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
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...
37

RB
Isaiah
Augustave

6-2 210lbs 4.50
RB
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
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

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...
18

RB
Keyjuan
Brown

5-10 210lbs 4.62
RB
Louisville   Mascot
Louisville Mascot
210lbs 5-10 4.62 14 188.7
73.4
Few backs anywhere squeezed more from their touches: 703 yards on just 96 carries, better than seven a pop, with top-tier rushing tape,...
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...
3

RB
Nate
Frazier

5-10 210lbs 4.35
RB
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
210lbs 5-10 4.35 5 71
86.8
Georgia handed its backfield to a true sophomore and he led the team in rushing with all-conference honors: 947 yards on 173 carries,...
15

RB
DeSean
Bishop

5-10 208lbs 4.55
RB
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
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...
22

RB
James
Peoples

5-10 206lbs 4.50
RB
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
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

RB
Ahmad
Hardy

5-10 206lbs 4.59
RB
Missouri   Mascot
Missouri Mascot
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...
39

RB
Braydon
Bennett

6-2 205lbs 4.50
RB
Eastern Michigan   Mascot
Eastern Michigan Mascot
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

RB
Jambres
Dubar

6-0 205lbs 4.35
RB
Boise State   Mascot
Boise State Mascot
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

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...

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.