College Football RB Rankings 2016

Updated August 20, 2026

Every FBS running back of the 2016 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	Anthony Wales Western Kentucky	Conference USA	99.0
2	Dalvin Cook Florida State	ACC	96.0
3	I'Tavius Mathers Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	94.2
4	Joe Mixon Oklahoma	Big 12	93.0
5	Christian McCaffrey Stanford	Pac-12	91.7
6	Teriyon Gipson New Mexico	Mountain West	90.7
7	Aaron Jones UTEP	Conference USA	89.8
8	Akrum Wadley Iowa	Big Ten	89.0
9	Donnel Pumphrey San Diego State	Mountain West	88.3
10	Alvin Kamara Tennessee	SEC	87.7
11	Saquon Barkley Penn State	Big Ten	87.2
12	Kareem Hunt Toledo	Mid-American	86.7
13	Derrius Guice LSU	SEC	86.2
14	Ryan Nall Oregon State	Pac-12	85.8
15	Ty Johnson Maryland	Big Ten	85.4
16	D'Onta Foreman Texas	Big 12	84.5
17	Chris Carson Oklahoma State	Big 12	84.0
18	Jeremy McNichols Boise State	Mountain West	83.5
19	James Conner Pittsburgh	ACC	83.1
20	Ray Lawry Old Dominion	Conference USA	82.2
21	Devin Singletary Florida Atlantic	Conference USA	81.9
22	Damarea Crockett Missouri	SEC	81.5
23	James Butler Nevada	Mountain West	81.1
24	Kyle Hicks TCU	Big 12	80.8
25	Rawleigh Williams III Arkansas	SEC	80.5
26	Samaje Perine Oklahoma	Big 12	80.2
27	James Flanders Tulsa	American Athletic	79.9
28	Mark Walton Miami	ACC	79.6
29	Jahad Thomas Temple	American Athletic	79.3
30	Jarred Craft Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	79.0
31	Marlon Mack South Florida	American Athletic	78.7
32	Jamaal Williams BYU	FBS Independents	78.5
33	Rashaad Penny San Diego State	Mountain West	78.2
34	Ralph Webb Vanderbilt	SEC	77.7
35	Jarvion Franklin Western Michigan	Mid-American	77.3
36	Tyrone Owens New Mexico	Mountain West	77.1
37	Josh Adams Notre Dame	FBS Independents	76.9
38	Rodney Smith Minnesota	Big Ten	76.6
39	Justin Jackson Northwestern	Big Ten	76.4
40	Royce Freeman Oregon	Pac-12	76.2
41	Tony Brooks-James Oregon	Pac-12	76.0
42	Brian Hill Wyoming	Mountain West	75.9
43	Dontrell Hilliard Tulane	American Athletic	75.7
44	Leonard Fournette LSU	SEC	75.5
45	Kam Martin Auburn	SEC	75.3
46	D'Angelo Brewer Tulsa	American Athletic	75.1
47	Ryquell Armstead Temple	American Athletic	75.0
48	Stanley Williams Kentucky	SEC	74.8
49	Kerryon Johnson Auburn	SEC	74.6
50	James Gilbert Ball State	Mid-American	74.5
51	D'Ernest Johnson South Florida	American Athletic	74.3
52	Larry Rose III New Mexico State	Sun Belt	74.2
53	Benny Snell Jr. Kentucky	SEC	74.0
54	Justin Crawford West Virginia	Big 12	73.9
55	Jeremy Cox Old Dominion	Conference USA	73.7
56	Kamryn Pettway Auburn	SEC	73.6
57	Mike Weber Ohio State	Big Ten	73.3
58	Chris Warren III Texas	Big 12	73.1
59	Corey Clement Wisconsin	Big Ten	73.0
60	Jordan Chunn Troy	Sun Belt	72.8
61	Dalyn Dawkins Colorado State	Mountain West	72.7
62	Kalen Ballage Arizona State	Pac-12	72.5
63	Jamauri Bogan Western Michigan	Mid-American	72.4
64	Rico Dowdle South Carolina	SEC	72.2
65	Bo Scarbrough Alabama	SEC	72.1
66	Samuel Stewart Rice	Conference USA	72.0
67	Terence Williams Baylor	Big 12	71.8
68	Tre Watson California	Pac-12	71.7
69	Trayveon Williams Texas A&M	SEC	71.4
70	Brandon Radcliff Louisville	ACC	71.1
71	Wayne Gallman Clemson	ACC	71.0
72	LJ Scott Michigan State	Big Ten	70.9
73	Matthew Dayes NC State	ACC	70.7
74	LeShun Daniels Jr. Iowa	Big Ten	70.6
75	Akeem Judd Ole Miss	SEC	70.5
76	Doroland Dorceus Memphis	American Athletic	70.4
77	Ian Eriksen Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	70.3
78	Jordan Johnson Buffalo	Mid-American	70.1
79	Armand Shyne Utah	Pac-12	70.0
80	Kendrick Foster Illinois	Big Ten	69.9
81	Khalfani Muhammad California	Pac-12	69.8
82	Justice Hill Oklahoma State	Big 12	69.6
83	Elijah McGuire Louisiana	Sun Belt	69.4
84	Damien Harris Alabama	SEC	69.3
85	Lexington Thomas UNLV	Mountain West	69.2
86	Bryce Love Stanford	Pac-12	69.1
87	Daniel Jones Duke	ACC	69.0
88	Cole Macek Army	FBS Independents	68.9
89	Fred Coppet Bowling Green	Mid-American	68.8
90	Isaiah Saunders Idaho	Sun Belt	68.7
91	Warren Wand Arkansas State	Sun Belt	68.6
92	John Kelly Tennessee	SEC	68.5
93	Ke'aun Kinner Kansas	Big 12	68.4
94	Devine Redding Indiana	Big Ten	68.3
95	Kalif Phillips Charlotte	Conference USA	68.2
96	Jacobi Owens Air Force	Mountain West	68.1
97	Wesley Fields Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	68.0
98	Jela Duncan Duke	ACC	67.9
99	Xavier Johnson South Alabama	Sun Belt	67.8
100	Diocemy Saint Juste Hawai'i	Mountain West	67.7

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