College Football RB Rankings 2015

Updated August 20, 2026

Every FBS running back of the 2015 season, ranked by Model Score: a 0-100 grade of how good he was at what his position asks of him, adjusted for conference and schedule. Explore and filter every player.

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#	Player	Conf	Model
1	Royce Freeman Oregon	Pac-12	99.0
2	Leonard Fournette LSU	SEC	96.0
3	Dalvin Cook Florida State	ACC	94.2
4	Ezekiel Elliott Ohio State	Big Ten	93.0
5	Christian McCaffrey Stanford	Pac-12	91.7
6	DeAndre Washington Texas Tech	Big 12	90.7
7	Anthony Wales Western Kentucky	Conference USA	89.8
8	Larry Rose III New Mexico State	Sun Belt	89.0
9	Wendell Smallwood West Virginia	Big 12	88.3
10	Jordan Howard Indiana	Big Ten	87.7
11	C.J. Prosise Notre Dame	FBS Independents	86.7
12	Donnel Pumphrey San Diego State	Mountain West	86.2
13	Derrick Henry Alabama	SEC	85.8
14	Jeremy McNichols Boise State	Mountain West	85.4
15	Matt Breida Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	85.0
16	Matthew Dayes NC State	ACC	84.5
17	Paul Perkins UCLA	Pac-12	83.5
18	Alex Collins Arkansas	SEC	83.1
19	Alvin Kamara Tennessee	SEC	82.6
20	Tyler Ervin San José State	Mountain West	82.2
21	Jamauri Bogan Western Michigan	Mid-American	81.9
22	Shock Linwood Baylor	Big 12	81.5
23	Samaje Perine Oklahoma	Big 12	80.8
24	Kenneth Dixon Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	80.5
25	Ray Lawry Old Dominion	Conference USA	80.2
26	James Butler Nevada	Mountain West	79.9
27	Stanley Williams Kentucky	SEC	79.6
28	Demario Richard Arizona State	Pac-12	79.3
29	Devontae Booker Utah	Pac-12	79.0
30	Marlon Mack South Florida	American Athletic	78.7
31	Jalen Hurd Tennessee	SEC	78.5
32	Wayne Gallman Clemson	ACC	78.2
33	Josh Ferguson Illinois	Big Ten	78.0
34	Joe Mixon Oklahoma	Big 12	77.7
35	Darius Jackson Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	77.5
36	Saquon Barkley Penn State	Big Ten	77.3
37	Elijah McGuire Louisiana	Sun Belt	77.1
38	Paul Harris Hawai'i	Mountain West	76.6
39	Mike Boone Cincinnati	American Athletic	76.4
40	Michael Gordon Arkansas State	Sun Belt	76.2
41	Brian Hill Wyoming	Mountain West	75.9
42	Terry Swanson Toledo	Mid-American	75.7
43	Jared Baker Arizona	Pac-12	75.5
44	Markell Jones Purdue	Big Ten	75.3
45	Trey Rodriguez Florida Atlantic	Conference USA	75.1
46	Jahad Thomas Temple	American Athletic	75.0
47	Jordan Canzeri Iowa	Big Ten	74.8
48	Qadree Ollison Pittsburgh	ACC	74.6
49	Joseph Yearby Miami	ACC	74.5
50	Teriyon Gipson New Mexico	Mountain West	74.3
51	D'Onta Foreman Texas	Big 12	74.2
52	Kareem Hunt Toledo	Mid-American	74.0
53	Shannon Brooks Minnesota	Big Ten	73.9
54	Johnny Jefferson Baylor	Big 12	73.7
55	Robert Lowe Texas State	Sun Belt	73.6
56	Xavier Johnson South Alabama	Sun Belt	73.4
57	Peyton Barber Auburn	SEC	73.3
58	Nick Wilson Arizona	Pac-12	73.1
59	Elijhaa Penny Idaho	Sun Belt	73.0
60	Alex Gardner Florida International	Conference USA	72.8
61	Kenneth Farrow Houston	American Athletic	72.7
62	Brandon Burks Troy	Sun Belt	72.5
63	Devon Johnson Marshall	Conference USA	72.4
64	Akrum Wadley Iowa	Big Ten	72.2
65	Tra Carson Texas A&M	SEC	72.1
66	Algernon Brown BYU	FBS Independents	72.0
67	Brandon Ross Maryland	Big Ten	71.8
68	Romello Ross Central Michigan	Mid-American	71.7
69	Jhurell Pressley New Mexico	Mountain West	71.5
70	Dontrell Hilliard Tulane	American Athletic	71.4
71	Devine Redding Indiana	Big Ten	71.3
72	Chris Hairston East Carolina	American Athletic	71.1
73	Ramadi Warren Tulsa	American Athletic	71.0
74	Jovon Robinson Auburn	SEC	70.9
75	Josh Adams Notre Dame	FBS Independents	70.7
76	Mike Warren Iowa State	Big 12	70.6
77	Chris Swain Navy	American Athletic	70.5
78	Izzy Matthews Colorado State	Mountain West	70.4
79	D'Angelo Brewer Tulsa	American Athletic	70.3
80	D.J. Johnson Air Force	Mountain West	69.9
81	Chase Price San Diego State	Mountain West	69.7
82	Terrell Newby Nebraska	Big Ten	69.6
83	Tre Watson California	Pac-12	69.4
84	Devante Mays Utah State	Mountain West	69.3
85	Justin Jackson Northwestern	Big Ten	69.2
86	Kalif Phillips Charlotte	Conference USA	69.1
87	Kelvin Taylor Florida	SEC	69.0
88	Darik Dillard Rice	Conference USA	68.9
89	Travon McMillian Virginia Tech	ACC	68.8
90	Doroland Dorceus Memphis	American Athletic	68.7
91	Shaq Vann Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	68.5
92	Ryan Nall Oregon State	Pac-12	68.4
93	Dare Ogunbowale Wisconsin	Big Ten	68.3
94	Zack Langer Tulsa	American Athletic	68.2
95	Xavier Jones SMU	American Athletic	68.1
96	De'Veon Smith Michigan	Big Ten	68.0
97	Gerald Holmes Michigan State	Big Ten	67.9
98	Don Jackson Nevada	Mountain West	67.7
99	Conor Hundley Akron	Mid-American	67.5
100	Robert Martin Rutgers	Big Ten	67.4

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