Position Board

2014 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
339
Committed Schools
120
Blue-Chips
26

State landing pages

Ranked recruits

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

RankRecruitTeamStarsRatingState
1Leonard Fournette
St. Augustine
LSU5★1.000Louisiana
2Dalvin Cook
Miami Central
Florida State5★0.994Florida
3Joe Mixon
Freedom
Oklahoma5★0.991California
4Sony Michel
American Heritage
Georgia5★0.991Florida
5Roc Thomas
Oxford
Auburn5★0.989Alabama
6Nick Chubb
Cedartown
Georgia5★0.985Georgia
7Royce Freeman
Imperial
Oregon4★0.983California
8Elijah Hood
Charlotte Catholic
North Carolina4★0.977North Carolina
9Joseph Yearby
Miami Central
Miami4★0.977Florida
10Jeff Jones
Washburn
Minnesota4★0.971California
11Christian McCaffrey
Valor Christian
Stanford4★0.959Colorado
12Derrell Scott
Havelock
Tennessee4★0.943North Carolina
13Justin Jackson
Glenbard North
Northwestern4★0.932Illinois
14Shaun Nixon
Lake Travis
TCU4★0.927Texas
15Duke Catalon
Aldine Eisenhower
Texas4★0.919Texas
16Devon Thomas
Broken Arrow
Oklahoma State4★0.915Oklahoma
17Donte Thomas-Williams
Hillside
West Virginia4★0.911North Carolina
18Nick Wilson
Central East
Arizona4★0.908California
19Shai McKenzie
Washington
Virginia Tech4★0.907Pennsylvania
20Samaje Perine
Hendrickson
Oklahoma4★0.907Texas
21Aeris Williams
West Point
Mississippi State4★0.905Mississippi
22Boom Williams
George Walton Academy
Kentucky4★0.902Georgia
23Tony Brooks-James
Gainesville
Oregon4★0.899Florida
24Traevohn Wrench
Gardner Edgerton
Kansas4★0.897Kansas
25Chris James
Notre Dame For Boys
Pittsburgh4★0.891Illinois
26Vayante Copeland
Thurgood Marshall
Michigan State4★0.891Ohio
27Jae'lon Oglesby
D.W. Daniel
Clemson3★0.889South Carolina
28Justin Stockton
Steele
Texas Tech3★0.887Texas
29Demario Richard
Palmdale
Arizona State3★0.887California
30Gerald Owens
West Deptford
Michigan State3★0.886New Jersey
31Mikale Wilbon
De La Salle Institute
Nebraska3★0.885Illinois
32Mikel Horton
Lakota West
Kentucky3★0.884Ohio
33Markel Smith
St. John Vianney
Iowa3★0.883Missouri
34Jon Hilliman
St. Peter's Prep
Boston College3★0.882New Jersey
35Taiwan Deal
DeMatha Catholic
Wisconsin3★0.882Maryland
36Kamryn Pettway
Prattville
Auburn3★0.881Alabama
37Marshawn Williams
Phoebus
Virginia Tech3★0.881Virginia
38Treyvon Paulk
Milton
Tennessee3★0.877Georgia
39C.J. Leggett
North Gwinnett
Georgia Tech3★0.877Georgia
40Madre London
St. Thomas Aquinas
3★0.876Florida
41D'Ernest Johnson
Immokalee
3★0.876Florida
42Johnathan Vickers
North Florida Christian
3★0.873Florida
43Johnathan Thomas
St. John's Prep
3★0.873Massachusetts
44D.K. Buford
Lafayette
3★0.872Mississippi
45Jonathan Haden
Friendship Academy
3★0.871District of Columbia
46Robert Martin
Harrisburg
3★0.871Pennsylvania
47Daniel Gresham
All Saints Episcopal
3★0.869Texas
48Sione Palelei
East Ascension
3★0.869Louisiana
49LJ Scott
Harding
