2027 NFL Draft Running Back Rankings - 25-36
| # | Player | Pos | H/W/S | Team | Weight | Height | 40YD | AVG POS RANK | AVG OVR RANK | Rating | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 |
5-10
215lbs
4.55
|
RB |
|
215lbs | 5-10 | 4.55 | 11 | 147.7 |
82.0
|
The walk-on made the record book: 1,076 yards and a team-high sixteen touchdowns, All-SEC recognition, top-tier rushing tape, and... | |
5 |
5-10
205lbs
4.35
|
RB |
|
205lbs | 5-10 | 4.35 | 5 | 79.4 |
84.8
|
Frazier is an explosive, fast back who turns small creases into long runs. He has rare timed speed for the position, and his 181-yard day... | |
2 |
5-10
210lbs
4.59
|
RB |
|
210lbs | 5-10 | 4.59 | 3 | 37.7 |
86.0
|
Hardy was the most productive pure runner in the SEC in 2025, a violent, balanced back who set Missouri's single-season rushing record with... | |
49 |
5-11
220lbs
4.47
|
RB |
|
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... | |
45 |
5-11
215lbs
4.38
|
RB |
|
215lbs | 5-11 | 4.38 | 58 | 661 |
62.1
|
The recruiting class called him its best back, and the stopwatch still agrees: rare timed speed, among the fastest in the group, deployed... | |
37 |
5-11
198lbs
4.47
|
RB |
|
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... | |
31 |
5-11
211lbs
4.49
|
RB |
|
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... | |
29 |
5-11
205lbs
4.42
|
RB |
|
205lbs | 5-11 | 4.42 | 50 | 582 |
73.0
|
The production survived the circumstances: 969 yards and top-tier rushing tape as the feature back in an Auburn offense that spent the... | |
27 |
5-11
210lbs
4.54
|
RB |
|
210lbs | 5-11 | 4.54 | 26 | 339 |
74.0
|
Komolafe is a tough, physical runner who has become the engine of Northwestern's offense. He breaks tackles, runs with good balance and has... | |
15 |
5-11
205lbs
4.50
|
RB |
|
205lbs | 5-11 | 4.50 | 21 | 264 |
81.1
|
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... | |
12 |
5-11
193lbs
4.52
|
RB |
|
193lbs | 5-11 | 4.52 | 8 | 120 |
81.2
|
Smothers is a shifty, sure-handed three-down back who led the ACC in rushing per game at NC State and did it without putting the ball on... | |
11 |
5-11
210lbs
4.49
|
RB |
|
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... |












