2027 NFL Draft Running Back Rankings - 37-48

LAST UPDATED: 11/03/2026

Player Rankings - Running Back

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
3

RB
Kewan
Lacy

5-11 205lbs 4.48
RB
Ole Miss   Mascot
Ole Miss Mascot
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

RB
Jambres
Dubar

6-0 205lbs 4.35
RB
Boise State   Mascot
Boise State Mascot
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

RB
Kaleb
Jackson

6-0 240lbs 4.43
RB
North Carolina   Mascot
North Carolina Mascot
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

RB
Montravius
Lloyd

6-0 225lbs 4.46
RB
Bethune-Cookman   Mascot
Bethune-Cookman Mascot
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

RB
Darius
Taylor

6-0 215lbs 4.54
RB
Minnesota   Mascot
Minnesota Mascot
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

RB
Gavin
Sawchuk

6-0 205lbs 4.24
RB
Northwestern   Mascot
Northwestern Mascot
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

RB
Ju'Juan
Johnson

6-0 210lbs 4.44
RB
Syracuse   Mascot
Syracuse Mascot
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

RB
Chris
Johnson Jr.

6-0 190lbs 4.30
RB
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
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

RB
Isaiah
Augustave

6-0 215lbs 4.50
RB
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
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

RB
Makhi
Hughes

6-0 210lbs 4.44
RB
Houston   Mascot
Houston Mascot
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

RB
Jamal
Roberts

6-0 216lbs 4.49
RB
Missouri   Mascot
Missouri Mascot
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

RB
A'Marion
Peterson

6-0 215lbs 4.44
RB
UTSA   Mascot
UTSA Mascot
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...

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.
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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.