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College Football RB Rankings 2016

Updated September 30, 2026

Every FBS running back of the 2016 season, ranked by Model Score.

Position Season

Every position: QB · WR · TE · OT · IOL · EDGE · DT · LB · CB · S
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#	Player	Conf	Model
1	Joe Mixon Oklahoma	Big 12	99.0
2	Derrius Guice LSU	SEC	96.0
3	Saquon Barkley Penn State	Big Ten	94.2
4	Dalvin Cook Florida State	ACC	93.0
5	Alvin Kamara Tennessee	SEC	91.7
6	Anthony Wales Western Kentucky	Conference USA	90.7
7	Ty Johnson Maryland	Big Ten	89.8
8	I'Tavius Mathers Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	89.0
9	Rawleigh Williams III Arkansas	SEC	88.3
10	Akrum Wadley Iowa	Big Ten	87.7
11	Ryan Nall Oregon State	Pac-12	87.2
12	Christian McCaffrey Stanford	Pac-12	86.7
13	Teriyon Gipson New Mexico	Mountain West	86.2
14	Damarea Crockett Missouri	SEC	85.8
15	Chris Carson Oklahoma State	Big 12	85.4
16	Donnel Pumphrey San Diego State	Mountain West	85.0
17	Aaron Jones UTEP	Conference USA	84.5
18	Devin Singletary Florida Atlantic	Conference USA	84.0
19	Kareem Hunt Toledo	Mid-American	83.5
20	D'Onta Foreman Texas	Big 12	83.1
21	Mark Walton Miami	ACC	82.2
22	Samaje Perine Oklahoma	Big 12	81.9
23	James Flanders Tulsa	American Athletic	81.5
24	James Conner Pittsburgh	ACC	80.8
25	Rashaad Penny San Diego State	Mountain West	80.5
26	Jeremy McNichols Boise State	Mountain West	80.2
27	Leonard Fournette LSU	SEC	79.9
28	Marlon Mack South Florida	American Athletic	79.6
29	Jahad Thomas Temple	American Athletic	79.0
30	Kamryn Pettway Auburn	SEC	78.7
31	Jamaal Williams BYU	FBS Independents	78.5
32	Tony Brooks-James Oregon	Pac-12	78.2
33	Justin Jackson Northwestern	Big Ten	78.0
34	Kyle Hicks TCU	Big 12	77.7
35	James Butler Nevada	Mountain West	77.5
36	Ray Lawry Old Dominion	Conference USA	77.3
37	Benny Snell Jr. Kentucky	SEC	77.1
38	Rodney Smith Minnesota	Big Ten	76.9
39	Jarvion Franklin Western Michigan	Mid-American	76.6
40	Bo Scarbrough Alabama	SEC	76.4
41	Kam Martin Auburn	SEC	76.2
42	Mike Weber Ohio State	Big Ten	76.0
43	Jarred Craft Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	75.7
44	Josh Adams Notre Dame	FBS Independents	75.5
45	Ralph Webb Vanderbilt	SEC	75.3
46	Justin Crawford West Virginia	Big 12	75.1
47	Tyrone Owens New Mexico	Mountain West	75.0
48	Ryquell Armstead Temple	American Athletic	74.8
49	Trayveon Williams Texas A&M	SEC	74.6
50	Kerryon Johnson Auburn	SEC	74.5
51	Brian Hill Wyoming	Mountain West	74.3
52	Damien Harris Alabama	SEC	74.2
53	D'Ernest Johnson South Florida	American Athletic	74.0
54	Stanley Williams Kentucky	SEC	73.9
55	Terence Williams Baylor	Big 12	73.7
56	Royce Freeman Oregon	Pac-12	73.6
57	Dontrell Hilliard Tulane	American Athletic	73.4
58	Samuel Stewart Rice	Conference USA	73.3
59	LJ Scott Michigan State	Big Ten	73.1
60	James Gilbert Ball State	Mid-American	73.0
61	Jeremy Cox Old Dominion	Conference USA	72.8
62	D'Angelo Brewer Tulsa	American Athletic	72.7
63	Larry Rose III New Mexico State	Sun Belt	72.5
64	Tre Watson California	Pac-12	72.4
65	Wayne Gallman Clemson	ACC	72.2
66	Dedrick Mills Georgia Tech	ACC	72.1
67	Rico Dowdle South Carolina	SEC	72.0
68	Jamauri Bogan Western Michigan	Mid-American	71.8
69	Dalyn Dawkins Colorado State	Mountain West	71.5
70	Corey Clement Wisconsin	Big Ten	71.4
71	Elijah McGuire Louisiana	Sun Belt	71.1
72	Kendrick Foster Illinois	Big Ten	71.0
73	Chris Warren III Texas	Big 12	70.9
74	Akeem Judd Ole Miss	SEC	70.7
75	Justice Hill Oklahoma State	Big 12	70.6
76	Jordan Chunn Troy	Sun Belt	70.4
77	Isaiah Saunders Idaho	Sun Belt	70.3
78	Ian Eriksen Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	70.1
79	Duke Catalon Houston	American Athletic	70.0
80	Kalen Ballage Arizona State	Pac-12	69.9
81	Bryce Love Stanford	Pac-12	69.8
82	Warren Wand Arkansas State	Sun Belt	69.7
83	Matthew Dayes NC State	ACC	69.6
84	Armand Shyne Utah	Pac-12	69.4
85	Brandon Radcliff Louisville	ACC	69.3
86	Doroland Dorceus Memphis	American Athletic	69.1
87	Cole Macek Army	FBS Independents	69.0
88	Wesley Fields Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	68.9
89	John Kelly Tennessee	SEC	68.8
90	Ke'aun Kinner Kansas	Big 12	68.7
91	LeShun Daniels Jr. Iowa	Big Ten	68.6
92	Devine Redding Indiana	Big Ten	68.5
93	Jela Duncan Duke	ACC	68.4
94	Khalfani Muhammad California	Pac-12	68.3
95	Lexington Thomas UNLV	Mountain West	68.2
96	Da'Leon Ward Texas Tech	Big 12	68.1
97	Jordan Johnson Buffalo	Mid-American	68.0
98	Jacobi Owens Air Force	Mountain West	67.9
99	Justin Rankin Kent State	Mid-American	67.8
100	Shannon Brooks Minnesota	Big Ten	67.7

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