Comprehensive Ranking of the 2014 and 2015 NFL Draft Classes 4/17/2014 Update: Running Backs
April 11, 2014 · Pete Marasco
| RUNNING BACKS 2014 | RUNNING BACKS 2015 (+) | ||
| 1. Carlos Hyde C Ohio State (P) | 1. Todd Gurley Jr. Georgia | ||
| 2. Jeremy Hill C LSU (P) | 2. Melvin Gordon Jr.* Wisconsin | ||
| 3. Charles Sims C West Virginia | 3. T. J. Yeldon Jr. Alabama | ||
| 4. Tre Mason C Auburn (KR) | 4. Jay Ajayi Jr.* Boise State | ||
| 5. Bishop Sankey C Washington | 5. Javorious Allen Jr.* USC | ||
| 6. Storm Johnson C USF | 6. Karlos Williams Sr. Florida St. | ||
| 7. Andre Williams C Boston College | 7. Mike Davis Jr. South Carolina | ||
| 8. Damien Williams C Oklahoma (P) | 8. Jeremy Langford Sr. Michigan St. | ||
| 9. Lache Seastrunk C Baylor | 9. Byron Marshall Jr. Oregon | ||
| 10. Ka’Deem Carey C Arizona | 10. Bill Belton Sr. Penn State | ||
| 11. Tyler Gaffney C Stanford | 11. Terrance Magee Sr. LSU | ||
| 12. Jerick McKinnon C Georgia Southern | 12. Kenny Hilliard Sr. LSU | ||
| 13. Devonta Freeman C Florida State | 13. Duke Johnson Jr. Miami (I) | ||
| 14. Terrance West C Towson | 14. Rod Smith Jr.* Ohio State (KR) | ||
| 15. Isaiah Crowell C Alabama State (P) | 15. Shock Linwood So.* Baylor | ||
| 16. Rajion Neal # Tennessee | 16. Keith Marshall Jr. Georgia (I) | ||
| 17. Tim Cornett C UNLV | 17. D. J. Foster Jr. Arizona St. | ||
| 18. Lorenzo Taliaferro C Coastal Carolina | 18. Jamaal Williams Jr. BYU | ||
| 19. LaDarious Perkins C Mississippi State | 19. Kenneth Dixon Jr. La. Tech | ||
| 20. Marion Grice C Arizona State (I) (WR) | 20. Matt Jones Jr. Florida | ||
| 21. James White C Wisconsin | 21. Johnathan Gray Jr. Texas | ||
| 22. Alfred Blue C LSU | 22. Brandon Williams Jr.* Texas A&M | ||
| 23. Kapri Bibbs C Colorado State | 23. Malcolm Brown Sr. Texas | ||
| 24. Henry Josey C Missouri (I) | 24. Storm Woods Jr.* Oregon St. | ||
| 25. Fitzgerald Toussaint # Michigan (I) | 25. Nick Marshall Sr. Auburn (P) | ||
| 26. Ben Malena Texas A&M | 26. Ameer Abdullah Sr. Nebraska (PR-KR) | ||
| 27. Brendan Bigelow California (I) | 27. Barry Sanders So.* Stanford | ||
| 28. Glasco Martin Baylor (I) | 28. Trey Edmunds So.* Virginia Tech | ||
| 29. Stephen Houston Indiana | 29. Alex Ross So.* Oklahoma | ||
| 30. James Sims Kansas (P) | 30. Jonathan Williams Jr. Arkansas | ||
| 31. Charles Ross Rice | 31. David Cobb Sr. Minnesota | ||
| 32. Trey Burton C Florida (H-Back) | 32. Dwayne Washington So.* Washington | ||
| 33. George Atkinson III C Notre Dame | 33. Traylon Shead Sr. SMU | ||
| 34. Anthony Wilkerson Stanford | 34. Tevin Coleman Jr. Indiana | ||
| 35. Jaamal Berry Murray State (KR) (P) | 35. Venric Mark Sr.* Northwestern (I) | ||
| 36. Roderick McDowell Clemson | 36. Jordan James Sr.* UCLA | ||
| 37. Branden Oliver Bufalo | 37. David Johnson Sr.* Northern Iowa | ||
| 38. Orleans Darkwa Tulane | 38. Alonzo Harris Sr. Louisiana | ||
| 39. Antonio Andrews C Western Kentucky | 39. Devontae Booker Jr. Utah (KR) | ||
| 40. Silas Redd C USC (I) | 40. Dominique Brown Sr.* Louisville | ||
| 41. Prince-Tyson Tulley Syracuse | 41. Josh Quezada Sr.* Fresno St. | ||
