Position Board
2026 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
- 180
- Committed Schools
- 79
- Blue-Chips
- 31
Position recruiting summary
The 2026 running backs board has 180 ranked recruits and 31 blue-chip prospects.
Top committed programs
- West Virginia3
- Eastern Michigan2
- Florida International2
- Illinois2
State landing pages
Ranked recruits
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Team | Stars | Rating | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Savion Hiter Louisa County | Michigan | 5★ | 0.994 | Virginia |
| 2 | Ezavier Crowell Jackson | Alabama | 5★ | 0.991 | Alabama |
| 3 | KJ Edwards Carthage | Texas A&M | 4★ | 0.980 | Texas |
| 4 | Jonathan Hatton Jr. Cibolo Steele | Oklahoma | 4★ | 0.965 | Texas |
| 5 | Brian Bonner Valencia | Washington | 4★ | 0.964 | California |
| 6 | Derrek Cooper Chaminade-Madonna | Texas | 4★ | 0.954 | Florida |
| 7 | Deshonne Redeaux Oaks Christian | USC | 4★ | 0.953 | California |
| 8 | Shahn Alston Harvey | USC | 4★ | 0.952 | Ohio |
| 9 | Tradarian Ball Texas High | Oregon | 4★ | 0.952 | Texas |
| 10 | Javian Osborne Forney | Notre Dame | 4★ | 0.951 | Texas |
| 11 | Jonaz Walton Central | Notre Dame | 4★ | 0.948 | Georgia |
| 12 | Damarius Yates Kemper County | Ole Miss | 4★ | 0.946 | Mississippi |
| 13 | Christian Rhodes Lake Highlands | SMU | 4★ | 0.925 | Texas |
| 14 | Messiah Mickens Harrisburg | Virginia Tech | 4★ | 0.923 | Pennsylvania |
| 15 | Carsyn Baker Langston Hughes | Texas A&M | 4★ | 0.922 | Georgia |
| 16 | Jae Lamar Colquitt County | Georgia | 4★ | 0.922 | Georgia |
| 17 | Favour Akih Rutherford B. Hayes | Ohio State | 4★ | 0.915 | Ohio |
| 18 | Damon Ferguson Milford Mill Academy | Pittsburgh | 4★ | 0.915 | Maryland |
| 19 | Amari Latimer Sandy Creek | West Virginia | 4★ | 0.911 | Georgia |
| 20 | John Hebert Strake Jesuit | Houston | 4★ | 0.904 | Texas |
| 21 | Brandon Smith Central East | Arizona | 4★ | 0.902 | California |
| 22 | Cardae Mack Atascocita | Arizona State | 4★ | 0.901 | Texas |
| 23 | Ashton Rowden New Boston | Texas Tech | 4★ | 0.901 | Texas |
| 24 | Ryan Estrada El Paso El Dorado | Minnesota | 4★ | 0.901 | Texas |
| 25 | Amari Thomas Blountstown | Not committed | 4★ | 0.900 | Florida |
| 26 | Terry Hodges Bryant | Arkansas | 4★ | 0.900 | Arkansas |
| 27 | Javian Mallory West Boca Raton | Miami | 4★ | 0.896 | Florida |
| 28 | DeZephen Walker Raymore-Peculiar | Oklahoma | 4★ | 0.893 | Missouri |
| 29 | Edward Kelly Jr. Klein | SMU | 4★ | 0.892 | Texas |
| 30 | Evan Hampton Owensboro | Vanderbilt | 4★ | 0.891 | Kentucky |
| 31 | Victor Santino Edison | California | 4★ | 0.891 | Florida |
| 32 | Javari Barnett Tampa Bay Tech | Illinois | 3★ | 0.889 | Florida |
| 33 | KD Jones Jenks | Oklahoma State | 3★ | 0.888 | Oklahoma |
