Running Back U
RBU Rankings
Schools producing drafted running backs and fullbacks with NFL scrimmage value. This view keeps the question college-first: which schools turned college production and draft volume into NFL starts, production, and hit rate?
- Schools
- 136
- Players
- 600
- Leader
- Alabama
- Era
- 2000-present
Top Schools by Factory score
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School Rankings
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| 1 | Alabama Latest draft: 2026 | 96.3 | 20 | 6 | 54 | 82,240 | 43,805 | 75% | |
| 2 | Miami Latest draft: 2025 | 71.4 | 13 | 1 | 35 | 60,650 | 14,472 | 84.6% | |
| 3 | Georgia Latest draft: 2025 | 58.4 | 16 | 3 | 23 | 42,152 | 24,283 | 75% | |
| 4 | Oklahoma Latest draft: 2023 | 58.1 | 12 | 1 | 29 | 46,709 | 15,590 | 66.7% | |
| 5 | LSU Latest draft: 2022 | 52.5 | 16 | 3 | 21 | 33,938 | 23,390 | 68.8% | |
| 6 | Ohio State Latest draft: 2025 | 49.5 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 30,288 | 28,232 | 85.7% | |
| 7 | Auburn Latest draft: 2025 | 48 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 27,775 | 19,918 | 84.6% | |
| 8 | USC Latest draft: 2025 | 47.5 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 24,568 | 20,729 | 75% | |
| 9 | Tennessee Latest draft: 2025 | 46.6 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 34,618 | 11,997 | 70% | |
| 10 | Wisconsin Latest draft: 2024 | 45.7 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 33,638 | 26,457 | 72.7% | |
| 11 | Florida State Latest draft: 2024 | 45.1 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 29,080 | 17,690 | 90% | |
| 12 | Pittsburgh Latest draft: 2023 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 33,863 | 13,175 | 75% | |
| 13 | Oregon Latest draft: 2025 | 40.7 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 25,887 | 20,113 | 90% | |
| 14 | Texas Latest draft: 2025 | 39.6 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 28,043 | 14,359 | 66.7% | |
| 15 | Memphis Latest draft: 2021 | 39.1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 27,889 | 9,938 | 100% | |
| 16 | Penn State Latest draft: 2026 | 38.7 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 25,346 | 20,480 | 66.7% | |
| 17 | California Latest draft: 2017 | 37.2 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 24,476 | 9,039 | 75% | |
| 18 | North Carolina Latest draft: 2025 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 16,239 | 25,645 | 80% | |
| 19 | Oklahoma State Latest draft: 2025 | 34.6 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 18,142 | 21,359 | 100% | |
| 20 | Arizona State Latest draft: 2025 | 34.2 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 9,724 | 14,123 | 77.8% | |
| 21 | Boise State Latest draft: 2025 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 16,296 | 21,984 | 100% | |
| 22 | Arkansas Latest draft: 2026 | 33.3 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 19,801 | 14,160 | 60% | |
| 23 | Tulane Latest draft: 2023 | 32.7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20,608 | 3,475 | 100% | |
| 24 | UCLA Latest draft: 2023 | 32.4 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 20,908 | 20,424 | 66.7% | |
| 25 | Michigan State Latest draft: 2022 | 31.9 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 19,662 | 8,534 | 71.4% | |
| 26 | Virginia Latest draft: 2009 | 31.4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 16,949 | 0 | 83.3% | |
| 27 | Clemson Latest draft: 2026 | 30.8 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 15,748 | 29,524 | 60% | |
| 28 | Nebraska Latest draft: 2026 | 29.5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 16,372 | 12,624 | 75% | |
| 29 | Notre Dame Latest draft: 2026 | 29.5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 15,345 | 17,040 | 62.5% | |
| 30 | Rutgers Latest draft: 2025 | 29.4 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 15,370 | 9,050 | 71.4% | |
| 31 | TCU Latest draft: 2023 | 29.4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 19,512 | 2,639 | 75% | |
| 32 | Iowa State Latest draft: 2022 | 28.1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 13,212 | 8,953 | 100% | |
| 33 | Illinois Latest draft: 2023 | 27.4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9,746 | 7,058 | 100% | |
| 34 | Toledo Latest draft: 2017 | 27.3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15,295 | 5,500 | 100% | |
| 35 | Oregon State Latest draft: 2021 | 26.8 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 18,907 | 8,156 | 66.7% | |
| 36 | Michigan Latest draft: 2025 | 26.5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8,200 | 10,301 | 77.8% | |
| 37 | Stanford Latest draft: 2019 | 26.1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 16,049 | 21,536 | 50% | |
| 38 | Texas A&M Latest draft: 2023 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7,709 | 17,960 | 85.7% | |
| 39 | Kansas State Latest draft: 2025 | 24.5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13,774 | 12,742 | 55.6% | |
| 40 | Utah Latest draft: 2020 | 24.5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11,596 | 10,220 | 80% | |
| 41 | Villanova Latest draft: 2002 | 24.2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10,275 | 0 | 100% | Brian WestbrookRB · 2002 pick 91 |
| 42 | Florida Latest draft: 2022 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5,928 | 16,670 | 77.8% | |
| 43 | UConn Latest draft: 2011 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5,435 | 4,000 | 100% | |
