Position Board

2016 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
145
Blue-Chips
26

State landing pages

Ranked recruits

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

RankRecruitTeamStarsRatingState
1Miles Sanders
Woodland Hills
Penn State5★0.986Pennsylvania
2Tavien Feaster
Spartanburg
Clemson4★0.982South Carolina
3B.J. Emmons
Freedom
Alabama4★0.981North Carolina
4Demario McCall
North Ridgeville
Ohio State4★0.977Ohio
5Devwah Whaley
Beaumont Central
Arkansas4★0.954Texas
6Kareem Walker
De Paul Catholic
Michigan4★0.951New Jersey
7Devin White
North Webster
LSU4★0.939Louisiana
8Damian Alloway
Summit
UCLA4★0.932California
9Elijah Holyfield
Woodward Academy
Georgia4★0.930Georgia
10Antonio Williams
North Stanly
Ohio State4★0.929North Carolina
11Melquise Stovall
Paraclete
California4★0.920California
12Vavae Malepeai
Mililani
USC4★0.918Hawaii
13Amir Rasul
Coral Gables
Florida State4★0.916Florida
14Sean McGrew
St. John Bosco
Washington4★0.914California
15D'Vaughn Pennamon
Manvel
Ole Miss4★0.912Texas
16Travis Homer
Oxbridge Academy
Miami4★0.911Florida
17Kyle Porter
Katy
Texas4★0.907Texas
18Kam Martin
Memorial
Auburn4★0.907Texas
19Carlin Fils-aime
Naples
Tennessee4★0.903Florida
20Trayveon Williams
C.E. King
Texas A&M4★0.898Texas
21Justin Connor
North Panola
Ole Miss4★0.896Mississippi
22Tony Jones Jr.
IMG Academy
Notre Dame4★0.896Florida
23Abdul Adams
Hillside
Oklahoma4★0.894North Carolina
24Beau Bisharat
Jesuit
Colorado4★0.894California
25Chris Evans
Ben Davis
Michigan4★0.894Indiana
26Darius Anderson
George Ranch
TCU4★0.891Texas
27Demetric Felton
Great Oak
UCLA3★0.887California
28Kentrail Moran
O'Fallon
New Mexico3★0.886Illinois
29Trevor Speights
Memorial
Stanford3★0.884Texas
30Brandon Stephens
Plano
UCLA3★0.882Texas
31Denzel Mitchell
Hamilton
3★0.879Alabama
32Matthew Falcon
Southfield
Western Michigan3★0.879Michigan
33Malik Miller
Madison Academy
Auburn3★0.878Alabama
34Rakeem Boyd
Stratford
Texas A&M3★0.878Texas
35Jeremy Larkin
La Salle
Northwestern3★0.876Ohio
36Josh Jacobs
McLain
Alabama3★0.876Oklahoma
37Martell Pettaway
Martin Luther King
West Virginia3★0.875Michigan
38Jordon Brown
Southern
North Carolina3★0.875North Carolina
39McArthur Burnett
Pahokee
Florida3★0.874Florida
40Brittain Brown
Cherokee
Duke3★0.873Georgia
41Lamical Perine
Theodore
3★0.873Alabama
42Azende' Rey
Walton
3★0.870Florida
43Sam Brodner
Glenbard West
3★0.869Illinois
44Damarea Crockett
Little Rock Christian Academy
3★0.869Arkansas
45Tre Harbison
Crest
Virginia3★0.868North Carolina
46Kiante Enis
Winchester Community
3★0.867Indiana
47Tre Bryant
Christian Brothers College
3★0.866Missouri
48Rico Dowdle
A.C. Reynolds
3★0.866North Carolina
49CJ Freeman
Northern Guilford
3★0.865North Carolina
50Jalin Buie
Trinity Christian Academy
3★0.864Florida
51Jarrion Street
Hewitt-Trussville
Ole Miss3★0.863Alabama
52Toks Akinribade
Brownsburg
Iowa3★0.863Indiana
