RUNNING BACKS WITH THE BEST HANDS 2024 NFL Draft

2024 RUNNING BACKS WITH THE BEST HANDS

For a running back the hands grade measures the same things it does for a receiver: catch rate, drops and securing the ball through contact, most of it on checkdowns and swing passes with a linebacker closing. Christian McCaffrey (Stanford) and Reggie Bush (USC) were both first-round picks partly because their receiving was already a finished product.

The table ranks this year’s draft-eligible running backs by hands grade, alongside rushing, tackle-breaking, receiving, blocking and overall rating.

RANK	Player	Pos	RUSHING	BREAK TACKLES	RECEIVING	PASS BLOCKING	RUN BLOCKING	Rating
1	Isaiah Davis	RB	86	75	58	31	58	81.6 MORE>>
2	Rasheen Ali	RB	79	54	50	51	52	79.9 MORE>>
3	Frank Gore Jr.	RB	87	75	64	73	53	77.0 MORE>>
4	Jase McClellan	RB	83	68	56	27	51	78.8 MORE>>
5	Blake Corum	RB	86	56	68	59	58	84.8 MORE>>
6	Miyan Williams	RB	76	65	56	35	57	74.3 MORE>>
7	Kendall Milton	RB	85	84	55	69	41	78.0 MORE>>
8	Demarkcus Bowman	RB	62	61	49	0	53	65.7 MORE>>
9	Blake Watson	RB	79	79	73	45	57	79.6 MORE>>
10	Micah Bernard	RB	70	70	51	39	56	71.0 MORE>>
11	Trey Benson	RB	90	82	60	76	57	85.1 MORE>>
12	MarShawn Lloyd	RB	83	82	58	36	70	84.4 MORE>>
13	Jaylen Wright	RB	89	89	66	64	56	85.9 MORE>>
14	Jaden Shirden	RB	73	69	51	35	42	78.0 MORE>>
15	Carson Steele	RB	76	75	57	29	49	78.0 MORE>>
16	Lovasea Carroll	RB	0	0	0	0	0	67.2 MORE>>
17	Bucky Irving	RB	86	80	68	31	61	82.9 MORE>>
18	Audric Estime	RB	90	85	67	52	60	83.3 MORE>>
19	Jonathon Brooks	RB	92	86	76	77	64	86.6 MORE>>
20	Braelon Allen	RB	79	77	60	30	64	83.5 MORE>>