Position Board

2008 Running Backs Recruiting Rankings

Follow the national running backs board with committed teams, composite ratings, hometowns, and direct paths into state and team recruiting pages.

Ranked Recruits
200
Committed Schools
97
Blue-Chips
42

State landing pages

Ranked recruits

Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.

RankRecruitTeamStarsRatingState
1Darrell Scott
St. Bonaventure
Colorado5★0.998California
2Jermie Calhoun
Van Horn
Oklahoma5★0.995Texas
3Richard Samuel
Cass
Georgia5★0.990Georgia
4Ryan Williams
Unity Reed
Virginia Tech4★0.979Virginia
5Jamie Harper
Trinity Christian Academy
Clemson4★0.978Florida
6Justin Johnson
Gilmer
Oklahoma4★0.967Texas
7Cyrus Gray
DeSoto
Texas A&M4★0.967Texas
8Aundre Dean
Katy
UCLA4★0.964Texas
9Jonas Gray
Detroit Country Day
Notre Dame4★0.957Michigan
10Andre Ellington
Berkeley
Clemson4★0.947South Carolina
11Mark Ingram
Southwestern Commencement Academy
Alabama4★0.944Michigan
12Darius Barksdale
South Panola
Ole Miss4★0.940Mississippi
13Chris Burns
Wilmington
Pittsburgh4★0.937Pennsylvania
14Chris Harper
Northwest
Oregon4★0.937Kansas
15Carlton Thomas
Frostproof
Georgia4★0.934Florida
16Chris Polk
Redlands East Valley
Washington4★0.931California
17Dontavius Jackson
Heard County
Georgia4★0.928Georgia
18Sam McGuffie
Cy-Fair
Michigan4★0.923Texas
19Ryan Bass
Centennial
Arizona State4★0.921California
20Cameron Saddler
Gateway
Pittsburgh4★0.920Pennsylvania
21Michael Shaw
Trotwood-Madison
Michigan4★0.919Ohio
22Brandon Beachum
Cardinal Mooney
Penn State4★0.918Ohio
23Josh Haden
Friendly
Boston College4★0.917Maryland
24Eric Smith
Armwood
Auburn4★0.914Florida
25Enrique Davis
Hargrave Military Academy
Ole Miss4★0.913Florida
26Jeremy Hills
Alief Elsik
Texas4★0.912Texas
27Jamal Womble
Buena
North Carolina4★0.911Kansas
28Torrey Mack
Stratford
Virginia4★0.910Connecticut
29Jeff Demps
South Lake
Florida4★0.906Florida
30Milton Knox
Birmingham
UCLA4★0.905California
31Chris Jackson
Henry County
Alabama4★0.903Georgia
32British Footman
Amos P. Godby
4★0.902Florida
33Eric Baker
Fork Union Military Academy
South Carolina4★0.901Virginia
34Ray Polk
Brophy College Preparatory
Colorado4★0.900Arizona
35Johnathan Franklin
Dorsey
UCLA4★0.900California
36Jermaine Thomas
First Coast
Florida State4★0.899Florida
37Onterio McCalebb
Fort Meade
Auburn4★0.898Florida
38Onterrio McCalebb
Fort Meade
Auburn4★0.898Florida
39Ryan Roberson
Brenham
Texas4★0.898Texas
40Harrison Jeffers
Eisenhower
Texas Tech4★0.893Oklahoma
41Delano Howell
Hart
4★0.891California
42Curtis McNeal
Venice
4★0.890California
43Reggie Hunt
Daphne
3★0.889Alabama
44Martin Ward
Mount Zion
3★0.889Georgia
45Tauren Poole
Stephens County
3★0.889Georgia
46Michael Cox
Avon Old Farms
3★0.886Connecticut
47Collins Okafor
Westside
3★0.886Nebraska
48Covaughn Deboskie
Hamilton
3★0.885Arizona
49Sausan Shakerin
Alta
3★0.883Utah
50Jacquizz Rodgers
Lamar Consolidated
3★0.883Texas
51Keola Antolin
Bishop Gorman
3★0.882Nevada
52Richard Watson
Florida A&M University Developmental Research Scho
3★0.882Florida
53Kevin Whaley
Salem
3★0.882Virginia
54Darius Ashley
St. Xavier
3★0.882Ohio
55Rashad White
Teaneck
Rutgers3★0.879New Jersey
56Michael Ball
Desert Pines
Nevada3★0.879Nevada
57Jermaine Preyear
WP Davidson
Alabama3★0.879Alabama
58LaMike James
Liberty-Eylau
Oregon3★0.878Texas
59Mikel LeShoure
Unknown
Illinois3★0.878Tennessee
60Devin Thomas
Madison
Ole Miss3★0.876Texas
61Kwamaine Brown
Osceola
Kansas State3★0.876Florida
62Gahn McGaffie
Galena Park
Missouri3★0.874Texas
63Brandon Davis
Peachtree Ridge
UCF3★0.874Georgia
64Kenjon Barner
Notre Dame
