2027 NFL Draft Running Back Rankings - 13-24

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
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...
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:...
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...
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...
23	RB James Peoples	5-10 206lbs 4.50	RB	206lbs	5-10	4.50	29	465	71.2 MORE>>	Recruiting rankings said star; the depth chart said otherwise. Peoples arrived at Ohio State as a national top-100 recruit and the...
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...
21	RB Quintrevion Wisner	6-0 194lbs 4.50	RB	194lbs	6-0	4.50	16	246.5	71.8 MORE>>	A year removed from a thousand-yard season, the hamstring never let him show it: injured against Ohio State in the opener, Wisner managed...
20	RB Derrick Davis Jr.	6-0 210lbs 4.56	RB	210lbs	6-0	4.56	20	304	71.9 MORE>>	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...
19	RB Keyjuan Brown	5-10 210lbs 4.62	RB	210lbs	5-10	4.62	13	194.7	73.3 MORE>>	Few backs anywhere squeezed more from their touches: 703 yards on just 96 carries, better than seven a pop, with top-tier rushing tape,...
18	RB Darius Taylor	6-0 215lbs 4.54	RB	215lbs	6-0	4.54	22	314.5	74.1 MORE>>	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...
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...

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.