2027 NFL Draft Running Back Rankings - 37-48

LAST UPDATED: 11/08/2026

Player Rankings - Running Back

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
21

RB
Quintrevion
Wisner

6-0 203lbs 4.50
RB
Florida State   Mascot
Florida State Mascot
203lbs 6-0 4.50 17 229
78.7
A year removed from a thousand-yard season, the hamstring never let him show it: injured against Ohio State in the opener, Wisner managed...
20

RB
Fluff
Bothwell

5-10 230lbs 4.56
RB
Mississippi State   Mascot
Mississippi State Mascot
230lbs 5-10 4.56 18 243
79.8
Bothwell is a strong, physical runner who breaks tackles and keeps his feet through contact. He has topped 100 yards four times this...
19

RB
Wayne
Knight

5-7 193lbs 4.52
RB
UCLA   Mascot
UCLA Mascot
193lbs 5-7 4.52 16 210.5
79.8
Knight is a quick, slippery runner who has produced at every stop. He makes defenders miss in small spaces, has the burst to break long...
18

RB
CJ
Baxter

6-1 230lbs 4.48
RB
Kentucky   Mascot
Kentucky Mascot
230lbs 6-1 4.48 19 245
79.9
Baxter is a physical, well-built lead back and former five-star who has re-established himself as Kentucky's bell-cow in 2026 with a big...
17

RB
Jordan
Marshall

5-10 220lbs 4.42
RB
Michigan   Mascot
Michigan Mascot
220lbs 5-10 4.42 22 275.5
80.3
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...
16

RB
Dylan
Riley

5-10 192lbs 4.42
RB
Boise State   Mascot
Boise State Mascot
192lbs 5-10 4.42 14 178.5
80.7
Riley is a home-run hitter. He has rare speed, makes defenders miss in the open field, as he did 13 times against Memphis, and has carried...
15

RB
Antwan
Raymond

5-11 205lbs 4.50
RB
Rutgers   Mascot
Rutgers Mascot
205lbs 5-11 4.50 21 264
81.1
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...
14

RB
Wayshawn
Parker

5-10 205lbs 4.52
RB
Utah   Mascot
Utah Mascot
205lbs 5-10 4.52 15 184
81.1
Parker runs with excellent contact balance and a real burst, and his nine rushing touchdowns have powered a Utah offense that has climbed...
13

RB
J'Koby
Williams

5-10 185lbs 4.35
RB
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
185lbs 5-10 4.35 23 276
81.2
Versatility is the sell. Williams touched the ball as a runner, receiver and kick returner for a team that played deep into the postseason,...
12

RB
Hollywood
Smothers

5-11 193lbs 4.52
RB
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
193lbs 5-11 4.52 8 120
81.2
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...
11

RB
Justice
Haynes

5-11 210lbs 4.49
RB
Georgia Tech   Mascot
Georgia Tech Mascot
210lbs 5-11 4.49 10 141.3
81.3
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...
10

RB
Cam
Cook

5-9 203lbs 4.43
RB
West Virginia   Mascot
West Virginia Mascot
203lbs 5-9 4.43 12 167.3
81.6
Cook is a compact, productive runner who led the FBS in rushing and scrimmage yards at Jacksonville State, playing with pad level, burst...

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.