Running Back Rankings 2027 NFL Draft
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Player Rankings - Running Back
| # | Player | Pos | H/W/S | Team | Weight | Height | 40YD | AVG POS RANK | AVG OVR RANK | Rating | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 |
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5-11
200lbs
4.42
|
RB |
|
200lbs | 5-11 | 4.42 | 18 | 253.5 |
80.0
|
The production survived the circumstances: 969 yards and top-tier rushing tape as the feature back in an Auburn offense that spent the... |
14 |
|
5-9
190lbs
4.48
|
RB |
|
190lbs | 5-9 | 4.48 | 10 | 137.3 |
76.1
|
Per-touch production was never the question. Brown averaged nearly nine yards a carry in 2025 and has been an explosive-play machine since... |
15 |
|
5-10
208lbs
4.55
|
RB |
|
208lbs | 5-10 | 4.55 | 35 | 555 |
75.2
|
The walk-on made the record book: 1,076 yards and a team-high sixteen touchdowns, All-SEC recognition, top-tier rushing tape, and... |
16 |
|
5-11
215lbs
4.38
|
RB |
|
215lbs | 5-11 | 4.38 | 27 | 482.5 |
74.6
|
The recruiting class called him its best back, and the stopwatch still agrees: rare timed speed, among the fastest in the group, deployed... |
17 |
|
6-0
215lbs
4.54
|
RB |
|
215lbs | 6-0 | 4.54 | 15 | 202.5 |
73.9
|
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... |
18 |
|
5-10
210lbs
4.62
|
RB |
|
210lbs | 5-10 | 4.62 | 14 | 156 |
73.4
|
Few backs anywhere squeezed more from their touches: 703 yards on just 96 carries, better than seven a pop, with top-tier rushing tape,... |
19 |
|
6-0
210lbs
4.56
|
RB |
|
210lbs | 6-0 | 4.56 | 19 | 289 |
71.9
|
This is a bet on an athlete, not a tape library. Davis arrived at LSU as a four-star safety, moved to running back when injuries forced the... |
20 |
|
6-0
194lbs
4.50
|
RB |
|
194lbs | 6-0 | 4.50 | 16 | 241 |
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... |
21 |
|
5-11
205lbs
4.47
|
RB |
|
205lbs | 5-11 | 4.47 | 32 | 547 |
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... |
22 |
|
5-10
206lbs
4.50
|
RB |
|
206lbs | 5-10 | 4.50 | 26 | 412 |
71.2
|
Recruiting rankings said star; the depth chart said otherwise. Peoples arrived at Ohio State as a national top-100 recruit and the... |
23 |
|
6-2
227lbs
4.48
|
RB |
|
227lbs | 6-2 | 4.48 | 29 | 515.5 |
70.6
|
The frame keeps earning him auditions wherever he goes: 227 pounds with good timed speed for the weight class, a power-back silhouette that... |
24 |
|
5-11
202lbs
4.24
|
RB |
|
202lbs | 5-11 | 4.24 | 37 | 609 |
70.2
|
The stopwatch says the fastest back in the group; the tape keeps disagreeing. Sawchuk led Florida State with eight rushing touchdowns and... |