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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
36 |
6-0
215lbs
4.44
|
RB |
|
215lbs | 6-0 | 4.44 | 27 | 339 |
66.1
|
The high school file still glitters, more than 5,000 yards and 62 touchdowns in Texas, and the stopwatch never dimmed, but three college... | |
35 |
6-0
205lbs
4.35
|
RB |
|
205lbs | 6-0 | 4.35 | 26 | 338 |
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... | |
34 |
6-0
184lbs
4.30
|
RB |
|
184lbs | 6-0 | 4.30 | 21 | 310 |
66.9
|
The breakaway column is the resume: more than half of his 479 rushing yards came on chunk plays, rare timed speed among the fastest in the... | |
31 |
6-0
234lbs
4.43
|
RB |
|
234lbs | 6-0 | 4.43 | 33 | 540 |
67.3
|
Jackson is a powerful, downhill back with goal-line value and fresh legs, a former top recruit who never earned a role across three LSU... | |
26 |
6-0
220lbs
4.46
|
RB |
|
220lbs | 6-0 | 4.46 | 23 | 318 |
70.1
|
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:... | |
21 |
6-0
194lbs
4.50
|
RB |
|
194lbs | 6-0 | 4.50 | 16 | 246.5 |
71.8
|
A year removed from a thousand-yard season, the hamstring never let him show it: injured against Ohio State in the opener, Wisner managed... | |
20 |
6-0
210lbs
4.56
|
RB |
|
210lbs | 6-0 | 4.56 | 20 | 304 |
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 |
6-0
215lbs
4.54
|
RB |
|
215lbs | 6-0 | 4.54 | 22 | 314.5 |
74.1
|
The three-down toolkit is closer to complete than anyone else's in this tier: thirty-four catches with receiving tape among the group's... | |
29 |
6-1
235lbs
4.64
|
RB |
|
235lbs | 6-1 | 4.64 | 36 | 551.5 |
68.9
|
Four games, six carries, 22 yards: the 2025 season was a roster line, not a campaign, the third straight year injuries have hollowed out a... | |
28 |
6-1
227lbs
4.48
|
RB |
|
227lbs | 6-1 | 4.48 | 17 | 258.5 |
69.4
|
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... | |
2 |
6-1
231lbs
4.46
|
RB |
|
231lbs | 6-1 | 4.46 | 1 | 24.7 |
86.7
|
Baugh is built for volume at better than 230 pounds, a patient zone runner with the size to bang between the tackles, the contact balance... | |
40 |
6-2
205lbs
4.50
|
RB |
|
205lbs | 6-2 | 4.50 | 40 | 698.5 |
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,... |












