Getty 2020 NFL Draft Running Back Rankings: Clemson's Travis Etienne
Welcome to our 2020 NFL Draft running back rankings. If you’ve had a chance to catch a glimpse of the first two weeks of the 2019/20 NFL playoffs this season, then you’ve likely noticed how prevalent the run game has been to all the teams who’s Super Bowl hopes are still alive. The NFL is dictating a resurgence from the same position that the media and scouts want to tell you is becoming devalued.
This year’s draft class is stocked with talented playmakers, as four running backs could sneak their way into the first day of the draft. No back may describe the term playmaker more than Clemson’s Travis Etienne.
Etienne’s blazing speed, elite balance, and improved pass-catching skills have shot him to the top of our draft board.
Reminder: These are player rankings, not a Mock Draft. Just because we may grade a player higher on our board than another player, doesn’t mean we projected them to be the higher selection come draft day.
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2020 NFL Draft Top 10 Running Back Prospects
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***NOTE: Najee Harris has been left off of our board as reports out of Alabama are that he has opted to return to school.
POS (Rank) |
PROSPECTS |
CLASS |
COLLEGE |
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RB2 |
Jr. |
LSU |
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RB3 |
Jr. |
Ohio State |
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RB4 |
Jr. |
Wisconsin |
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RB5 |
Cam Akers |
Jr. |
Utah St. |
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RB6 |
Clyde Edwards-Helaire |
Jr. |
LSU |
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RB7 |
Zack Moss |
Sr. |
Utah |
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RB8 |
Ke’Shawn Vaughn |
Sr. |
Vanderbilt |
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RB9 |
Eno Benjamin |
Jr. |
Arizona St. |
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RB10 |
Clyde Edwards-Helaire |
Jr. |
LSU |
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# |
PROSPECT |
COLLEGE |
POS (Rank) |
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1 |
Chase Young |
Ohio St. |
Edge (1) |
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2 |
Tua Tagovailoa |
Alabama |
QB (1) |
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3 |
Joe Burrow |
LSU |
QB (2) |
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4 |
Isaiah Simmons |
Clemson |
LB (1) |
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5 |
Jerry Jeudy |
Alabama |
WR (1) |
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6 |
Jeff Okudah |
Ohio St. |
CB (1) |
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7 |
Derrick Brown |
Auburn |
DL (1) |
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8 |
Tristan Wirfs |
Iowa |
OT (1) |
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9 |
CeeDee Lamb |
Oklahoma |
WR (2) |
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10 |
Kristian Fulton |
LSU |
CB (2) |
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11 |
Andrew Thomas |
Georgia |
OT (2) |
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12 |
Kenneth Murray |
Oklahoma |
LB (2) |
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13 |
Travis Etienne |
Clemson |
RB (1) |
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14 |
Henry Ruggs III |
Alabama |
WR (3) |
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15 |
AJ Epenesa |
Iowa |
Edge (2) |
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16 |
D’Andre Swift |
Georgia |
RB (2) |
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17 |
Justin Herbert |
Oregon |
QB (3) |
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18 |
Jedrick Wills Jr. |
Alabama |
OT (3) |
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19 |
Grant Delpit |
LSU |
S (1) |
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20 |
Javon Kinlaw |
S. Carolina |
DL (2) |
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21 |
K’Lavon Chaisson |
LSU |
Edge (3) |
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22 |
Tee Higgins |
Clemson |
WR (4) |
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23 |
JK Dobbins |
Ohio St. |
RB (3) |
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24 |
Yet Gross-Matos |
Penn St. |
Edge (4) |
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25 |
Ashtyn Davis |
Cal |
S (2) |
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2020 NFL Draft Running Back Rankings: Is Travis Etienne the Best RB in the Class?