Louisville3★0.866Ohio
50Josh Hicks
Palmetto
Rutgers3★0.866Florida
51Tre Watson
Centennial
California3★0.863California
52Dalvin Warmack
Blue Springs
3★0.863Missouri
53Caleb Kinlaw
Goose Creek
3★0.862South Carolina
54Mike Warren
Lawton
3★0.862Oklahoma
55Dacorius Law
Haines City
3★0.862Florida
56Corey Avery
Carter
3★0.861Texas
57Kahlil Lewin
Erasmus Hall
3★0.860New York
58Kurt Scoby
Bishop Alemany
3★0.860California
59Trey Rodriguez
Mainland
3★0.860Florida
60Justin Twine
Falls City
3★0.859Texas
61Solomon Vault
Gaithersburg
3★0.859Maryland
62Trevon Walters
Manatee
Missouri3★0.857Florida
63Vic Enwere
Fort Bend Austin
California3★0.856Texas
64Calvin Green
Luther Burbank
Washington State3★0.855California
65Squally Canada
Milpitas
Washington State3★0.855California
66Juan Day
North Little Rock
Arkansas3★0.855Arkansas
67Arkeel Newsome
Ansonia
UConn3★0.855Connecticut
68Sione Takitaki
Heritage
BYU3★0.854California
69Jomon Dotson
American Canyon
Washington3★0.854California
70Marcus Outlow
Norwich Free Academy
Boston College3★0.854Connecticut
71Keith Harrington
Northeast
Washington State3★0.854Florida
72Qadree Ollison
Canisius
Pittsburgh3★0.853New York
73Cory Young
Norco
Boise State3★0.852California
74CJ Hilliard
St. Xavier
Iowa3★0.851Ohio
75Samuel Stewart
Cy Woods
Rice3★0.851Texas
76Tony Ellison
Granite Bay
Arizona3★0.851California
77Matt Domer
Mount Carmel
Illinois3★0.851Illinois
78Ish Witter
Alonso
3★0.849Florida
79Demarcus Felton
Dekaney
3★0.849Texas
80Shaun Wilson
West Mecklenburg
3★0.849North Carolina
81Jordan Ellis
Peachtree Ridge
Virginia3★0.847Georgia
82Treyvon Hughes
Hebron
UTEP3★0.846Texas
83Kam McKnight
East Feliciana
3★0.846Louisiana
84Rashaad Penny
Norwalk
3★0.846California
85P.J. Walker
Citrus Hill
San Diego State3★0.846California
86Harris Ross
Pittsburg
3★0.844California
87Naesean Howard
West Genesee Senior
3★0.843New York
88Ray Lawry
Kingsway
3★0.843New Jersey
89D'Onta Foreman
Texas City
3★0.841Texas
90Dontavian Lee
Forrest County Agricultural
Mississippi State3★0.839Mississippi
91Mark Allen
DeMatha Catholic
Penn State3★0.838Maryland
92Rodney Smith
Mundy's Mill
Minnesota3★0.838Georgia
93Marcelias Sutton
James Kenan
NC State3★0.838North Carolina
94Deron Thompson
Northwest
Colorado State3★0.835Kansas
95J'vonte Herrod
North Cobb
Middle Tennessee3★0.835Georgia
96J.T. Blyden
Cardinal O'Hara
Massachusetts3★0.834Pennsylvania
97Isaiah Robinson
Independence
Wake Forest3★0.834North Carolina
98Daniel Marx
Mission Viejo
Stanford3★0.834California
99D.J. Riggins
Oaks Christian
3★0.833California
100Franklin Labady
Champagnat Catholic - Hialeah
3★0.833Florida
101Martinez Syria
Aldine Nimitz
3★0.832Texas
102Larenzo Stewart
Klein Oak
3★0.832Texas
103Jacob Kraut
Duncan U. Fletcher
3★0.831Florida
104Dennis Briggs
Shady Side Academy
3★0.831Pennsylvania
105Devine Redding
Glenville
3★0.830Ohio
106Richard Wilson
Detroit Country Day