53Russell Halimon
Allatoona
Arizona3★0.862Georgia
54Zion Echols
Charter Oak
California3★0.862California
55JaQua Daniels
Clarke Central
Marshall3★0.862Georgia
56Kennedy McKoy
North Davidson
West Virginia3★0.862North Carolina
57Tre Turner
Holy Cross
Arizona State3★0.862Louisiana
58Tyrek Tisdale
Oak Ridge
Maryland3★0.862Florida
59Da'Leon Ward
Skyline
Texas Tech3★0.862Texas
60Alexander Mattison
San Bernardino
3★0.861California
61Mulbah Car
Reagan
Houston3★0.858Texas
62Kingston Davis
Prattville
Michigan3★0.857Alabama
63Andrew Lee
Charlton County
3★0.857Georgia
64Dedrick Mills
Ware County
Georgia Tech3★0.856Georgia
65Deon McIntosh
Cardinal Gibbons
Notre Dame3★0.856Florida
66Tyliek Raynor
Imhotep Institute
Temple3★0.854Pennsylvania
67Romello Harris
Tulare Union
Washington State3★0.854California
68Fred Holly
Norte Vista
3★0.854California
69Barrington Wade
Niles North
3★0.853Illinois
70Trey Sneed
Fleming Island
3★0.852Florida
71LD Brown
DeSoto
3★0.851Texas
72Lorenzo Harrison
DeMatha Catholic
3★0.851Maryland
73Benny Snell
Westerville Central
3★0.851Ohio
74Chawntez Moss
Bedford
Pittsburgh3★0.849Ohio
75Derrick Clark
Mission Bay
California3★0.849California
76Brian Herrien
New Manchester
Georgia3★0.849Georgia
77Cade Carney
Davidson Day
Wake Forest3★0.848North Carolina
78Mike McCoy
Topeka
Kansas State3★0.848Kansas
79Justice Hill
Booker T. Washington
Oklahoma State3★0.847Oklahoma
80Aphonso Thomas
Van HS
SMU3★0.847Texas
81Elijah Mack
Charlotte
South Florida3★0.846Florida
82Robert Washington
Mountain Island Charter
Charlotte3★0.846North Carolina
83Z'Quan Hogan
Norman North
3★0.846Oklahoma
84Adrian Killins
Mainland
UCF3★0.846Florida
85Quinton Baker
Paul G Blazer
Western Kentucky3★0.846Kentucky
86Kene Nwangwu
Heritage
Iowa State3★0.845Texas
87Jonathan Lee
Riverdale Baptist
3★0.843Maryland
88Bryson Denley
Steele
3★0.843Texas
89JJ Taylor
Centennial
3★0.842California
90Zack Moss
Hallandale
3★0.842Florida
91Tre Nation
Leeds
3★0.842Alabama
92Laderrien Wilson
Osceola
3★0.842Florida
93Daevon Vigilant
Downey
3★0.841California
94Tony Julmisse
South Plantation
3★0.840Florida
95Jo-El Shaw
Woodland Hills
3★0.840Pennsylvania
96Jaquarius Bargnare
Dr. Phillips
3★0.839Florida
97Chase Jasmin
Westlake
3★0.839California
98Sean Riley
Narbonne
3★0.838California
99Sam Jackson
McEachern
3★0.838Georgia
100Jesse Brown
Brookwood
3★0.838Georgia
101Bailey McElwain
Hewitt-Trussville
3★0.836Alabama
102Johnnie Glaspie
Wallace-Rose Hill
3★0.836North Carolina
103Jamauri Wakefield
Providence
3★0.835Florida
104David Montgomery
Mt. Healthy
3★0.835Ohio
105Tiamon Pennymon
Cartersville
3★0.833Georgia
106Rey Green
Evergreen
3★0.833Washington
107Deante Harley-Hampton
Homewood-Flossmoor
3★0.833Illinois
108Taven Birdow
IMG Academy
3★0.833Florida
109Gil'Scott Jackson
Scripps Ranch
3★0.833California
110Jalen Starks
Crespi
3★0.833California
111Cole Gest
St. Edward
3★0.833Ohio
112Theo Anderson
