2027 NFL Draft Running Back Rankings - 25-36

LAST UPDATED: 09/28/2026

Player Rankings - Running Back

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
12

RB
Jordan
Marshall

5-11 216lbs 4.42
RB
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
216lbs 5-11 4.42 12 184.5
81.9
Michigan needed someone to carry the room when Justice Haynes went down, and Marshall answered with the best month of any back in the Big...
9

RB
Antwan
Raymond

5-11 205lbs 4.50
RB
Rutgers   Mascot
Rutgers Mascot
205lbs 5-11 4.50 9 135
83.1
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...
3

RB
Kewan
Lacy

5-11 200lbs 4.48
RB
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
200lbs 5-11 4.48 2 28.3
86.6
Lacy is a durable, high-volume hammer with a scoring nose, leg drive and the burst and contact balance to make defenders miss without...
23

RB
James
Peoples

5-10 206lbs 4.50
RB
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
206lbs 5-10 4.50 29 465
71.2
Recruiting rankings said star; the depth chart said otherwise. Peoples arrived at Ohio State as a national top-100 recruit and the...
19

RB
Keyjuan
Brown

5-10 210lbs 4.62
RB
Louisville   Mascot
Louisville Mascot
210lbs 5-10 4.62 13 194.7
73.3
Few backs anywhere squeezed more from their touches: 703 yards on just 96 carries, better than seven a pop, with top-tier rushing tape,...
16

RB
DeSean
Bishop

5-10 208lbs 4.55
RB
Tennessee   Mascot
Tennessee Mascot
208lbs 5-10 4.55 19 291
75.3
The walk-on made the record book: 1,076 yards and a team-high sixteen touchdowns, All-SEC recognition, top-tier rushing tape, and...
11

RB
J'Koby
Williams

5-10 185lbs 4.35
RB
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
185lbs 5-10 4.35 14 204
82.6
Versatility is the sell. Williams touched the ball as a runner, receiver and kick returner for a team that played deep into the postseason,...
4

RB
Nate
Frazier

5-10 210lbs 4.35
RB
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
210lbs 5-10 4.35 4 59.4
86.4
Frazier is a burner with elite timed speed, quick and balanced enough to stack cuts, with sixteen catches sketching the outline of...
1

RB
Ahmad
Hardy

5-10 206lbs 4.59
RB
Missouri   Mascot
Missouri Mascot
206lbs 5-10 4.59 3 31.5
87.1
The most violent runner in college football also turned out to be one of the most productive: 1,648 yards, sixteen touchdowns, consensus...
33

RB
Dylan
Edwards

5-9 170lbs 4.35
RB
Kansas   Mascot
Kansas Mascot
170lbs 5-9 4.35 34 541
67.0
Everything about the profile is fast and small: elite timed speed, return-game splash at Colorado and Kansas State, six yards a carry in...
32

RB
Evan
Pryor

5-9 195lbs 4.38
RB
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
195lbs 5-9 4.38 39 678.5
67.1
Pryor is an explosive, receiving-capable change-of-pace back who ran for 6.9 yards a carry at Cincinnati in 2025 before transferring to...
30

RB
Datrell
Jones

5-9 188lbs 4.38
RB
Holy Cross   Mascot
Holy Cross Mascot
188lbs 5-9 4.38 32 538.5
68.6
Jones is an undersized, versatile back who flashed on a tiny Boston College sample before transferring to FCS Holy Cross for an expanded...

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.