Let’s put this forward. There are special possibilities for the running back class in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At least one running back drafted in the first round (Ashton Janti of Boise) was undoubtedly seen, and UNC’s Omarion Hampton could also be seen going first. However, the draft position doesn’t fully understand how good this class is. Impact players and future starters could be selected on day 3.
We list only the top 10 runners of the consensus here, but there are over 10 good running backs in this class.
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He also has voted in the top 10: DJ Giddens (Kansas), Damien Martinez (Miami), Trevor Etienne (Georgia)
10. Ollie Gordon, Oklahoma
Gordon was considered one of the nation’s top running backs, with O’Mallion Hampton and Ashton Jeanti coming in the 2024 season. Unfortunately, he was unable to follow up with a 1,700-yard 21 touchdown performance, and his stock was hit hard during 2024.
Gordon has a big back (6 feet 1, 226 pounds) with great power and a solid contact balance. He doesn’t have the speed or agility to become an off-tackle or cut-back runner, but when he can run north and south, it’s hard to stop.
9. Bhayshul Tuten at Virginia Tech
Tuten is a compact, dynamic runner that should not be underestimated.
He may not look like 5 feet 9, 206 pounds, but he is one of the fastest players in this draft and a clear weapon with the ball in hand. Tuten’s 4.32 seconds speed appeared on the field, with over half (54%) of his total yards coming in on breakaway runs. He has the contact balance and vision to find an open field, and is fast enough to break the angle.
Chuten may not be the back of “Belkow”, but he could be a weapon of explosive pace change for any attack that uses backfield rotation.
8. Devin Neal, Kansas
Devin Neal has a real chance to emerge as an NFL-level starter or at least as a lead in active spins. He has a solid size with 5 feet 11, 213 pounds, great vision and great contact balance with excellent agility and quick start-stop.
Neil isn’t as explosive as some of the other runners in this year’s class, but he’s also the type of runner that’s not a big deal. He runs with great patience, changing his speed smoothly and manipulating the defender before cutting the dime to break the angle and ankle.
He may not be a tackle-to-tackle banger even at a home run threat, but Neal should be a consistent producer on the team drafting him.
7. Cameron Scattebo, Arizona
If there is one word describing the Cam Skattebo game, it’s probably “Bloodymined.” He is a tough, physical, determined runner who is extremely difficult to get on the ground. He has a strong lower body and appears to enjoy the physical aspects of the game, looking for opportunities to punish the defenders.
Squattebo is a limited athlete, but he has a patient behind the line of scrimmage and has a shade of Marshawn Lynch. It’s no surprise that he was second in second yards with 1,711 (21 touchdowns) last year. He is also a capable pass catcher if he wants to force (attempt) an offense to a defensive back.
6. Dylan Sampson, Tennessee
When you think of “Sec Ransing Back,” you usually think of a big bruiser and slam the opposing defense into submission. Players like Derek Henry, Mark Ingram, and Leonard Fournette usually come to mind.
Dylan Sampson is not a 5-foot-8, 200-pound player, but he didn’t stop him from leading the SEC with carry, rushing yards and rushing touchdowns. Sampson is extremely athletic and combines lightning feet with very good vision and contact balance. He is incredibly elusive and can consistently flow through water-like defenses.
5. Caleb Johnson, Iowa
Kaleb Johnson is a very interesting back to combine with modern attacks that weaponize the interval.
He is a 1-cut runner, 6-foot-1, 224-pound prototype size, and has a very instinctive touch to the running back position. He does an amazing job of giving linemen time to establish a block, using his path and tempo to manipulate the defenders on his way to the line of scrimmage.
Johnson has the power and balance to ignore poor tackle attempts, becoming skinny and turning good tackle attempts into almost mistakes. He is a massive runner early in his career and should be a reliable option to keep offense on his schedule.
4. Quinsion Judkins, Ohio
Judkins has been transferred from Olemis Before the 2024 season began, and in doing so, we were halfway through the dynamic backfield duo.
Judkins is a generalist with good size (5 feet 11, 221 pounds), speed and power. He has ample agility and ruptures and not only uses the reduction lane, but also toughness to slap and run on arm tackles. He can become any bell cow at the NFL level and does almost everything well.
Both Judkins and Henderson could be realistically considered “RB3”, and their exact value is in the team’s eyes. One of our voters actually had Judkins in second place.
3. Trevion Henderson, Ohio
Treveyon Henderson is the other half Ohio It was a duo and a very effective counter for Judkins’ punishment style.
Henderson is like a “scatback” who trades speed, agility and speed, not power. He was an extremely low volume runner in Ohio, only over one 160 carries, but in 2024 he made the most of every opportunity, averaging over 1,000 yards.
2. Omarion Hampton, North Carolina
Omarion Hampton will be comfortable “RB1” in most other draft classes. Hampton has prototype sizes (5 feet 11, 221 pounds), good speed (4.46), and bursts (38 inches vertical, 10 feet 10 broad jump). He has great vision and balance and has the ability to become a regular contributor to the passing game. He has been extremely productive for UNC with 3,164 yards (5.9 per carry) and 30 touchdowns over the past two years.
He’s really a “full package” of the backfield.
Hampton is a smooth athlete, an athlete who can contribute to distance and distance, and his team doesn’t feel like he should leave the field. The fact that Hampton is not RB 1 is not a small one for him, he is very A great NFL player with a Pro Bowl.
He happens to be in the same draft as our top running back…
1. Ashton Jeanty, Boise
Even in class this Good, Ashton Jeanti is far away. Top picks of all the votes, he was, of course, our unanimous top PRSpect.
He doesn’t have the incredible athletic skills of Christian McCaffrey or the explosive athletic skills of Saquon Berkley. But what he has is truly incredible vision, contact balance, core strength, and quickness and agility to take advantage of minimal opportunities. Instead, he is not so much “athlete” to defenders who are so against “athlete” as he appears to completely reject the reality he can tackle.
At 5 feet-8, 211 pounds, Ashton Janti ran for 2,601 yards last year, of which 1,970 came. rear contact. To see it, Omarion Hampton (our No. 2 running back) ran for 1,660 yards total.
Jeanty, simply put, is one of the best footballers in this draft and is the best running in his class.