| 34 | LaMarcus Bell Lake Oswego | Not committed | 3★ | 0.887 | Oregon |
| 35 | Kyndall McCaleb Riverside | Not committed | 3★ | 0.887 | Ohio |
| 36 | Ansu Sanoe Lakeridge | Washington | 3★ | 0.886 | Oregon |
| 37 | CJ Givers Fellowship Christian School | Not committed | 3★ | 0.886 | Georgia |
| 38 | Alvin Celestin Terrebonne | Not committed | 3★ | 0.886 | Louisiana |
| 39 | Kory Amachree Haslett | Kansas | 3★ | 0.886 | Michigan |
| 40 | Jamarcea Plater Captain Shreve | Tulsa | 3★ | 0.883 | Louisiana |
| 41 | Crew Davis Iona Preparatory School | Not committed | 3★ | 0.881 | New York |
| 42 | Amante Martin Port Arthur Memorial | Not committed | 3★ | 0.881 | Texas |
| 43 | Christopher Talley Whitehaven | West Virginia | 3★ | 0.880 | Tennessee |
| 44 | Trae'shawn Brown Huntsville | Not committed | 3★ | 0.880 | Texas |
| 45 | Xavier Rucker Allatoona | Not committed | 3★ | 0.879 | Georgia |
| 46 | Jett Walker Georgetown | Not committed | 3★ | 0.878 | Texas |
| 47 | Jonathan Brown St. Francis de Sales | Not committed | 3★ | 0.878 | Ohio |
| 48 | G'Ivori Graham Harlan | Not committed | 3★ | 0.877 | Texas |
| 49 | Chase Enlow Hun School | Not committed | 3★ | 0.877 | New Jersey |
| 50 | Keilan Chavies Hutto | Not committed | 3★ | 0.876 | Texas |
| 51 | Sedric Addison Peachtree Ridge | Not committed | 3★ | 0.876 | Georgia |
| 52 | Ja'Michael Jones Pike Road | Not committed | 3★ | 0.876 | Alabama |
| 53 | Qwantavius Wiggins Langston Hughes | Not committed | 3★ | 0.874 | Georgia |
| 54 | Jaeden Hill Tupelo | Mississippi State | 3★ | 0.874 | Mississippi |
| 55 | Jamal Rule Charlotte Christian | Not committed | 3★ | 0.873 | North Carolina |
| 56 | Josiah Lucas South Grand Prairie | Not committed | 3★ | 0.873 | Texas |
| 57 | Izaiah Wright Oscar A. Carlson | Purdue | 3★ | 0.873 | Michigan |
| 58 | Sean Morris II Orange Lutheran | Northwestern | 3★ | 0.873 | California |
| 59 | Izayah Lee Lancaster | Not committed | 3★ | 0.872 | Texas |
| 60 | Jayden Fox Cherry Creek | Not committed | 3★ | 0.871 | Colorado |
| 61 | Ronde Baker Terry | Not committed | 3★ | 0.871 | Mississippi |
| 62 | Ryan Campbell Ashley Ridge | Not committed | 3★ | 0.870 | South Carolina |
| 63 | Kelston Tarver Carver | Not committed | 3★ | 0.870 | Georgia |
| 64 | Kevin Young Jr. Forrest City | Not committed | 3★ | 0.870 | Arkansas |
| 65 | Amare Glover Middletown | Not committed | 3★ | 0.870 | Delaware |
| 66 | Caleb Francois Minnetonka | Not committed | 3★ | 0.870 | Minnesota |
| 67 | Marquez Wimberly Nazareth | Not committed | 3★ | 0.870 | Pennsylvania |
| 68 | SirPaul Cheeks Varina | Not committed | 3★ | 0.870 | Virginia |
| 69 | Marcelles Davis Houston | Kennesaw State | 3★ | 0.870 | Tennessee |
| 70 | D'Antae Sheffey Harrisburg | Syracuse | 3★ | 0.869 | Pennsylvania |
