2027 NFL Draft Running Back Rankings - 25-36

LAST UPDATED: 08/03/2026

Player Rankings - Running Back

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
25

RB
Gavin
Sawchuk

5-11 202lbs 4.24
RB
Northwestern   Mascot
Northwestern Mascot
202lbs 5-11 4.24 25 315
70.2
The stopwatch says the fastest back in the group; the tape keeps disagreeing. Sawchuk led Florida State with eight rushing touchdowns and...
26

RB
Montravius
Lloyd

6-0 220lbs 4.46
RB
Bethune-Cookman   Mascot
Bethune-Cookman Mascot
220lbs 6-0 4.46 26 316
70.1
The one skill that survives all the moving is the one the league values most cheaply on draft weekend but uses most often on Sundays:...
27

RB
Jayden
Limar

5-11 205lbs 4.46
RB
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
205lbs 5-11 4.46 27 319
69.5
Oregon's backfield never had room, and the glimpses stayed glimpses: 262 efficient yards on 46 carries, plus timed speed driving a clean...
28

RB
CJ
Baxter

6-1 227lbs 4.48
RB
Kentucky   Mascot
Kentucky Mascot
227lbs 6-1 4.48 28 322
69.3
The recruiting class ranked him the best back in America, and the freshman tape at Texas supported it: patient, downhill, starting-caliber....
29

RB
Roderick
Robinson II

6-1 235lbs 4.64
RB
UAB   Mascot
UAB Mascot
235lbs 6-1 4.64 29 323
68.9
Four games, six carries, 22 yards: the 2025 season was a roster line, not a campaign, the third straight year injuries have hollowed out a...
30

RB
Datrell
Jones

5-9 188lbs 4.38
RB
Holy Cross   Mascot
Holy Cross Mascot
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...
31

RB
Kaleb
Jackson

6-0 234lbs 4.43
RB
North Carolina   Mascot
North Carolina Mascot
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...
32

RB
Evan
Pryor

5-9 195lbs 4.38
RB
Florida   Mascot
Florida Mascot
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...
33

RB
Chris
Johnson Jr.

6-0 184lbs 4.30
RB
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
184lbs 6-0 4.30 33 334
66.9
The breakaway column is the resume: more than half of his 479 rushing yards came on chunk plays, rare timed speed among the fastest in the...
34

RB
Dylan
Edwards

5-9 170lbs 4.35
RB
Kansas   Mascot
Kansas Mascot
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...
35

RB
Jambres
Dubar

6-0 205lbs 4.35
RB
Boise State   Mascot
Boise State Mascot
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...
36

RB
A'Marion
Peterson

6-0 215lbs 4.44
RB
UTSA   Mascot
UTSA Mascot
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...

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.
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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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.