| 44 | Marshall Latest draft: 2024 | 23.8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7,003 | 3,401 | 100% | |
| 45 | UCF Latest draft: 2025 | 23.7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12,578 | 9,514 | 75% | |
| 46 | Florida Atlantic Latest draft: 2019 | 23.6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 13,174 | 10,022 | 66.7% | |
| 47 | Maryland Latest draft: 2021 | 23.5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8,329 | 8,807 | 83.3% | |
| 48 | Louisville Latest draft: 2024 | 23.3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 11,318 | 7,127 | 50% | |
| 49 | Northern Illinois Latest draft: 2007 | 23.3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8,277 | 0 | 100% | |
| 50 | Virginia Tech Latest draft: 2025 | 23.1 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 8,946 | 12,490 | 36.4% | |
| 51 | Harvard Latest draft: 2013 | 23.1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3,111 | 0 | 100% | |
| 52 | Boston College Latest draft: 2020 | 22.7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6,885 | 8,417 | 100% | |
| 53 | Mississippi State Latest draft: 2021 | 22.4 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 6,576 | 8,111 | 66.7% | |
| 54 | UTEP Latest draft: 2017 | 21.9 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 10,701 | 4,760 | 66.7% | |
| 55 | West Virginia Latest draft: 2016 | 21.6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6,530 | 8,653 | 80% | |
| 56 | Southern Illinois Latest draft: 2010 | 21.5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6,307 | 0 | 100% | Brandon JacobsRB · 2005 pick 110Deji KarimRB · 2010 pick 180 |
| 57 | Syracuse Latest draft: 2025 | 21.2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1,715 | 6,526 | 83.3% | |
| 58 | Kentucky Latest draft: 2026 | 21.1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4,420 | 15,019 | 83.3% | |
| 59 | Minnesota Latest draft: 2015 | 20.9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9,443 | 3,235 | 60% | |
| 60 | Liberty Latest draft: 2009 | 20.9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5,241 | 0 | 100% | |
| 61 | Georgia Southern Latest draft: 2014 | 20.7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6,646 | 0 | 100% | Jerick McKinnonRB · 2014 pick 96Adrian PetersonRB · 2002 pick 199 |
| 62 | Northern Iowa Latest draft: 2015 | 20.7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6,876 | 0 | 100% | |
| 63 | NC State Latest draft: 2018 | 20.4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4,085 | 6,121 | 100% | |
| 64 | Indiana Latest draft: 2026 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9,651 | 10,261 | 66.7% | |
| 65 | San Diego State Latest draft: 2018 | 19.8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4,749 | 15,436 | 80% | |
| 66 | Texas Tech Latest draft: 2025 | 19.7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6,301 | 8,712 | 75% | |
| 67 | Iowa Latest draft: 2025 | 19.1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9,694 | 3,019 | 66.7% | |
| 68 | Arizona Latest draft: 2025 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3,233 | 7,713 | 80% | |
| 69 | Richmond Latest draft: 2008 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4,185 | 0 | 100% | |
| 70 | East Carolina Latest draft: 2008 | 18.6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12,059 | 0 | 50% | |
| 71 | Vanderbilt Latest draft: 2020 | 18.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2,182 | 3,944 | 100% | |
| 72 | South Florida Latest draft: 2017 | 18.4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3,115 | 4,107 | 100% | |
| 73 | North Carolina A&T Latest draft: 2017 | 18.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2,676 | 0 | 100% | |
| 74 | Abilene Christian Latest draft: 2012 | 18.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2,205 | 0 | 100% | Bernard ScottRB · 2009 pick 209Daryl RichardsonRB · 2012 pick 252 |
| 75 | Western Kentucky Latest draft: 2003 | 18.1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 459 | 0 | 100% | |
| 76 | Washington Latest draft: 2026 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3,799 | 15,466 | 75% | |
| 77 | Fordham Latest draft: 2018 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3,131 | 0 | 100% | |
| 78 | Towson Latest draft: 2014 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2,160 | 0 | 100% | |
| 79 | Temple Latest draft: 2019 | 17.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1,864 | 6,546 | 100% | |
| 80 | Montana Latest draft: 2008 | 17.7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 465 | 0 | 100% | |
| 81 | South Dakota State Latest draft: 2024 | 17.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1,363 | 0 | 100% | |
| 82 | Buffalo Latest draft: 2010 | 17.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3,523 | 0 | 100% | |
| 83 | Furman Latest draft: 2008 | 17.7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 599 | 0 | 100% | |
| 84 | Ottawa Latest draft: 2004 | 17.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3,415 | 0 | 100% | |
| 85 | Georgia Tech Latest draft: 2011 | 17.4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3,440 | 6,926 | 75% | |
| 86 | Colorado Latest draft: 2006 | 17.4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4,267 | 0 | 66.7% | |
| 87 | Ole Miss Latest draft: 2023 | 17.3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9,148 | 6,202 | 40% | |
| 88 | Louisiana Tech Latest draft: 2018 | 17.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3,747 | 8,751 | 75% | |
