Running Back Rankings 2027 NFL Draft
LAST UPDATED: 08/03/2026
Player Rankings - Running Back
| # | Player | Pos | H/W/S | Team | Weight | Height | 40YD | AVG POS RANK | AVG OVR RANK | Rating | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 |
5-10
210lbs
4.62
|
RB |
|
210lbs | 5-10 | 4.62 | 14 | 188.7 |
73.4
|
Few backs anywhere squeezed more from their touches: 703 yards on just 96 carries, better than seven a pop, with top-tier rushing tape,... | |
13 |
5-11
210lbs
4.49
|
RB |
|
210lbs | 5-11 | 4.49 | 12 | 143 |
80.5
|
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... | |
3 |
5-10
210lbs
4.35
|
RB |
|
210lbs | 5-10 | 4.35 | 5 | 71 |
86.8
|
Georgia handed its backfield to a true sophomore and he led the team in rushing with all-conference honors: 947 yards on 173 carries,... | |
35 |
6-0
215lbs
4.44
|
RB |
|
215lbs | 6-0 | 4.44 | 26 | 325 |
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... | |
17 |
6-0
215lbs
4.54
|
RB |
|
215lbs | 6-0 | 4.54 | 16 | 248 |
73.9
|
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... | |
16 |
5-11
215lbs
4.38
|
RB |
|
215lbs | 5-11 | 4.38 | 30 | 489 |
74.6
|
The recruiting class called him its best back, and the stopwatch still agrees: rare timed speed, among the fastest in the group, deployed... | |
11 |
5-11
216lbs
4.42
|
RB |
|
216lbs | 5-11 | 4.42 | 13 | 144 |
82.3
|
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... | |
25 |
6-0
220lbs
4.46
|
RB |
|
220lbs | 6-0 | 4.46 | 23 | 304 |
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:... | |
7 |
6-2
220lbs
4.46
|
RB |
|
220lbs | 6-2 | 4.46 | 6 | 92 |
83.9
|
The Big 12 named him its best offensive player, and the resume backs the vote: a conference-leading rushing total, twelve scores, and three... | |
2 |
6-2
225lbs
4.52
|
RB |
|
225lbs | 6-2 | 4.52 | 4 | 53 |
86.8
|
January made him famous: 507 rushing yards across the College Football Playoff, the most in the event's history, including a quarterfinal... | |
27 |
6-1
227lbs
4.48
|
RB |
|
227lbs | 6-1 | 4.48 | 18 | 254.5 |
69.3
|
The recruiting class ranked him the best back in America, and the freshman tape at Texas supported it: patient, downhill, starting-caliber.... | |
23 |
6-2
227lbs
4.48
|
RB |
|
227lbs | 6-2 | 4.48 | 34 | 546 |
70.6
|
The frame keeps earning him auditions wherever he goes: 227 pounds with good timed speed for the weight class, a power-back silhouette that... |