Oregon3★0.874California
65Darius Willis
Franklin Central
3★0.871Indiana
66Isaac Johnson
Everett
3★0.869Massachusetts
67Brynn Harvey
Largo
3★0.869Florida
68Montario Patterson
Biggersville
3★0.868Mississippi
69Derrick Coleman
Troy
3★0.868California
70Luther Ambrose
St. James
3★0.867Louisiana
71Shane Turner
Cy Falls
3★0.864Texas
72Jeff Brinson
Northeast
3★0.864Florida
73Kenneth Miles
Brookwood
3★0.864Georgia
74Jonathan Gaye
Mullen
3★0.863Colorado
75Desmond Johnson
Yazoo City
3★0.863Mississippi
76Demitrius Bronson
Kentwood
3★0.861Washington
77Justin Rogers
Vestavia Hills
3★0.861Alabama
78Luke Matthews
Desert Vista
3★0.860Arizona
79Deleon Eskridge
Junipero Serra
Minnesota3★0.857California
80Jay Hollingsworth
Lee County
Duke3★0.857North Carolina
81Marcus Wright
Reagan
Georgia Tech3★0.857Texas
82Dennis Johnson
Arkansas
Arkansas3★0.857Arkansas
83Brandon Bolden
Scotlandville Magnet
3★0.856Louisiana
84Tony Gregory
First Colonial
3★0.854Virginia
85Gary Douglas
Hillside
Maryland3★0.853North Carolina
86Drew Temple
Rockhurst
Missouri3★0.852Missouri
87Erik Smith
Bolingbrook
Wisconsin3★0.852Illinois
88Lester Ward
Brenham
Nebraska3★0.849Texas
89Jarell Childs
Oak Park
Kansas State3★0.849Missouri
90Jahleel Addae
Riverview
Central Michigan3★0.846Florida
91Jeremiah Schwartz
Edgewater
Iowa State3★0.846Florida
92Marquan Brown
Gray's Creek
East Carolina3★0.844North Carolina
93Brock Fitzhenry
Giddings
Texas3★0.843Texas
94Ryan Lacy
Oakmont
Utah3★0.843California
95Darriet Perry
Lowndes
Florida International3★0.842Georgia
96Albert Gary
North Marion
Arkansas3★0.841Florida
97Shady Salamon
Cretin Derham Hall
Minnesota3★0.840Minnesota
98Jonathan Gimm
Westfield
Iowa3★0.840Texas
99George Winn
University Of Detroit Jesuit
3★0.839Michigan
100David Freeman
Inglewood
Washington3★0.839California
101Shane Covington
Riverside
Indiana3★0.837Wisconsin
102Dan Green
Walther Lutheran
Miami (OH)3★0.836Illinois
103Eric Reynolds
Central Bucks South
Boston College3★0.833Pennsylvania
104Davin Meggett
Surrattsville
Maryland3★0.833Maryland
105Jovan Stevenson
Sunnyside
Oregon State3★0.833Arizona
106Latavius Murray
Onondaga
UCF3★0.833New York
107Albert Evans
Portage
Purdue3★0.833Indiana
108Lance Dunbar
Haltom
North Texas3★0.832Texas
109Alex Daniel
Roswell
Northwestern3★0.832Georgia
110Louis Bland
Central Catholic
Washington State3★0.831California
111Tony Cornelius
Boca Raton
Temple3★0.829Florida
112Terrance Dailey
Vacaville
Washington3★0.828California
113Alex Hunt
Duluth
Indiana3★0.828Georgia
114Darrin Williams
Martin Luther King
Cincinnati3★0.826Michigan
115Jarred Salubi
Waco
Baylor3★0.822Texas
116Kenny Session
East Central
Kansas State3★0.820Oklahoma
117Dex Jones
Montini Catholic
Wisconsin3★0.817Illinois
118Montel Harris
Trinity Christian Academy
Boston College3★0.814Florida
119Bryan Schroeder
North Harrison
Central Michigan3★0.814Indiana
120Jarren Brown
Charles Herbert Flowers
Navy3★0.814Maryland
121Troy Vital
Copperas Cove
703★0.814Texas
122H.R. Greer
Southern Baptist Educ Center
Ole Miss3★0.813Mississippi
123Raphiel Lambert
Jesuit
Boise State3★0.812Oregon
124Jerry Kelly
Fairmont
Boston College3★0.811West Virginia
125Chris Givens
Wylie
Wake Forest3★0.811Texas
126Brandon Ross
Auburn
Memphis3★0.811Alabama
127Emerson Herndon
Worthing
Rice3★0.811Texas
128Keith Robinson
Winslow Township
SMU3★0.811New Jersey
129Mike Harris
Chino Hills
Fresno State3★0.811California
130Carlton Jones
Middleton
Florida State3★0.811Florida
131Chris Anderson
Boyd Anderson
legacy_name_hudsonvalley3★0.811Florida
132Norman Shuford
Farmington
Akron3★0.810Michigan
133Thaddeus Brown
Notre Dame
