2027 NFL Draft Running Back Rankings - 25-36

LAST UPDATED: 11/08/2026

Player Rankings - Running Back

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
50

RB
Montravius
Lloyd

6-0 225lbs 4.46
RB
Bethune-Cookman   Mascot
Bethune-Cookman Mascot
225lbs 6-0 4.46 52 601
60.8
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:...
6

RB
LJ
Martin

6-2 225lbs 4.46
RB
BYU   Mascot
BYU Mascot
225lbs 6-2 4.46 7 109.4
84.7
Martin is a big, fast running back who carried BYU's offense in 2025. He ran for 1,299 yards and 12 touchdowns on 238 carries, forced 56...
1

RB
Jadan
Baugh

6-1 225lbs 4.46
RB
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
225lbs 6-1 4.46 1 22.1
86.3
Baugh is built for volume, a patient zone runner with the size to run between the tackles, the contact balance to fall forward and the...
49

RB
Quinten
Joyner

5-11 220lbs 4.47
RB
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
220lbs 5-11 4.47 64 710.5
60.9
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...
37

RB
Kevin
Riley

5-11 198lbs 4.47
RB
Alabama   Mascot
Alabama Mascot
198lbs 5-11 4.47 38 479
66.1
Riley is a quick, sure-handed running back who contributed as a receiver for Alabama in 2025. He has good burst and caught almost every...
18

RB
CJ
Baxter

6-1 230lbs 4.48
RB
Kentucky   Mascot
Kentucky Mascot
230lbs 6-1 4.48 19 245
79.9
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...
7

RB
Isaac
Brown

5-9 190lbs 4.48
RB
Louisville   Mascot
Louisville Mascot
190lbs 5-9 4.48 6 86.2
84.6
Brown is an explosive, big-play running back who has produced at a high level since he arrived at Louisville. He became the first true...
3

RB
Kewan
Lacy

5-11 205lbs 4.48
RB
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
205lbs 5-11 4.48 2 32.1
85.3
Lacy ranked among the most productive backs in the country in 2025, a durable, high-volume runner who set Ole Miss' single-season record...
31

RB
Dilin
Jones

5-11 211lbs 4.49
RB
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
211lbs 5-11 4.49 36 476
69.8
Jones has given LSU a reliable lead back after transferring from Wisconsin. He runs with power and balance, breaks tackles and catches the...
25

RB
Jamal
Roberts

6-0 216lbs 4.49
RB
Missouri   Mascot
Missouri Mascot
216lbs 6-0 4.49 24 299
74.0
Roberts has turned his first year as the lead back into one of the most productive runs in the SEC. He has home-run speed, runs hard...
11

RB
Justice
Haynes

5-11 210lbs 4.49
RB
Georgia Tech   Mascot
Georgia Tech Mascot
210lbs 5-11 4.49 10 141.3
81.3
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...
54

RB
Braydon
Bennett

6-2 215lbs 4.50
RB
Eastern Michigan   Mascot
Eastern Michigan Mascot
215lbs 6-2 4.50 75 846.5
59.7
Six college seasons have built a special-teams resume and little else: four carries for eight yards across the 2025 Virginia Tech season,...

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.