| 42. Darrin Reaves UAB | 42. Kevin Parks Sr.* Virginia | ||
| 43. Brennan Clay Oklahoma | 43. Paul James Jr. Rutgers (I) | ||
| 44. Wesley Tate Vanderbilt (I) | 44. Desmond Roland Sr. Oklahoma State | ||
| 45. David Fluellen C Toledo | 45. Dreamius Smith Sr. West Virginia | ||
| 46. James Wilder, Jr. C Florida State (P) | 46. Josh Robinson Jr. Mississippi State | ||
| 47. Jerome Smith C Syracuse | 47. Marcus Murphy Sr.* Missouri (KR-PR) | ||
| 48. John Hubert Kansas State | 48. Russell Hansbrough Jr. Missouri | ||
| 49. Zach Bauman Northern Arizona | 49. Marlin Lane Sr. Tenessee | ||
| 50. Trey Watts Tulsa | 50. Cameron Artis-Payne Sr. Auburn | ||
| 51. Jeremy Smith Oklahoma State | 51. Corey Grant Sr.* Auburn | ||
| 52. Josh Harris Wake Forest | 52. Tre Madden Jr.* USC | ||
| 53. D. J. Adams Portland State | 53. D. J. Morgan Jr.* USC (I) | ||
| 54. Mike Trumpy Northwestern | 54. Zach Zwinak Sr.* Penn State | ||
| 55. Tim Flanders C Sam Houston State | 55. Mark Weisman Sr. Iowa (FB) | ||
| 56. John Spooney Brown | 56. Kenyon Drake Jr. Alabama | ||
| 57. Chris Nwoke Colorado State | 57. Akeem Hunt Sr. Purdue (KR) | ||
| 58. DeNarious McGee Montana State | 58. Kenny Williams Sr. Texas Tech (OLB) | ||
| 59. David Oku Arkansas State | 59. Trey Williams Jr. Texas A&M | ||
| 60. Vintavious Cooper East Carolina | 60. Donnell Alexander Jr.* Colorado St. | ||
| 61. Dominique Swope Georgia Southern | 61. Jhurell Pressley Jr.* New Mexico | ||
| 62. Joey DeMartino Utah State | 62. Michael Dyer Sr.* Louisville (P) | ||
| 63. Senorise Perry Louisville | 63. Joe Bergeron Sr. Texas | ||
| 64. Kedrick Rhodes West Alabama | 64. Terron Ward Sr. Oregon St. | ||
| 65. Andrew Pierce Delaware | 65. Tavius Mathers Jr. Ole Miss | ||
| 66. Casey Carrier New Mexico | 66. Andrew Buie Sr. West Virginia | ||
| 67. Beau Blankenship Ohio | 67. Don Jackson Jr.* Nevada | ||
| 68. Zurlon Tipton Central Michigan (I) | 68. Paul Perkins So.* UCLA | ||
| 69. James Baker Idaho | 69. Zach Zenner Sr.* South Dakota St. | ||
| 70. Jordan Lynch Northern Illinois (QB) | 70. Jordan Parker Jr. Middle Tenn. | ||
| 71. Fabian Truss Samford | 71. Lyle McCombs Jr. UConn (P) | ||
| 72. Kyle Harbridge St. Francis PA (KR) | 72. B. J. Catalon Jr. TCU | ||
| 73. Torrance Hunt Georgia Southern (KR) | 73. Bubba Poole Jr. * Utah | ||
| 74. Franklin Quiteh Bloomsburg (I) | 74. Isaac Bennett Sr. Pitt (I) | ||
| 75. Deon Anthony Troy | 75. Michael Gordon Jr. Arkansas State | ||
| 76. Terrance Cobb Cumberland | 76. Bronson Hill Sr. Eastern Michigan | ||
| 77. Adam Muema C San Diego State (I) (P) | 77. Trayion Durham Sr. Kent State | ||
| 78. Jahwan Edwards Sr. Ball State | |||
| 79. Nathan Jeffrey Sr.* UTEP | |||
| 80. Donnell Kirkwood Sr.* Minnesota (I) | |||
| 81. Savon Huggins Sr. Rutgers (I) | |||
| 82. Marcus Coker Sr.* Stony Brook (I) (P) | |||
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C = Combine Invitation (P) = Character Issue * = Redshirted (I) = Injury # = Sleeper |
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Comprehensive Ranking of the 2014 and 2015 NFL Draft Classes: 4/17/2014 Update