Nevada3★0.808California
134Patrick Kurunwune
Anderson
Duke3★0.806Texas
135Colby Jackson
Dublin
NC State3★0.806Georgia
136Kyle Madden
Harrison
UCF3★0.803Georgia
137Jared Rains
Hopewell
Cincinnati3★0.803Pennsylvania
138Ahkeem Smith
Liberty
Temple3★0.801Pennsylvania
139Seta Pohahau
Aragon
BYU3★0.801California
140Marquell Colston
Modesto Christian
New Mexico State3★0.800California
141Jewel Hampton
Warren Central
Iowa2★0.790Indiana
142Travis Miller
Marlin
Oklahoma State2★0.789Texas
143Ramon Judkins
Beverly Hills
San Diego State2★0.789California
144Tony Smith
South Sumter
Middle Tennessee2★0.789Florida
145Carl Elie
Immokalee
UL Monroe2★0.789Florida
146Chris Wilson
Fort Bend Baptist Academy
Houston2★0.789Texas
147Chantz Staden
Cupertino
Washington State2★0.789California
148Kasey Stelly
St. Thomas More
Tulane2★0.789Louisiana
149Aaron Winchester
North Miami Beach Senior
Western Michigan2★0.789Florida
150Lonnie Liggins
Hereford
Army2★0.789Maryland
151Chad Sherer
Hamilton Heights
Indiana2★0.789Indiana
152Jawan Carson
Marist
Middle Tennessee2★0.787New Jersey
153James Cravens
Centerville
Ball State2★0.784Ohio
154Ja'Rodd Watson
La Jolla
Colorado State2★0.783California
155Jeremi Mathis
Martin
North Texas2★0.773Texas
156Draylon Booker
Conroe
Louisiana2★0.772Texas
157Imari Thompson
Cedar Hill
UNLV2★0.769Texas
158Ruben Martinez
Los Alamos
New Mexico State2★0.767New Mexico
159Jay Taylor
Reynoldsburg
Miami (OH)2★0.767Ohio
160Rashaad White
Stockbridge
Ball State2★0.767Georgia
161Dominique Sherrer
Colerain
Eastern Michigan2★0.767Ohio
162Jacquise Terry
Pacelli
Kent State2★0.767Georgia
163Meco Brown
Moss Point
Northern Illinois2★0.767Mississippi
164Quincy Whittington
Cuero
SMU2★0.767Texas
165B.J. Lee
Ridgeland
SMU2★0.767Mississippi
166Edward Wesley
MacArthur
TCU2★0.767Texas
167Jordan Taylor
St Joseph's
Marshall2★0.767Indiana
168Mark Rodgers
Leuzinger
West Virginia2★0.767California
169A.J. Ellis
Andrew P. Hill
Fresno State2★0.767California
170Michael Connor
Frenship
Colorado State2★0.767Texas
171Rodney Stewart
Brookhaven
Colorado2★0.767Ohio
172Troy Gilmer
Wayne
Akron2★0.764Ohio
173Scott Pettigrew
Independence
Buffalo2★0.764Tennessee
174Andre Sterling
Farragut
Ole Miss2★0.757Tennessee
175Irvin George
Lake Highland Prep
Air Force2★0.756Florida
176Tyler Thomas
Jackson
Eastern Michigan2★0.753Michigan
177Corey Brown
Troy
Eastern Michigan2★0.750Ohio
178Mike Catapano
Central Regional
1632★0.744New Jersey
179Adam Robinson
Lincoln
Iowa2★0.744Iowa
180Nathan Austin
Barbe
Tulane2★0.744Louisiana
181Kelechi Odocha
Atholton
Army2★0.744Maryland
182Chad Littlejohn
Deer Park
Army2★0.744Texas
183Paris Cotton
Hialeah
Central Michigan2★0.743Florida
184Peyton Thompson
Granite Bay
San José State2★0.740California
185Kama Bailey
Damien Memorial School
702★0.740Hawaii
186Chris Adkins
Jenks
Tulsa2★0.733Oklahoma
187Chris Hill
Lansing
Navy2★0.722Kansas
188Jerry Bruner
Evergreen
BYU2★0.722Washington
189Ryan Clarke
DeMatha Catholic
West Virginia2★0.722Maryland
190Donovan Roberts
Mansfield
New Mexico State2★0.700Texas
191A.J. Butler
St Petersburg Catholic
New Mexico2★0.700Florida
192Joshua Greene
Springboro
Ohio2★0.700Ohio
193Ronnie Johnson
Marbury Sch
Arkansas State2★0.700Alabama
194Graham Bates
Nease
Arkansas State2★0.700Florida
195Cory Sykes
Thornton Township
Ball State2★0.700Illinois
196Ketaraus Stanton
Diboll
Louisiana Tech2★0.700Texas
197Marquis Butler
Alain LeRoy Locke
Utah State2★0.700California
198Chris Harris
Duarte
Utah State2★0.700California
199Andre Hicks
Lovett School
UAB2★0.700Georgia
200Tony Mitchell
Chaminade-Madonna
legacy_name_hudsonvalley2★0.700Florida