Indian Rocks Christian School
Buffalo3★0.833Florida
113Nic Smith
Martin
North Texas3★0.832Texas
114Marcus Williams Jr
Southwest Edgecombe
App State3★0.832North Carolina
115Deonte Perry
Canoga Park
Fresno State3★0.832California
116Jermany Hawkins
Screven County
Georgia Southern3★0.832Georgia
117Jack Wegher
IMG Academy
Purdue3★0.831Florida
118Ja'ron Wilson
Trinity
3★0.831Texas
119Jake Funk
Damascus
3★0.830Maryland
120Xavier Goodall
Henrico
3★0.830Virginia
121Benjamin LeMay
Butler
3★0.829North Carolina
122Justin Rice
Central Catholic
3★0.828California
123Barrick Slaughter
Livonia
3★0.828Louisiana
124Tre Miller
Dixie
Utah State3★0.827Utah
125Trey Ragas
Archbishop Shaw
Louisiana3★0.827Louisiana
126Tyler Natee
Trinity
Indiana3★0.827Texas
127Rashaad Boddie
Skyline
Colorado State3★0.826Washington
128Sione Finau
Kearns
BYU3★0.825Utah
129Devontae Henry-Cole
St. Thomas Aquinas
Utah3★0.825Florida
130D'Wayne Eskridge
Bluffton
Western Michigan3★0.825Indiana
131Artavis Pierce
Auburndale
Oregon State3★0.825Florida
132Kameron Pickett
North Gwinnett
Buffalo3★0.825Georgia
133Emanuel Jackson
Novi
Western Michigan3★0.824Michigan
134Ernest Davis
Alief Elsik
3★0.824Texas
135Patrick Taylor
Atascocita
Memphis3★0.824Texas
136Tyus Flakes
Auburn
Jacksonville State3★0.823Alabama
137Leo Lambert
Notre Dame
3★0.822California
138Amir Tyler
Lakewood
Temple3★0.822New Jersey
139Morian Walker
Valley Christian
Utah State3★0.822California
140Bilal Ally
Clay
Massachusetts3★0.822Florida
141Nate Hopkins
Marcus
UConn3★0.822Texas
142Darius Morehead
Ensworth
2313★0.821Tennessee
143Khalil Banks
The Colony
3★0.819Texas
144Toren Young
Monona Grove
Iowa3★0.819Wisconsin
145Antoine Custer
De La Salle
3★0.819California
146Kumehnnu Gwilly
Utica
Central Michigan3★0.817Michigan
147Deshaun Wethington
King's Fork
1193★0.817Virginia
148Greg McCrae
Miramar
Navy3★0.816Florida
149Parie Dedeaux
Dorsey
San Diego State3★0.816California
150Kierre Crossley
Everman
21103★0.816Texas
151Brandon Simmons
Pleasant Grove
Kennesaw State3★0.816Alabama
152TJ Wisham
Episcopal
Army3★0.816Louisiana
153Jarvis Terrell
Carrollton
3★0.815Georgia
154Ronnie Jones
Central Catholic
Toledo3★0.815Pennsylvania
155Tyler Tutt
Keller
Texas State3★0.815Texas
156Jawon Hamilton
South Dade
UCF3★0.814Florida
157James Robinson
Lutheran School
22873★0.813Illinois
158Brandon Rice
Coppell
3★0.811Texas
159Wayne Taulapapa
Punahou
Virginia3★0.811Hawaii
160Jeremy Lewis
Lone Grove
Tennessee3★0.811Oklahoma
161Jamal Scott
Rancho Verde
3★0.811California
162Aaron Manning
Rancho Cucamonga
24643★0.811California
163DeShawn Smith
Nature Coast Tech
25423★0.811Florida
164Devin Singletary
American Heritage Boca/Delray
Florida Atlantic3★0.811Florida
165Keon Singleton
Archbishop Carroll
Marshall3★0.810District of Columbia
166D'Angelo Ware
Moore Haven
Florida International3★0.808Florida
167Anthony Pegues
Centennial
1473★0.808Texas
168Quardraiz Wadley
