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
9

RB
DeSean
Bishop

5-10 215lbs 4.55
RB
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
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

RB
Nate
Frazier

5-10 205lbs 4.35
RB
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
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

RB
Ahmad
Hardy

5-10 210lbs 4.59
RB
Missouri   Mascot
Missouri Mascot
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

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...
45

RB
Rueben
Owens II

5-11 215lbs 4.38
RB
Texas A&M   Mascot
Texas A&M Mascot
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

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...
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...
29

RB
Jeremiah
Cobb

5-11 205lbs 4.42
RB
Auburn   Mascot
Auburn Mascot
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

RB
Caleb
Komolafe

5-11 210lbs 4.54
RB
Northwestern   Mascot
Northwestern Mascot
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

RB
Antwan
Raymond

5-11 205lbs 4.50
RB
Rutgers   Mascot
Rutgers Mascot
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

RB
Hollywood
Smothers

5-11 193lbs 4.52
RB
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
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

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...

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.