Boston College3★0.828Michigan
107Devin Johnson
Roosevelt
3★0.827Texas
108Gregory Howell
Coral Gables
Florida Atlantic3★0.827Florida
109Kaliq Kokuma
Clear Creek
Houston3★0.827Texas
110Sedrick Palmer
Henry County
3★0.826Georgia
111Nick Gibson
Corona
3★0.826California
112George Moreira
John Curtis
22873★0.826Louisiana
113D'Andre Ferby
Ensworth
3★0.825Tennessee
114Antonio Simmons
University Christian
3★0.825Florida
115Winston Dimel
Manhattan
3★0.824Kansas
116Ervin Philips
West Haven
3★0.824Connecticut
117Josh Boyd
Norcross
App State3★0.822Georgia
118Mustaqeem Williams
Forest Park
3★0.822Virginia
119Jaylen Samuels
Mallard Creek
NC State3★0.821North Carolina
120Ito Smith
McGill Toolen
Southern Miss3★0.821Alabama
121Limihai Hifo
Heritage
San José State3★0.821California
122Josh Brown
Brookwood
3★0.820Georgia
123Cortavious Givens
Admiral Farragut Academy
3★0.820Florida
124Michael Lockhart
Arabia Mountain
3★0.820Georgia
125Jae Bowen
South Paulding
Kennesaw State3★0.820Georgia
126C.J. Jones
Atlantic
UCF3★0.819Florida
127Ramadi Warren
Whitehaven
Tulsa3★0.818Tennessee
128Kishawn Holmes
Vista Murrieta
3★0.817California
129Anthony Scott
Green Run
East Carolina3★0.817Virginia
130Ula Tolutau
East
Wisconsin3★0.816Utah
131Xavier Turner
Birdville
29163★0.815Texas
132James Butler
St. Francis
Nevada3★0.814Illinois
133Jamauri Bogan
Union
Western Michigan3★0.813New Jersey
134Vincent Lowe
Grassfield
Old Dominion3★0.813Virginia
135Ron Brown
Pickerington North
3★0.813Pennsylvania
136Robbie Walker
Gonzaga
Ohio3★0.813District of Columbia
137D.J. Knox
Creekside
Purdue3★0.812Georgia
138Larry Hill
Cedar Hill
3★0.811Texas
139Damian Richardson
McArthur
3★0.811Florida
140Chase Edmonds
Central Dauphin East
22303★0.810Pennsylvania
141Russell Neverdon
Calvert Hall College
3★0.809Maryland
142Jarvion Franklin
Victor J Andrew
Western Michigan3★0.809Illinois
143Paul Moses
Central Catholic
Miami (OH)3★0.809Ohio
144Malik Crossdale
Fordham Prep
Army3★0.808New York
145Michael Garner
Madison
703★0.806California
146Kerrion Moore
Hunter Huss
3★0.804North Carolina
147Leo Ekwoge
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Western Michigan3★0.803Maryland
148Greg White
West Philadelphia Catholic
1193★0.802Pennsylvania
149Chris Thomas
Salmen
3★0.801Louisiana
150Justen Hervey
West Brook
Utah State3★0.801Texas
151Shannon Jackson
Fairview
3★0.800Pennsylvania
152Terry Swanson
Aliquippa
Toledo3★0.799Pennsylvania
153Sherman Alston
St. Joseph Regional
Boston College3★0.798New Jersey
154Alex Gardner
Raines
Florida International2★0.796Florida
155Ron Johnson
Palmetto Ridge
UConn2★0.796Florida
156Kevin Nutt
Edison
Colorado State2★0.795California
157DeAndre Farris
Shelby County
Western Kentucky2★0.795Kentucky
158Martayveus Carter
East Chicago Central
2★0.793Indiana
159Brock Broughton
Kearney
2★0.793Missouri
160Kendall Morris
Francis Howell Central
20462★0.793Missouri
