2027 NFL Draft Running Back Rankings - 13-24

LAST UPDATED: 09/28/2026

Player Rankings - Running Back

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
28

RB
CJ
Baxter

6-1 227lbs 4.48
RB
Kentucky   Mascot
Kentucky Mascot
227lbs 6-1 4.48 17 258.5
69.4
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
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
205lbs 5-11 4.46 24 321
69.7
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
Bethune-Cookman   Mascot
Bethune-Cookman Mascot
220lbs 6-0 4.46 23 318
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:...
25

RB
Gavin
Sawchuk

5-11 202lbs 4.24
RB
Northwestern   Mascot
Northwestern Mascot
202lbs 5-11 4.24 25 324
70.2
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
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
227lbs 6-2 4.48 37 569.5
70.6
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
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
206lbs 5-10 4.50 29 465
71.2
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
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
205lbs 5-11 4.47 35 547.5
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...
21

RB
Quintrevion
Wisner

6-0 194lbs 4.50
RB
Florida State   Mascot
Florida State Mascot
194lbs 6-0 4.50 16 246.5
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...
20

RB
Derrick
Davis Jr.

6-0 210lbs 4.56
RB
Pittsburgh   Mascot
Pittsburgh Mascot
210lbs 6-0 4.56 20 304
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...
19

RB
Keyjuan
Brown

5-10 210lbs 4.62
RB
Louisville   Mascot
Louisville Mascot
210lbs 5-10 4.62 13 194.7
73.3
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
Minnesota   Mascot
Minnesota Mascot
215lbs 6-0 4.54 22 314.5
74.1
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
Texas A&M   Mascot
Texas A&M Mascot
215lbs 5-11 4.38 30 497
74.8
The recruiting class called him its best back, and the stopwatch still agrees: rare timed speed, among the fastest in the group, deployed...

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.