seven catches...

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.