2027 NFL Draft Running Back Rankings - 25-36
LAST UPDATED: 08/30/2026
Player Rankings - Running Back
| # | Player | Pos | H/W/S | Team | Weight | Height | 40YD | AVG POS RANK | AVG OVR RANK | Rating | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
39 |
5-11
210lbs
4.44
|
RB |
|
210lbs | 5-11 | 4.44 | 39 | 345 |
58.9
|
Eighteen months ago he was one of the most productive backs in college football: consecutive thousand-yard seasons at Tulane, an AAC... | |
36 |
6-0
215lbs
4.44
|
RB |
|
215lbs | 6-0 | 4.44 | 36 | 337 |
66.1
|
The high school file still glitters, more than 5,000 yards and 62 touchdowns in Texas, and the stopwatch never dimmed, but three college... | |
31 |
6-0
234lbs
4.43
|
RB |
|
234lbs | 6-0 | 4.43 | 31 | 329 |
67.3
|
The measurables read like a second-round pick: 234 pounds carrying elite timed speed, protection tape among the best of any back in this... | |
9 |
5-9
203lbs
4.43
|
RB |
|
203lbs | 5-9 | 4.43 | 11 | 122 |
83.3
|
A physical, productive workhorse at Jacksonville State, Cook carried the Gamecocks by piling up 1,650 yards and 16 touchdowns behind rare... | |
15 |
5-11
200lbs
4.42
|
RB |
|
200lbs | 5-11 | 4.42 | 16 | 195 |
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... | |
12 |
5-11
216lbs
4.42
|
RB |
|
216lbs | 5-11 | 4.42 | 14 | 141 |
82.3
|
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... | |
32 |
5-9
195lbs
4.38
|
RB |
|
195lbs | 5-9 | 4.38 | 32 | 333 |
67.1
|
The efficiency keeps whispering what the volume never says aloud: 522 yards at nearly seven a carry in Cincinnati's committee, 227... | |
30 |
5-9
188lbs
4.38
|
RB |
|
188lbs | 5-9 | 4.38 | 30 | 324 |
68.6
|
The 2025 season produced no game action and one honest decision: Boston College moved him to receiver for 2026, formally ending a running... | |
17 |
5-11
215lbs
4.38
|
RB |
|
215lbs | 5-11 | 4.38 | 18 | 279 |
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... | |
35 |
6-0
205lbs
4.35
|
RB |
|
205lbs | 6-0 | 4.35 | 35 | 336 |
66.2
|
The seasons keep ending before they start: three carries in 2025 ahead of another injury redshirt, back-to-back years now lost or nearly... | |
34 |
5-9
170lbs
4.35
|
RB |
|
170lbs | 5-9 | 4.35 | 34 | 335 |
66.9
|
Everything about the profile is fast and small: elite timed speed, return-game splash at Colorado and Kansas State, six yards a carry in... | |
11 |
5-10
185lbs
4.35
|
RB |
|
185lbs | 5-10 | 4.35 | 12 | 130 |
82.8
|
Versatility is the sell. Williams touched the ball as a runner, receiver and kick returner for a team that played deep into the postseason,... |