161Julian Hylton
Lincoln-Way North
Illinois2★0.793Illinois
162Krondis Larry
Booker T. Washington
25352★0.793Florida
163Javon Arnett
La Vega
2★0.791Texas
164Kobe McCrary
Chipley
2★0.790Florida
165Shannon Cage
Independence
2★0.790Louisiana
166Kyle Smoot
University Christian
2★0.790Florida
167Jeremy Jackson
West St. John
2★0.790Louisiana
168Randolph Zleh
Westwood
2★0.790Tennessee
169Adrian Washington
Cedar Shoals
2★0.789Georgia
170Tyrone Owens
Manor
New Mexico2★0.789Texas
171Donterio Fowler
Lakewood
Akron2★0.789Florida
172Johnathan Lewis
La Porte
Colorado State2★0.789Texas
173Aaron Duckworth
Oakleaf
702★0.789Florida
174Brice McAllister
Suffield Academy
UConn2★0.789Massachusetts
175Denzell Bates
Cinco Ranch
2★0.789Texas
176Logan Moragne
Little Rock Central
2★0.789Arkansas
177Lawrence Evitt
Wagoner
2★0.789Oklahoma
178Matt Guida
Queen Creek
Air Force2★0.789Arizona
179Esaias Chapman
Harris County
2★0.788Georgia
180Khalil Lewis
Hilton Head
2★0.787South Carolina
181Roosevelt Appleton
Hightower
Houston2★0.786Texas
182Marcelis Logan
Lexington Catholic
2★0.786Kentucky
183Cameron Rigby
Miramar
20652★0.786Florida
184D'Angelo Brewer
Central
Tulsa2★0.785Oklahoma
185Jamaal Eveillard
Cocoa Beach Junior/senior
2★0.784Florida
186Josh Harlan
Spring Valley
2★0.784South Carolina
187Kahilge Fleglar
Glenn Hills
20112★0.783Georgia
188Lajuan Hunt
University School
Utah State2★0.783Florida
189Sloan Spiller
Katy
UTEP2★0.781Texas
190Jakorious Williams
Calhoun
2★0.781Texas
191Robert Johnson
Estacado
2★0.781Texas
192Robert Wilkes
El Cerrito
2★0.780California
193Donta Johnson
Thibodaux
2★0.780Louisiana
194Jacoby Davis
Vermilion Catholic
2★0.780Louisiana
195Shawn Prevo
Maryville
21932★0.780Tennessee
196Keith Fulton
Archbishop Rummel
2★0.779Louisiana
197David Hood
Absegami
Temple2★0.779New Jersey
198Jarred Craft
Haughton
Louisiana Tech2★0.779Louisiana
199Stedman Mayberry
Vista Ridge
Texas State2★0.779Texas
200Terrance Hollingsworth
Berry Sch
Arkansas State2★0.778Alabama
201Jarek Black
Shallowater
2★0.778Texas
202Daryl Rollins
Fulton
Arkansas State2★0.778Tennessee
203Raekwon James
John Curtis
2★0.774Louisiana
204Dorian Carter
Beech
26352★0.774Tennessee
205Isaiah Harper
Grassfield
Old Dominion2★0.774Virginia
206EJ Achelus
Morton Ranch
2★0.773Texas
207Boadie Matts
Sandalwood
Air Force2★0.773Florida
208Phillip Butler
Linganore
2★0.770Maryland
209Austin Davis
St. Xavier
2★0.770Kentucky
210Quantrell Reddix
D'Iberville
2★0.769Mississippi
211Anthony Jones
North Forest
2★0.768Texas
212Marcus LeFlore
Olive Branch
2★0.768Mississippi
213Royce Caldwell
Columbus
New Mexico State2★0.768Texas
214Rodney Clark Jr.
Jackson Central Merry
26342★0.768Tennessee
215Maetron Thomas
Stockbridge
Charlotte2★0.768Georgia
216Jeff Wilson
Elkhart
North Texas2★0.768Texas
217Dominique Drake
Buena
2★0.767Arizona
218Lantz Worthington
Centennial
2★0.767Nevada
219Derek Gray Jr.
