NFL Draft Runningback Rankings

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2016 Running Back Rankings

1. Ezekiel Elliott, OSU
2. Derrick Henry, Bama
3. Dalvin Cook, FSU
4. Devontae Booker, Utah

2015 Running Back Rankings

1. Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin
2. Todd Gurley, Georgia
3. Jay Ajayi, Boise State
4. Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska
5. Mike Davis, South Carolina
6. T.J. Yeldon, Alabama
7. Duke Johnson, Miami (Fla.)
8. David Johnson, Northern Iowa
9. Malcolm Brown, Texas
10. Matt Jones, Floida
11. Jay Ajayi, Boise State
12. Tevin Coleman, Indiana
13. Thomas Rawls, Central Michigan
14. Alonzo Harris, UL-Lafayette
15. David Cobb, Minnesota
16. Jeremy Langford, Michigan State

2014 Running Back Rankings

1. KaDeem Carey Arizona
2. Silas Redd USC
3. Lache Seastrunk Baylor
4. Bishop Sankey Washington
5. Carlos Hyde Ohio State
6. Damien Williams Oklahoma
7. Dri Archer Kent State
8. LaDarius Perkins Mississippi State
9. Alfred Blue LSU
10. James Wilder JR FSU
11. Tre Mason Auburn
12. Ameer Abdullah Nebraska
13. James White Wisconsin

2013 Running Back Rankings

1. Eddie Lacy Alabama
2. Giovani Bernard UNC
3. Marcus Lattimore RB South Carolina
4. Le’Veon Bell RB Michigan State
5. Andre Ellington RB Clemson
6. Montee Ball RB Wisconsin
7. Joseph Randle RB Oklahoma State

2012 Runningback Rankings

1. Trent Richardson RB Alabama
2. Montee Ball RB Wisconsin
3. Lamar Miller RB Miami
4. LaMichael James RB Oregon
5. Cyrus Gray RB Texas A&M
6. Boom Herron RB The Ohio State University
7. Chris Polk RB Washington
8. Montel Harris RB Boston College

Trent Richardson may very well have been drafted before Mark Ingram had he entered the 2011 draft along with his former teammate. However by staying in school, he cements himself as the #1 runner in 2012. LaMichael James is the new Reggie Bush, but do NFL teams value a speed back enough to draft with a top 15 pick? I’m not sure. Even Chris Johnson was a late first rounder.

The back with the most to gain is OSU’s Boom Herron. If he comes back from his suspension strong he can be the third back taken in this class, likely in the second round.