2027 NFL Draft Running Back Rankings - 37-48
| # | Player | Pos | H/W/S | Team | Weight | Height | 40YD | AVG POS RANK | AVG OVR RANK | Rating | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 |
5-11
205lbs
4.48
|
RB |
|
205lbs | 5-11 | 4.48 | 2 | 32.1 |
85.3
|
Lacy ranked among the most productive backs in the country in 2025, a durable, high-volume runner who set Ole Miss' single-season record... | |
57 |
6-0
205lbs
4.35
|
RB |
|
205lbs | 6-0 | 4.35 | 56 | 632 |
59.1
|
The seasons keep ending before they start: three carries in 2025 ahead of another injury redshirt, back-to-back years now lost or nearly... | |
51 |
6-0
240lbs
4.43
|
RB |
|
240lbs | 6-0 | 4.43 | 62 | 691.5 |
60.6
|
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... | |
50 |
6-0
225lbs
4.46
|
RB |
|
225lbs | 6-0 | 4.46 | 52 | 601 |
60.8
|
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:... | |
48 |
6-0
215lbs
4.54
|
RB |
|
215lbs | 6-0 | 4.54 | 67 | 726.5 |
61.2
|
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... | |
44 |
6-0
205lbs
4.24
|
RB |
|
205lbs | 6-0 | 4.24 | 39 | 484 |
62.3
|
Sawchuk is an explosive, versatile back with real burst and receiving value who led Florida State in scrimmage yards in 2025 and fits Chip... | |
43 |
6-0
210lbs
4.44
|
RB |
|
210lbs | 6-0 | 4.44 | 44 | 509 |
63.2
|
Johnson is a fast, versatile athlete who set state records as a high school quarterback and has played offense and defense in college. He... | |
36 |
6-0
190lbs
4.30
|
RB |
|
190lbs | 6-0 | 4.30 | 31 | 425 |
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... | |
32 |
6-0
215lbs
4.50
|
RB |
|
215lbs | 6-0 | 4.50 | 32 | 447 |
68.8
|
The 2024 season at Colorado, 384 yards as the backfield's leading rusher, remains the only real entry in the ledger: 2025 at South Carolina... | |
26 |
6-0
210lbs
4.44
|
RB |
|
210lbs | 6-0 | 4.44 | 25 | 303 |
74.0
|
Eighteen months ago he was one of the most productive backs in college football: consecutive thousand-yard seasons at Tulane, an AAC... | |
25 |
6-0
216lbs
4.49
|
RB |
|
216lbs | 6-0 | 4.49 | 24 | 299 |
74.0
|
Roberts has turned his first year as the lead back into one of the most productive runs in the SEC. He has home-run speed, runs hard... | |
24 |
6-0
215lbs
4.44
|
RB |
|
215lbs | 6-0 | 4.44 | 27 | 354 |
74.2
|
The high school file still glitters, more than 5,000 yards and 62 touchdowns in Texas, and the stopwatch never dimmed, but three college... |












