2027 NFL Draft Running Back Rankings - 13-24

#	Player	Pos	H/W/S	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
1	RB Ahmad Hardy	5-10 206lbs 4.59	RB	206lbs	5-10	4.59	1	27	87.4 MORE>>	The most violent runner in college football also turned out to be one of the most productive: 1,648 yards, sixteen touchdowns, consensus...
39	RB Makhi Hughes	5-11 210lbs 4.44	RB	210lbs	5-11	4.44	39	345	58.9 MORE>>	Eighteen months ago he was one of the most productive backs in college football: consecutive thousand-yard seasons at Tulane, an AAC...
27	RB Jayden Limar	5-11 205lbs 4.46	RB	205lbs	5-11	4.46	27	319	69.5 MORE>>	Oregon's backfield never had room, and the glimpses stayed glimpses: 262 efficient yards on 46 carries, plus timed speed driving a clean...
25	RB Gavin Sawchuk	5-11 202lbs 4.24	RB	202lbs	5-11	4.24	25	315	70.2 MORE>>	The stopwatch says the fastest back in the group; the tape keeps disagreeing. Sawchuk led Florida State with eight rushing touchdowns and...
22	RB Quinten Joyner	5-11 205lbs 4.47	RB	205lbs	5-11	4.47	22	306	71.4 MORE>>	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...
17	RB Rueben Owens II	5-11 215lbs 4.38	RB	215lbs	5-11	4.38	18	279	74.6 MORE>>	The recruiting class called him its best back, and the stopwatch still agrees: rare timed speed, among the fastest in the group, deployed...
15	RB Jeremiah Cobb	5-11 200lbs 4.42	RB	200lbs	5-11	4.42	16	195	80.0 MORE>>	The production survived the circumstances: 969 yards and top-tier rushing tape as the feature back in an Auburn offense that spent the...
14	RB Justice Haynes	5-11 210lbs 4.49	RB	210lbs	5-11	4.49	13	135.5	80.5 MORE>>	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...
13	RB Hollywood Smothers	5-11 195lbs 4.52	RB	195lbs	5-11	4.52	9	105.3	81.4 MORE>>	The skill package is the modern blueprint: an ACC rushing-yards-per-game leader with first-team all-conference honors, thirty-seven catches...
12	RB Jordan Marshall	5-11 216lbs 4.42	RB	216lbs	5-11	4.42	14	141	82.3 MORE>>	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...
8	RB Antwan Raymond	5-11 205lbs 4.50	RB	205lbs	5-11	4.50	10	107	83.8 MORE>>	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...
5	RB Kewan Lacy	5-11 200lbs 4.48	RB	200lbs	5-11	4.48	3	31.6	85.1 MORE>>	The touchdown column is the headline: two dozen rushing scores, an Ole Miss single-season record, with first-team All-SEC recognition and...

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.
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.

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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.