Central
2★0.767Missouri
220Gavin McDaniel
Coppell
2★0.767Texas
221Darius McDonald
Dublin Scioto
2★0.767Ohio
222Savion Whitney
Etiwanda
2★0.767California
223Antraye Johnson
Green Valley
2★0.767Nevada
224Elijah Bell
Henry Clay
2★0.767Kentucky
225Deonta Moore
Huntsville
2★0.767Alabama
226Richard Doctor
Lemoore
2★0.767California
227Je'Marcus Johnson
Ridge Point
2★0.767Texas
228Tyrone Williams
Ryan
2★0.767Texas
229Jake Payton
San Dimas
2★0.767California
230Marcus De La Pena
San Ramon Valley
2★0.767California
231Alex Suchesk
Santa Margarita Catholic
2★0.767California
232Courtney Allen
Southeast
2★0.767Florida
233Adam Noga
St. Louis
2★0.767Hawaii
234Raymonte Maynard
Washburn
2★0.767Minnesota
235Ga'Quan Maize
Wilson
2★0.767South Carolina
236Mitchell Layton
Woodcreek
2★0.767California
237Josh Parks
Chisago Lakes Senior
Minnesota2★0.767Minnesota
238Richardre Bagley
Hillgrove
2362★0.767Georgia
239Corey Holloway
Eagle's Landing
27172★0.767Georgia
240Andre Stoddard
St. Joseph's
27472★0.767South Carolina
241Ryan Moore
York Comprehensive
27542★0.767South Carolina
242Rajhan Meriwether
Basha
3222★0.767Arizona
243Ben Luckett
Palestine
UL Monroe2★0.765Texas
244Stanley Dye
Ridgeview
UTSA2★0.764Florida
245Krysten Hammon
Dickinson
Georgia State2★0.764Texas
246Malcolm Joseph
Valdosta
2★0.763Georgia
247Larry Rose III
Fairfield
New Mexico State2★0.763Texas
248Miles Hibbler
Troy
Kent State2★0.762Ohio
249Treveon Walker
Texas High
Navy2★0.762Texas
250Alonzo Smith
Dwyer
Miami (OH)2★0.761Florida
251Darius Durall
South Houston
SMU2★0.761Texas
252Daythan Davis
Aledo
Southern Miss2★0.761Texas
253Delorean Bethay
Blount
2★0.760Alabama
254Desmond Pittman
Ooltewah
2★0.760Tennessee
255Jalen Manning
Smith County
26352★0.760Tennessee
256Henry Bussey
Hialeah
Florida Atlantic2★0.759Florida
257Brian Hill
Belleville West
Wyoming2★0.759Illinois
258Nico Evans
Loyola
Wyoming2★0.759California
259Blake Wright
Edison
Nevada2★0.758California
260Kijana Amous
Mansfield Legacy
792★0.758Texas
261Tanner Hughes
Oak Ridge
Air Force2★0.754California
262Demarcus Kirk
Dora
UAB2★0.754Alabama
263Jonathan Jackson
East Central
New Mexico State2★0.753Texas
264Isaiah Williams
South Forsyth
Army2★0.753Georgia
265Preston Curtis
East
Utah State2★0.752Utah
266Malachi Horton
Morristown West
2★0.750Tennessee
267Tyler Bray
South Point
2★0.750North Carolina
268Garian Bradley
McAdory
932★0.750Alabama
269Tevin Pipkin
Carthage
2★0.748Texas
270Charles Buchannon
Pleasant Grove
2★0.748Alabama
271Ian Eriksen
Clarkston
Eastern Michigan2★0.748Michigan
272Thomas Middleton
Cedar Park
2★0.744Texas
273Forrest Town
Zachary
2★0.744Louisiana
274Melvin Idlette
Arabia Mountain
2★0.740Georgia
275DeAndre Tigg
Lipscomb Academy
2★0.740Tennessee
276Gunnar Scholato
Pope John Paul II
2★0.740Tennessee
277Roverters Barron
Vigor
2★0.740Alabama
278Brandon Sullivan
Parkview
Georgia State2★0.738Georgia
279Tyree Elliott
Mt. Healthy
2★0.733Ohio