Kennedale
UTEP3★0.807Texas
169Josh Johnson
Opelika
UL Monroe3★0.807Alabama
170Antonio Dupree
Gilman
UTEP3★0.807Maryland
171D.J. Owens
North Paulding
Tulane3★0.806Georgia
172Gamar Girdy
Victoria West
New Mexico State3★0.805Texas
173Dylan Thigpen
Damien
703★0.805California
174Darius Stubbs
Luella
Georgia State3★0.803Georgia
175Demetrius Davis
Huffman
UAB3★0.803Alabama
176B.J. Smith
Stanhope Elmore
legacy_name_hudsonvalley3★0.802Alabama
177Khalil Herbert
American Heritage
Kansas3★0.801Florida
178Cleo Floyd
Hot Springs
3★0.801Arkansas
179Tanner Thomas
Farragut
1713★0.801Tennessee
180Devyn Collins
Pepperell
3★0.800Georgia
181Tyler Polk
St. Martin
3★0.800Mississippi
182Ladarrius Thomas
Wossman
Louisiana Tech3★0.799Louisiana
183Justin Smith
Ocean Lakes
Navy3★0.799Virginia
184Connell Young
Dudley
27173★0.798North Carolina
185Shakif Seymour
Holy Name
Toledo3★0.797Ohio
186DeAndre Cook
Bowie
3★0.797Texas
187Marvin Kinsey
Riverwood
Colorado State2★0.796Georgia
188Walter Dawn
Poteet
UTEP2★0.795Texas
189Ja'Kevious Vickers
Glades Central
UConn2★0.794Florida
190Jonathan Ward
Bishop McNamara
Central Michigan2★0.794Illinois
191Travis Brannan
Vandegrift
Navy2★0.792Texas
192Shemar Coleman
Southlake Carroll
2★0.792Texas
193Kenio Mike
Coral Gables
2★0.791Florida
194Eric Clayburn
Midway
2★0.791Texas
195Mike Waters
Imhotep Institute
21692★0.790Pennsylvania
196Alex James
Florence Christian School
Coastal Carolina2★0.790South Carolina
197Alex Young
Woodbridge
432★0.790California
198Israel Tucker
Archbishop Rummel
Louisiana Tech2★0.789Louisiana
199DeAndre' Delaney
Morristown West
Wake Forest2★0.789Tennessee
200Andre Hale
Lake Nona
Southern Miss2★0.789Florida
201Craig Rucker
Edgewater
Utah State2★0.789Florida
202Darius May
McDonogh 35
Colorado State2★0.789Louisiana
203Kelan Graham
Booker T. Washington
2★0.789Florida
204Isaiah Floyd
Foothill
2★0.789California
205Stephen Dieb
Highland Park
2★0.789Texas
206Joshua Johnson
Kaiser
2★0.789California
207Kalen Carson
Coral Springs
24132★0.789Florida
208Glass Wilson
Ridgewood
25062★0.789Florida
209Peytton Pickett
Sam Houston
Massachusetts2★0.788Texas
210A.J. Walker
Clay-Chalkville
Tulane2★0.788Alabama
211Luke Termin
Rockwall
2★0.788Texas
212Dae Williams
Sapulpa
Louisville2★0.787Oklahoma
213Miles Strickland
Bob Jones
Tulane2★0.786Alabama
214Robert Brown
Aldine Eisenhower
Texas State2★0.786Texas
215Mathew Sexton
Clinton
Eastern Michigan2★0.784Michigan
216Jaxson Kincaide
St. Thomas Aquinas
Nevada2★0.783Florida
217James Charles
St. Thomas Aquinas
Florida Atlantic2★0.783Florida
218Alan Lamar
DeSoto Central
432★0.782Mississippi
219Dawonya Tucker
Terrell
25042★0.781Texas
220Stefano Guarisco
Central Catholic
2★0.779Louisiana
221Darbbeon Profit
Southern Lab
2★0.779Louisiana
222Torrance Marable
Towers
Arkansas State2★0.779Georgia
223Tra Barnett
Elbert County
Georgia State2★0.779Georgia
224Artiss Henderson
MacArthur
22872★0.779Texas
