Running Back Rankings 2027 NFL Draft

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
27	RB CJ Baxter	6-1 227lbs 4.48	RB	227lbs	6-1	4.48	18	254.5	69.3 MORE>>	The recruiting class ranked him the best back in America, and the freshman tape at Texas supported it: patient, downhill, starting-caliber....
26	RB Jayden Limar	5-11 205lbs 4.46	RB	205lbs	5-11	4.46	24	307	69.5 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 Montravius Lloyd	6-0 220lbs 4.46	RB	220lbs	6-0	4.46	23	304	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:...
24	RB Gavin Sawchuk	5-11 202lbs 4.24	RB	202lbs	5-11	4.24	17	252	70.2 MORE>>	The stopwatch says the fastest back in the group; the tape keeps disagreeing. Sawchuk led Florida State with eight rushing touchdowns and...
23	RB Dante Dowdell	6-2 227lbs 4.48	RB	227lbs	6-2	4.48	34	546	70.6 MORE>>	The frame keeps earning him auditions wherever he goes: 227 pounds with good timed speed for the weight class, a power-back silhouette that...
22	RB James Peoples	5-10 206lbs 4.50	RB	206lbs	5-10	4.50	29	395.5	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...
21	RB Quinten Joyner	5-11 205lbs 4.47	RB	205lbs	5-11	4.47	33	542.5	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...
20	RB Quintrevion Wisner	6-0 194lbs 4.50	RB	194lbs	6-0	4.50	20	270.5	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...
19	RB Derrick Davis Jr.	6-0 210lbs 4.56	RB	210lbs	6-0	4.56	22	289	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...
18	RB Keyjuan Brown	5-10 210lbs 4.62	RB	210lbs	5-10	4.62	14	188.7	73.4 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,...
17	RB Darius Taylor	6-0 215lbs 4.54	RB	215lbs	6-0	4.54	16	248	73.9 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...
16	RB Rueben Owens II	5-11 215lbs 4.38	RB	215lbs	5-11	4.38	30	489	74.6 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.