280Tyler Carver
Wakeland
2★0.733Texas
281Jake LaCoste
West Albany
2★0.733Oregon
282Papi White
Seminole
Ohio2★0.733Oklahoma
283Maleek Irons
WJ Mouat Secondary
Ohio2★0.733BC
284Jerrod Davis
Portage Central
Central Michigan2★0.733Michigan
285Marcus Jester
DeSmet
22872★0.733Missouri
286Chris Moliga
Cathedral Catholic
Fresno State2★0.733California
287Jalen Williams
Regis Jesuit
Colorado State2★0.733Colorado
288Arthur Price
Baton Rouge Catholic
2★0.730Louisiana
289Demarcus Williams
Centennial
2★0.730Texas
290Bryan Hammond
The Colony
Navy2★0.730Texas
291Cornelius Collins
North Paudling
Georgia Southern2★0.730Georgia
292Marc Raye-Redmond
Trotwood-Madison
23292★0.720Ohio
293Cornell Brown
Baldwin
2★0.700Kansas
294Raekwon McClellan
Biloxi
2★0.700Mississippi
295Joey Kerle
Bishop McDevitt
2★0.700Pennsylvania
296Adam Gillis
Bishop McNamara
2★0.700Maryland
297Trey Volk
Blackduck Secondary
2★0.700Minnesota
298Diamonte Hall
Burns
2★0.700North Carolina
299Cary Sullivan
Carroll
2★0.700Ohio
300Kenny Purvis
Central Cabarrus
2★0.700North Carolina
301Oshton Armstrong
Columbus
2★0.700Florida
302Chris Williams
De La Salle
2★0.700Minnesota
303Ula Toluatu
East
2★0.700Utah
304Ronnie Vaughn
Florence
2★0.700Alabama
305Steven Peoples
Galax
2★0.700Virginia
306Devin Bisby
Gregory-Portland
2★0.700Texas
307Reggie Gipson
John Tyler
2★0.700Texas
308Oscar Mephors
John W. North
2★0.700California
309Michael Ivlow
Joliet Catholic Academy
2★0.700Illinois
310Matt Blasiole
Lake
2★0.700Ohio
311Jacorrie Riley
Largo
2★0.700Florida
312Lawrence Pittman
Mallard Creek
2★0.700North Carolina
313Malik Adams
Miami Central
2★0.700Florida
314Marcus Davis
Mount Douglas
2★0.700BC
315Zachary Cato
Norland
2★0.700Florida
316Deion Tidwell
North Little Rock
2★0.700Arkansas
317Preston Dedeaux
Picayune Memorial
2★0.700Mississippi
318Josh Burrell
Ridge Point
2★0.700Texas
319Joe Wilson
Robinson Secondary
2★0.700Virginia
320Evan McDowell
Seven Lakes
2★0.700Texas
321Jacques Batiste
St. Augustine
2★0.700Louisiana
322Malik Bryan
Stockbridge
2★0.700Georgia
323Kai Barber
Totino-Grace
2★0.700Minnesota
324Jerremiah Hamlin
University Christian
2★0.700Florida
325Trey Paytas
Warner Christian Academy
2★0.700Florida
326Greg Echols
West Monroe
2★0.700Louisiana
327Ronnie Gardner
Western Branch
2★0.700Virginia
328Marshun Jones
Whitehaven
2★0.700Tennessee
329Tahje Walker
Wilson Magnet
2★0.700New York
330Sam Gallahan
St. Stephen's & St. Agnes
1192★0.700Virginia
331Tyler Coyne
Maple Grove
1552★0.700Minnesota
332Bradley Earnest
Lakeside
Miami (OH)2★0.700Georgia
333Spencer Brien
Gatlinburg Pittman
21932★0.700Tennessee
334Brandon Taylor
Brentwood Academy
22772★0.700Tennessee
335Paul Anderson
Hallandale
2332★0.700Florida
336Aaron Fischer
Sun Prairie
Northern Illinois2★0.700Wisconsin
337Kareem Williams
Parkland
Delaware2★0.700Pennsylvania
338Aeron McNeal
Deerfield Beach
UAB2★0.700Florida
339Wadzaire Blanc
Lake Nona
2★0.394Florida