| 71 | Jayzon Thompson Bearden | Not committed | 3★ | 0.869 | Tennessee |
| 72 | Tre Garrison Edna Karr | Not committed | 3★ | 0.869 | Louisiana |
| 73 | Christian Lawrence Thomas County Central | Wake Forest | 3★ | 0.869 | Georgia |
| 74 | Jayvian Tanelus Community School of Naples | Duke | 3★ | 0.868 | Florida |
| 75 | Cooper Crosby Gulfport | Mississippi State | 3★ | 0.868 | Mississippi |
| 76 | Davis Penn Southlake Carroll | Not committed | 3★ | 0.867 | Texas |
| 77 | Ezekiel Bates Malvern Prep | Minnesota | 3★ | 0.867 | Pennsylvania |
| 78 | Michael Dukes Martin Luther King | Rutgers | 3★ | 0.867 | Michigan |
| 79 | CJ Toney Atascocita | Washington State | 3★ | 0.867 | Texas |
| 80 | Jayreon Campbell McEachern | Indiana | 3★ | 0.867 | Georgia |
| 81 | Jorden Prince Beckville | Not committed | 3★ | 0.865 | Texas |
| 82 | Donovan Crow Central Phenix City | Not committed | 3★ | 0.865 | Alabama |
| 83 | Chayce Burton Louisville Male | Not committed | 3★ | 0.865 | Kentucky |
| 84 | Dylan McCoy Buford | NC State | 3★ | 0.864 | Georgia |
| 85 | Gabriel Wilson Cy Falls | New Mexico | 3★ | 0.864 | Texas |
| 86 | Shavane Anderson Jr. William Penn | Syracuse | 3★ | 0.864 | Pennsylvania |
| 87 | Kimauri Farmer Carrollton | Liberty | 3★ | 0.864 | Georgia |
| 88 | Nelsyn Wheeler Millard South | Illinois | 3★ | 0.863 | Nebraska |
| 89 | Maxwell Warner Whitney Young | Missouri | 3★ | 0.862 | Illinois |
| 90 | Noah Moss St. Michael Catholic | NC State | 3★ | 0.862 | Alabama |
| 91 | Ke'Rynn Smith Holy Cross | Louisiana | 3★ | 0.862 | Louisiana |
| 92 | Le'Kamren Meadows Moody | Western Kentucky | 3★ | 0.862 | Alabama |
| 93 | Arthur Lewis IV Bartram Trail | UCF | 3★ | 0.861 | Florida |
| 94 | HD Davis Wolfe City | Kansas State | 3★ | 0.861 | Texas |
| 95 | Delvecchio Alston Hewitt-Trussville | Kentucky | 3★ | 0.861 | Alabama |
| 96 | Solomon Baggett Ocean Springs | Arkansas State | 3★ | 0.860 | Mississippi |
| 97 | Randall Blount Pennsauken | Temple | 3★ | 0.860 | New Jersey |
| 98 | Kenny Thomas North DeSoto | Louisiana Tech | 3★ | 0.860 | Louisiana |
| 99 | Damian Moore Edgewater | Colorado State | 3★ | 0.860 | Florida |
| 100 | Jayson Franklin Seventy-First | South Florida | 3★ | 0.860 | North Carolina |
| 101 | Li'Darious Pryor Evans | 2296 | 3★ | 0.859 | Florida |
| 102 | Jordan Thompson Coconut Creek | Southern Miss | 3★ | 0.859 | Florida |
| 103 | Will Rajecki Sequoyah | Memphis | 3★ | 0.859 | Georgia |
| 104 | Lawrence Autry Collierville | West Virginia | 3★ | 0.858 | Tennessee |
| 105 | Juntavious Harris Trinity | Texas State | 3★ | 0.857 | Texas |
| 106 | Robert Lathon Bishop Hartley | Not committed | 3★ | 0.855 | Ohio |
| 107 | Sy'eer Coleman Imhotep Institute | Not committed | 3★ | 0.855 | Pennsylvania |
| 108 | TJ Ward Jr. Nashville Christian | Not committed | 3★ | 0.855 | Tennessee |
| 109 | Najee Calhoun Bergen Catholic | 108 | 3★ | 0.855 | New Jersey |
| 110 | Nazir Jones-Davis Bishop McDevitt | Eastern Michigan | 3★ | 0.855 | Pennsylvania |
| 111 | Caleb Crenshaw Austin Anderson | 2617 | 3★ | 0.855 | Texas |
| 112 | Tremayne Hill Katy | Washington State | 3★ | 0.855 | Texas |
| 113 | Sharroid Whitehead Ocean Springs | Not committed | 3★ | 0.854 | Mississippi |
| 114 | Devaughn Eka Lehi | BYU | 3★ | 0.854 | Utah |
| 115 | Cedric Kouemi The Bullis School | Jacksonville State | 3★ | 0.854 | Maryland |
| 116 | Skylar Lendsey Western | UNLV | 3★ | 0.853 | California |
| 117 | Caleb Wynn Oxford | South Alabama | 3★ | 0.853 | Alabama |
| 118 | Jordan Taylor St. Louis University | Sacramento State | 3★ | 0.850 | Missouri |
| 119 | Rawls Patterson Christ Presbyterian Academy | Not committed | 3★ | 0.850 | Tennessee |
| 120 | Kentavius DeBruce Coffee | Not committed | 3★ | 0.850 | Georgia |
| 121 | Zamarcus Lindley Douglas County | Not committed | 3★ | 0.850 | Georgia |
| 122 | Quinnterion Hollins Fairley | Not committed | 3★ | 0.850 | Tennessee |
| 123 | Jay'Quan Crawford Franklin County | Not committed | 3★ | 0.850 | Kentucky |
| 124 | Jayden Terry Grandville | Not committed | 3★ | 0.850 | Michigan |
| 125 | Jerod Terry Sierra Canyon | Not committed | 3★ | 0.850 | California |
| 126 | Justin Lewis Mater Dei | Massachusetts | 3★ | 0.850 | California |
| 127 | Carter Meeks Central Catholic | Sacramento State | 3★ | 0.850 | California |
| 128 | Decorie Johnson Winter Park | Eastern Michigan | 3★ | 0.850 | Florida |
| 129 | Michael Doe North Augusta | 2241 | 3★ | 0.850 | South Carolina |
| 130 | Dionne Sims C.E. King | Rice | 3★ | 0.850 | Texas |
| 131 | Jaiduan Cranford Metamora | Northern Illinois | 3★ | 0.850 | Illinois |
| 132 | Jake Randle Isidore Newman | Tulane | 3★ | 0.850 | Louisiana |
| 133 | Jhadis Luckey California | Fresno State | 3★ | 0.850 | California |
| 134 | Breyon Williams St. John's College | Not committed | 3★ | 0.849 | District of Columbia |
| 135 | Deshon Jenkins Bishop Verot | Not committed | 3★ | 0.848 | Florida |
| 136 | Tauqeer Davis Archbishop Carroll | Massachusetts | 3★ | 0.848 | District of Columbia |
| 137 | Ameir Morrow Erasmus Hall | Temple | 3★ | 0.848 | New York |
| 138 | Braydon Johnson Lakota West | Not committed | 3★ | 0.846 | Ohio |
| 139 | Jayden Ford Miami Central | Florida International | 3★ | 0.846 | Florida |
| 140 | Noah Terry Cardinal Gibbons | Not committed | 3★ | 0.845 | North Carolina |
| 141 | Tomarion Steward Mona Shores | Miami (OH) | 3★ | 0.845 | Michigan |
| 142 | Courshawn Hill Williams Field | San José State | 3★ | 0.845 | Arizona |
| 143 | Bronwyn Rios Reed | Nevada | 3★ | 0.845 | Nevada |
| 144 | Nicholas Tramble Aldine Davis | 2504 | 3★ | 0.845 | Texas |
| 145 | Chancellor Sparks Parker | Miami (OH) | 3★ | 0.843 | Alabama |
| 146 | J'Alan Terry Coosa Christian School | Not committed | 3★ | 0.840 | Alabama |
| 147 | Jadarius Dobie Lakeland | Not committed | 3★ | 0.840 | Florida |
| 148 | Marterius Boyd Lausanne Collegiate School | Not committed | 3★ | 0.840 | Tennessee |
| 149 | Tristin Blackmon Prattville | Bowling Green | 3★ | 0.840 | Alabama |
| 150 | Justin Compere Miami Carol City | Florida International | 3★ | 0.840 | Florida |
| 151 | Desmond Ortiz La Salle College | 225 | 3★ | 0.840 | Pennsylvania |
| 152 | Jackson Farley Mentor | Kent State | 3★ | 0.840 | Ohio |
| 153 | Adrian Symalla Arvada West | Navy | 3★ | 0.840 | Colorado |
| 154 | Lindsey Graves Clovis East | 2464 | 3★ | 0.840 | California |
| 155 | Amarie Jackson Pascagoula | 2504 | 3★ | 0.840 | Mississippi |
| 156 | Malichi Greaves St. Thomas More | UConn | 3★ | 0.840 | Connecticut |
| 157 | Hudson Higgins Mars Hill Bible School | UAB | 3★ | 0.840 | Alabama |
| 158 | James Kelly Hewitt-Trussville | Ohio | 3★ | 0.835 | Alabama |
| 159 | Da'sean Howard Glynn Academy | Northern Illinois | 3★ | 0.835 | Georgia |
| 160 | Jackson Regan Canyon | Utah State | 3★ | 0.835 | Texas |
| 161 | Marcus Flowers Jr Charleston | Not committed | 3★ | 0.830 | Mississippi |
| 162 | Syre Padilla Gardner Edgerton | Not committed | 3★ | 0.830 | Kansas |
| 163 | Ryder Hooks Lakota East | 2198 | 3★ | 0.830 | Ohio |
| 164 | Brandon White St. Edward | Kent State | 3★ | 0.830 | Ohio |
| 165 | Amar'e Johnson Bishop Moore Catholic | Missouri State | 3★ | 0.830 | Florida |
| 166 | Myles McLaughlin Knox Community | 93 | 3★ | 0.830 | Indiana |
| 167 | Killian Sombe Central Catholic | Not committed | 3★ | 0.820 | Oregon |
| 168 | Jacob Brown Hamilton | Not committed | 3★ | 0.820 | Arizona |
| 169 | Maurice Hall Hayward | Not committed | 3★ | 0.820 | California |
| 170 | Malachi Roby Mater Dei | Not committed | 3★ | 0.820 | California |
| 171 | Dyson Parker Weber | 2692 | 3★ | 0.820 | Utah |
| 172 | Siaki Fekitoa Bountiful | Not committed | 3★ | 0.810 | Utah |
| 173 | Jayshawn Edwards Junipero Serra | Not committed | 3★ | 0.810 | California |
| 174 | Journee Tonga Leuzinger | Not committed | 3★ | 0.810 | California |
| 175 | Lenny Ibarra Los Alamitos | Not committed | 3★ | 0.810 | California |
| 176 | Davonte Curtis Mission Viejo | Not committed | 3★ | 0.810 | California |
| 177 | J’ Anthony Cobb Salesian | Not committed | 3★ | 0.810 | California |
| 178 | Junior Curtis Lincoln | 3101 | 3★ | 0.810 | California |
| 179 | Jaxon Bell Liberty | 331 | 3★ | 0.800 | California |
| 180 | Braeden Gregory Magee | Not committed | 2★ | 0.790 | Mississippi |