225Tyshaun Ingram
Winter Park
Massachusetts2★0.778Florida
226Sam Thomas
Tallahassee Leon
Kent State2★0.778Florida
227Ostin McPherson
St. Paul's Episcopal
27472★0.778Alabama
228Josh Stoner
Worthington Kilbourne
Air Force2★0.778Ohio
229Dontavius Monroe
Atlantic
2★0.778Florida
230Alvin Bryant
Dr. Phillips
2★0.778Florida
231Tyler King
Fort Meade
Marshall2★0.776Florida
232Will Mitchell
The Bolles School
2★0.775Florida
233Duke Carter
Lake Ridge
UL Monroe2★0.775Texas
234Ivan Smith
Columbus
Northern Illinois2★0.775Florida
235Dontez Rash
Benedictine
Ohio2★0.774Ohio
236Tre'Von Wade
Central Catholic
Eastern Michigan2★0.773Ohio
237Alontae Harris
El Campo
2★0.772Texas
238Willie Ross
Ravenna
Toledo2★0.772Ohio
239Dorian Maddox
Gilman
Stanford2★0.771Maryland
240Brandon Sinclair
Myrtle Beach
Old Dominion2★0.771South Carolina
241Gaej Walker
East Bay
Western Kentucky2★0.771Florida
242Tavarus Fairley
Oak Grove
2★0.770Mississippi
243Devon Benn
John Curtis
25822★0.770Louisiana
244Jamar Williams-Sheppard
Convent & Stuart Hall
San José State2★0.768California
245Mike Green II
Grant Union
Wyoming2★0.768California
246Kelvin Clemmons
Alonso
2★0.767Florida
247Tyquan Watson
Amos P. Godby
2★0.767Florida
248Raekwon Webb
Bay
2★0.767Florida
249Kyle Macauley
Bellarmine Prep
2★0.767California
250T.J. Jones
Boulder
2★0.767Colorado
251Rod'Darius Johnson
Boyd Anderson
2★0.767Florida
252Terius Wheatley
Canisius
2★0.767Michigan
253Micah Reed-Campos
Chandler
2★0.767Arizona
254Jay Brown
Chino Hills
2★0.767California
255Justin Walker
Eagle
2★0.767Idaho
256Dionte Flores
Flowing Wells
2★0.767Arizona
257Jakayus Leaphart
Gilbert
2★0.767South Carolina
258Zikel Reddick
Grace Brethren
2★0.767California
259Davon White
Harrison Central
2★0.767Mississippi
260Tray Staten
Holly Springs
2★0.767North Carolina
261Clarence Floyd
Hot Springs
2★0.767Arkansas
262Mekhi Sargent
Key West
2★0.767Florida
263Kimani Barnes
LaGrange
2★0.767Georgia
264Donovan Williams
Los Osos
2★0.767California
265Darshon McCullough
Marist
2★0.767Illinois
266Michael Smith
Middleton
2★0.767Florida
267Vershawn Brock
Morgan Park
2★0.767Illinois
268Quincy Wimbush
Murrieta Valley
2★0.767California
269Christian Saulsberry
Northpoint Christian School
2★0.767Mississippi
270Marcus Edwards
Osceola
2★0.767Florida
271Nazayah Brown
Osceola
2★0.767Florida
272Octavious James
Palmetto
2★0.767Florida
273Tristen Ausama
Patterson
2★0.767Louisiana
274Daekwon Wilson
Rush-Henrietta
2★0.767New York
275Amarii Keyes
Skyline
2★0.767Arizona
276Makai Manuwai
South Medford
2★0.767Oregon
277Jaquay Mitchell
Southern Nash
2★0.767North Carolina
278Elijah Preston
St Augustine
2★0.767California
279Areg Nazarian
St. Francis
2★0.767California
280Brandon Zaunbrecher
St. Mary's
2★0.767California
281Tyler Adkins
Union
2★0.767Oklahoma
282Josh Egbo
Highland
1492★0.767Arizona
283Sean Samuels
Kingsway
Rutgers2★0.767New Jersey
284Terence Stephens Jr.
