2026 NFL DRAFT · POSITION RANKINGS

2026 NFL Draft Running Backs Rankings

Top 15 running backs with projected rounds, measurables, and scouting notes.

Class take: Jeremiyah Love (Notre Dame) is a top-5 overall talent — arguably a historic RB prospect. R2-R3 value with Price and Washington Jr.

Top of the class: Jeremiyah Love (Notre Dame). 2025 Doak Walker winner; unanimous All-American.

Full Rankings (15 prospects)

#NameSchoolHT/WTRoundScouting Nugget
1Jeremiyah LoveNotre Dame6-0 / 206R1 top 52025 Doak Walker winner; unanimous All-American
2Jadarian PriceNotre Dame5-10 / 210R2Love's change-of-pace; sub-4.30 timed speed
3Mike Washington Jr.Arkansas5-11 / 220R2-R3SEC workhorse
4Jonah ColemanWashington5-9 / 225R3Bowling-ball power
5Jadon CoatsPurdue6-0 / 210R3-R4Transfer ascending
6Emmett JohnsonNebraska5-11 / 200R3-R4Multi-purpose back
7Nicholas SingletonPenn State6-0 / 225R4Power-speed combo
8Kaytron AllenPenn State5-11 / 230R4Short-yardage hammer
9Seth McGowanKentucky5-10 / 210R4-R5Third-down ace
10Demond ClaiborneWake Forest5-10 / 195R5Elusive ACC back
11Jaydn OttOklahoma6-0 / 195R5Cal transfer, post-injury
12Le'Veon MossTexas A&M6-0 / 215R5-R6Power runner
13Kalel MullingsMichigan6-1 / 230R6LB convert
14Makhi HughesOregon5-10 / 215R6Transfer from Tulane
15J'Mari TaylorVirginia5-10 / 205R6Under-recruited riser

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