| 89 | Houston Latest draft: 2017 | 17.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 263 | 295 | 100% | |
| 90 | Washington State Latest draft: 2006 | 17.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2,171 | 0 | 100% | |
| 91 | Northwestern Latest draft: 2023 | 16.9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2,512 | 9,561 | 75% | |
| 92 | Troy Latest draft: 2024 | 16.9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 996 | 4,716 | 100% | |
| 93 | Miami (OH) Latest draft: 2000 | 16.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 726 | 0 | 100% | |
| 94 | BYU Latest draft: 2022 | 16.7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8,830 | 7,810 | 40% | |
| 95 | Stephen F. Austin Latest draft: 2001 | 16.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,340 | 0 | 100% | Derrick BlaylockRB · 2001 pick 150 |
| 96 | North Dakota State Latest draft: 2002 | 16.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,264 | 0 | 100% | Lamar GordonRB · 2002 pick 84 |
| 97 | Wyoming Latest draft: 2017 | 16.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,295 | 4,690 | 100% | |
| 98 | New Mexico Latest draft: 2002 | 16.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 100% | |
| 99 | Southern Miss Latest draft: 2018 | 16.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,007 | 5,982 | 100% | |
| 100 | UNLV Latest draft: 2009 | 16.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 151 | 0 | 100% | |
| 101 | Wake Forest Latest draft: 2026 | 16.2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 921 | 3,585 | 66.7% | |
| 102 | App State Latest draft: 2020 | 16.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 369 | 3,202 | 100% | |
| 103 | SMU Latest draft: 2025 | 16.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 323 | 2,604 | 100% | |
| 104 | Virginia St Latest draft: 2018 | 16.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 310 | 0 | 100% | |
| 105 | San José State Latest draft: 2016 | 16.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 278 | 3,586 | 100% | |
| 106 | Tulsa Latest draft: 2006 | 16.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 100% | |
| 107 | Arkansas State Latest draft: 2007 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | |
| 108 | Colorado State Latest draft: 2009 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 100% | |
| 109 | Dartmouth Latest draft: 2004 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 100% | |
| 110 | James Madison Latest draft: 2000 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 100% | |
| 111 | Massachusetts Latest draft: 2013 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 953 | 100% | |
| 112 | New Hampshire Latest draft: 2024 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 100% | |
| 113 | West Georgia Latest draft: 2017 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 100% | Alex ArmahFB · 2017 pick 192 |
| 114 | Utah State Latest draft: 2019 | 15.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3,473 | 11,909 | 60% | |
| 115 | Missouri Latest draft: 2022 | 15.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 871 | 10,172 | 75% | |
| 116 | Fresno State Latest draft: 2010 | 15.1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6,743 | 3,548 | 50% | |
| 117 | Cincinnati Latest draft: 2022 | 14.6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2,310 | 8,363 | 66.7% | |
| 118 | Louisiana Latest draft: 2021 | 14.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2,642 | 11,541 | 66.7% | |
| 119 | South Carolina Latest draft: 2022 | 13.6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3,380 | 8,806 | 40% | |
| 120 | Hawai'i Latest draft: 2015 | 12.3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 749 | 2,656 | 50% | |
| 121 | Kansas Latest draft: 2025 | 11.6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 575 | 5,054 | 50% | |
| 122 | Purdue Latest draft: 2024 | 11.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2,167 | 3,904 | 50% | |
| 123 | Coastal Carolina Latest draft: 2017 | 9.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 560 | 0 | 50% | |
| 124 | Eastern Washington Latest draft: 2011 | 9.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 483 | 0 | 50% | Taiwan JonesRB · 2011 pick 125Dan CurleyFB · 2003 pick 148 |
| 125 | Baylor Latest draft: 2022 | 7.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 10,755 | 25% | |
| 126 | Navy Latest draft: 2026 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 12,586 | 0% | |
| 127 | New Mexico State Latest draft: 2020 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 3,243 | 0% | |
| 128 | Central Connecticut Latest draft: 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| 129 | Central Michigan Latest draft: 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,621 | 0% | |
| 130 | Eastern Michigan Latest draft: 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1,866 | 0% | |
| 131 | Idaho Latest draft: 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0% | |
| 132 | Northwest Missouri St Latest draft: 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0% | |
| 133 | Tennessee State Latest draft: 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0% | |
| 134 | The Citadel Latest draft: 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% | Nehemiah BroughtonFB · 2005 pick 222 |
| 135 | UAB Latest draft: 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,549 | 0% | |
| 136 | Yale Latest draft: 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |