Running Backs
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The top running backs for the 2026 NFL Draft as determined by Fantasy Life NFL Draft Expert Matthew Freedman (final version).

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Cardinals
Drafted Round 1 Pick 3

3

RB 1NDJR
JeremiyahLove
6’0”214 lb20 yo

Zone-cut Bugatti who turns creases into explosives.

Seahawks
Drafted Round 1 Pick 32

51

RB 2NDJR
JadarianPrice
5’11”210 lb22 yo

Do-everything slasher who fought his way into touches.

Raiders
Drafted Round 4 Pick 22

69

RB 3ARKJR
MikeWashington
6’2”228 lb22 yo

MAC-to-SEC grinder who leads with a Frazier hook.

Broncos
Drafted Round 4 Pick 8

102

RB 4WASJR
JonahColeman
5’9”228 lb22 yo

Bowling ball built to BYOB—bring your own blocks.

Chiefs
Drafted Round 5 Pick 21

107

RB 5NEBJR
EmmettJohnson
5’11”200 lb22 yo

Big Ten workhorse who turned volume into even more efficiency.

Titans
Drafted Round 5 Pick 25

122

RB 6PSUJR
NicholasSingleton
6’0”224 lb22 yo

Big Ten burner with underrated grind-it-out gear.

Commanders
Drafted Round 6 Pick 6

141

RB 7PSUJR
KaytronAllen
5’11”219 lb21 yo

Relentless bumper-car hammer who never ceded the backfield.

Vikings
Drafted Round 6 Pick 17

155

RB 8WFJR
DemondClaiborne
5’10”195 lb22 yo

Magician-cut back who turns A-gaps into escape hatches.

Steelers
Drafted Round 7 Pick 14

162

RB 9NAVJR
EliHeidenreich
6’0”206 lb22 yo

900+ receiving yards and 499 rushing yards in 2025

49ers
Drafted Round 3 Pick 26

181

RB 10IUJR
KaelonBlack
5’10”211 lb22 yo
Ravens
Drafted Round 5 Pick 34

198

RB 11CLE
AdamRandall
6’2”235 lb21 yo

Switched from WR to RB; 10 TDs in 2025

Colts
Drafted Round 7 Pick 21

199

RB 12KENJR
SethMcGowan
6’1”215 lb22 yo

Senior Bowl participant, 12 TDs senior year

200

RB 13UVA
J'MariTaylor
5’9”204 lb22 yo

FCS-to-ACC bell cow who just keeps producing.

229

RB 14TXAMJRRSM 61
Le'VeonMoss
5’11”210 lb

Guided missile back with true track-level acceleration.

230

RB 15UTSAJR
RobertHenry
5’9”205 lb

Doak Walker semifinalist, over 1,000 yards and missed 2 games

232

RB 16OKLJR
JaydnOtt
5’11”208 lb

High-variance home-run hunter with medical red flags.

Patriots
Drafted Round 7 Pick 29

233

RB 17BAMAJR
JamMiller
5’10”221 lb

613 total yards in 2025 despite several injuries

248

RB 18IUJR
RomanHemby
6’0”210 lb

256

RB 19PITJR
DesmondReid
5’8”175 lb