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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 |
5-11
202lbs
4.24
|
RB |
|
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... | |
39 |
6-2
205lbs
4.50
|
RB |
|
205lbs | 6-2 | 4.50 | 40 | 679 |
56.6
|
Six college seasons have built a special-teams resume and little else: four carries for eight yards across the 2025 Virginia Tech season,... | |
34 |
6-0
205lbs
4.35
|
RB |
|
205lbs | 6-0 | 4.35 | 25 | 324 |
66.2
|
The seasons keep ending before they start: three carries in 2025 ahead of another injury redshirt, back-to-back years now lost or nearly... | |
26 |
5-11
205lbs
4.46
|
RB |
|
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... | |
21 |
5-11
205lbs
4.47
|
RB |
|
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... | |
8 |
5-11
205lbs
4.50
|
RB |
|
205lbs | 5-11 | 4.50 | 8 | 109.5 |
83.8
|
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... | |
22 |
5-10
206lbs
4.50
|
RB |
|
206lbs | 5-10 | 4.50 | 29 | 395.5 |
71.2
|
Recruiting rankings said star; the depth chart said otherwise. Peoples arrived at Ohio State as a national top-100 recruit and the... | |
1 |
5-10
206lbs
4.59
|
RB |
|
206lbs | 5-10 | 4.59 | 1 | 27.3 |
87.4
|
The most violent runner in college football also turned out to be one of the most productive: 1,648 yards, sixteen touchdowns, consensus... | |
15 |
5-10
208lbs
4.55
|
RB |
|
208lbs | 5-10 | 4.55 | 15 | 231 |
75.2
|
The walk-on made the record book: 1,076 yards and a team-high sixteen touchdowns, All-SEC recognition, top-tier rushing tape, and... | |
38 |
5-11
210lbs
4.44
|
RB |
|
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... | |
37 |
6-2
210lbs
4.50
|
RB |
|
210lbs | 6-2 | 4.50 | 27 | 330 |
61.8
|
The 2024 season at Colorado, 384 yards as the backfield's leading rusher, remains the only real entry in the ledger: 2025 at South Carolina... | |
19 |
6-0
210lbs
4.56
|
RB |
|
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... |












