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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 |
5-11
205lbs
4.47
|
RB |
|
205lbs | 5-11 | 4.47 | 35 | 547.5 |
71.4
|
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... | |
9 |
5-11
205lbs
4.50
|
RB |
|
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... | |
8 |
5-9
203lbs
4.43
|
RB |
|
203lbs | 5-9 | 4.43 | 15 | 225 |
83.2
|
Cook is a compact, productive runner who led the FBS in rushing and scrimmage yards at Jacksonville State, playing with pad level, burst... | |
25 |
5-11
202lbs
4.24
|
RB |
|
202lbs | 5-11 | 4.24 | 25 | 324 |
70.2
|
Sawchuk is an explosive, versatile back with real burst and receiving value who led Florida State in scrimmage yards in 2025 and fits Chip... | |
15 |
5-11
200lbs
4.42
|
RB |
|
200lbs | 5-11 | 4.42 | 31 | 511 |
80.1
|
The production survived the circumstances: 969 yards and top-tier rushing tape as the feature back in an Auburn offense that spent the... | |
3 |
5-11
200lbs
4.48
|
RB |
|
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... | |
32 |
5-9
195lbs
4.38
|
RB |
|
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... | |
13 |
5-11
195lbs
4.52
|
RB |
|
195lbs | 5-11 | 4.52 | 8 | 96.8 |
81.4
|
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... | |
6 |
5-9
195lbs
4.32
|
RB |
|
195lbs | 5-9 | 4.32 | 11 | 157 |
84.9
|
Speed is the resume. Brown is one of the fastest players in this class at any position, and the Colorado tape is what it looks like when... | |
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... | |
37 |
5-7
190lbs
4.45
|
RB |
|
190lbs | 5-7 | 4.45 | 38 | 611 |
64.1
|
Two games into a third straight productive season, a horse-collar tackle at Ohio took his knee and the year: 133 yards and three scores in... | |
10 |
5-9
190lbs
4.48
|
RB |
|
190lbs | 5-9 | 4.48 | 6 | 92 |
82.9
|
Per-touch production was never the question. Brown averaged nearly nine yards a carry in 2025 and has been an explosive-play machine since... |