West Allegheny
Bowling Green2★0.767Pennsylvania
285Jordan Bertrand
Collins Hill
Miami (OH)2★0.767Georgia
286Slade Carroll
Lexington
21272★0.767South Carolina
287Triston Fairchild
Papillion-La Vista South
21422★0.767Nebraska
288Daryl McCleskey
Wayne
21982★0.767Ohio
289Francoise Sims
St Augustine
San José State2★0.767California
290Joshua Mack
Pittsford-mendon
Liberty2★0.767New York
291Tyreek King-El
Pebblebrook
Navy2★0.767Georgia
292Isaiah Totten
Apex
24282★0.767North Carolina
293Savion Johnson
Wheeling Park
24482★0.767West Virginia
294Adam Cofield
Blue Springs South
North Dakota State2★0.767Missouri
295Joe Logan
Estrella Foothills
24642★0.767Arizona
296Davis Alexander
Gig Harbor
25022★0.767Washington
297Datron James
Fort Dorchester
25692★0.767South Carolina
298A.J. Hines
Fike
2572★0.767North Carolina
299Chris Rowland
Ravenwood
26342★0.767Tennessee
300Tyain Smith
Indian River
26782★0.767Virginia
301Dazmine Palmer
Lake Taylor
26782★0.767Virginia
302Blake Morgan
Creekside
27472★0.767Florida
303Mason Alstatt
Lafayette
27472★0.767Kentucky
304Andrew Grimes
Lake Stevens
3042★0.767Washington
305Jason Talley
Jesuit
3312★0.767Oregon
306R.J. Stevens
Baldwin County
Army2★0.767Alabama
307August Cook
Bedford
Army2★0.767Pennsylvania
308Ryan Velez
Brophy College Preparatory
Army2★0.767Arizona
309KaKenvioun Vickers
Glades Central
UConn2★0.767Florida
310Cameron Minger
Woodrow Wilson
23202★0.765Texas
311Jason Huntley
Martin
New Mexico State2★0.764Texas
312Jaleel Davis
Titusville
Akron2★0.764Florida
313Jacione Fugate
Kecoughtan
Charlotte2★0.764Virginia
314Isaiah Hamilton
Vanden
Nevada2★0.763California
315Kevin Dove
El Campo
UTEP2★0.763Texas
316Saevion Johnson
Dawson
Fresno State2★0.763Texas
317Raymond Calais
Cecilia
Louisiana2★0.761Louisiana
318Kevin Perkins
Rosa Fort
Southern Miss2★0.760Mississippi
319Shawndarrius Phillips
Atlantic
Florida International2★0.759Florida
320Ben Klett
Lake Zurich
2332★0.758Illinois
321Rickey Henderson
Lancaster
2★0.758Texas
322Ronald Awatt
Frenship
UTEP2★0.758Texas
323Kayin White
Parkview Baptist School
UL Monroe2★0.753Louisiana
324Theo Dawson
Jackson Hole
Wyoming2★0.753Wyoming
325Isaac Collins
Maple Grove
2★0.750Minnesota
326Connor Mohs
East Ridge
Minnesota2★0.750Minnesota
327Griffin Lay
Kingwood
2★0.748Texas
328Fred Cooper
Heights
Air Force2★0.748Texas
329Stefone Moore-Green
Paul VI
20832★0.748New Jersey
330Dominic Distefano
Hendrickson
Army2★0.748Texas
331Jamall Shaw
Broken Arrow
26172★0.733Oklahoma
332Taiyir Wilson
Fork Union Military Academy
Temple2★0.700Pennsylvania
333Harrison Poole
Camden County
23822★0.700Georgia
334Charlie Davidson
Naval Academy Prep
23822★0.700Tennessee
335Tirrek Hooten
East Ridge
25352★0.700Florida
336Joshua McGowen
McAllen
26172★0.700Texas
337Noah Giles
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy
27292★0.700Virginia
338Jah-maine Martin
Conway
Coastal Carolina2★0.700South Carolina
339Shaquil Terry
McAdory
Kennesaw State2★0.700Alabama