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College Football RB Rankings 2017

Updated September 30, 2026

Every FBS running back of the 2017 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	Rodney Anderson Oklahoma	Big 12	99.0
2	Jeffery Wilson North Texas	Conference USA	96.0
3	Jonathan Taylor Wisconsin	Big Ten	94.2
4	Saquon Barkley Penn State	Big Ten	93.0
5	Devin Singletary Florida Atlantic	Conference USA	91.7
6	Justice Hill Oklahoma State	Big 12	90.7
7	Bryce Love Stanford	Pac-12	89.8
8	Darrell Henderson Memphis	American Athletic	89.0
9	J.K. Dobbins Ohio State	Big Ten	88.3
10	Rashaad Penny San Diego State	Mountain West	87.7
11	Lexington Thomas UNLV	Mountain West	87.2
12	Patrick Laird California	Pac-12	86.7
13	Travis Homer Miami	ACC	86.2
14	Karan Higdon Michigan	Big Ten	85.8
15	Derrius Guice LSU	SEC	85.4
16	Kerryon Johnson Auburn	SEC	85.0
17	Royce Freeman Oregon	Pac-12	84.5
18	Adrian Killins Jr. UCF	American Athletic	84.0
19	Dalyn Dawkins Colorado State	Mountain West	83.5
20	Josh Adams Notre Dame	FBS Independents	83.1
21	Jordan Wilkins Ole Miss	SEC	82.6
22	Benny Snell Jr. Kentucky	SEC	82.2
23	Jonathan Ward Central Michigan	Mid-American	81.9
24	Alexander Mattison Boise State	Mountain West	81.5
25	Damien Harris Alabama	SEC	81.1
26	Zack Moss Utah	Pac-12	80.5
27	Patrick Taylor Jr. Memphis	American Athletic	80.2
28	David Montgomery Iowa State	Big 12	79.9
29	AJ Dillon Boston College	ACC	79.6
30	Travis Etienne Clemson	ACC	79.3
31	Boston Scott Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	79.0
32	Tavares Thomas Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	78.7
33	Andrew Clair Bowling Green	Mid-American	78.2
34	Terry Swanson Toledo	Mid-American	78.0
35	Darius Anderson TCU	Big 12	77.5
36	Mike Epstein Illinois	Big Ten	77.3
37	Darrel Williams LSU	SEC	77.1
38	Dontrell Hilliard Tulane	American Athletic	76.9
39	Nyheim Hines NC State	ACC	76.6
40	Shamari Brooks Tulsa	American Athletic	76.4
41	Jacques Patrick Florida State	ACC	76.2
42	Spencer Brown UAB	Conference USA	76.0
43	Brad Anderson Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	75.9
44	Trey Sermon Oklahoma	Big 12	75.7
45	Ty Johnson Maryland	Big Ten	75.5
46	Trey Ragas Louisiana	Sun Belt	75.3
47	Darnell Woolfolk Army	FBS Independents	75.1
48	Mark Walton Miami	ACC	75.0
49	Kenny Young Miami (OH)	Mid-American	74.8
50	Shakif Seymour Toledo	Mid-American	74.6
51	D'Angelo Brewer Tulsa	American Athletic	74.5
52	Akrum Wadley Iowa	Big Ten	74.3
53	Xavier Jones SMU	American Athletic	74.2
54	Justin Crawford West Virginia	Big 12	74.0
55	David Williams Arkansas	SEC	73.9
56	Cam Akers Florida State	ACC	73.7
57	Justin Jackson Northwestern	Big Ten	73.6
58	Timothy McVey Air Force	Mountain West	73.4
59	Ish Witter Missouri	SEC	73.3
60	Larry Rose III New Mexico State	Sun Belt	73.1
61	John Kelly Tennessee	SEC	73.0
62	Gerrid Doaks Cincinnati	American Athletic	72.8
63	Brittain Brown Duke	ACC	72.7
64	Malik Davis Florida	SEC	72.5
65	Mike Weber Ohio State	Big Ten	72.4
66	Justin Stockton Texas Tech	Big 12	72.2
67	Ryan Nall Oregon State	Pac-12	72.1
68	Dorian Brown Ohio	Mid-American	72.0
69	Elijah Mitchell Louisiana	Sun Belt	71.8
70	Demario Richard Arizona State	Pac-12	71.7
71	Shaun Wilson Duke	ACC	71.5
72	Dillon Birden Houston	American Athletic	71.4
73	LeVante Bellamy Western Michigan	Mid-American	71.3
74	Michael Carter North Carolina	ACC	71.1
75	Warren Wand Arkansas State	Sun Belt	71.0
76	Diocemy Saint Juste Hawai'i	Mountain West	70.9
77	J.J. Taylor Arizona	Pac-12	70.7
78	Kelton Moore Nevada	Mountain West	70.6
79	Tyler King Marshall	Conference USA	70.5
80	Darrin Hall Pittsburgh	ACC	70.4
81	Benny LeMay Charlotte	Conference USA	70.3
82	Jordan Chunn Troy	Sun Belt	70.1
83	Osharmar Abercrombie Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	70.0
84	Ray Lawry Old Dominion	Conference USA	69.9
85	Izzy Matthews Colorado State	Mountain West	69.8
86	Matt Colburn Wake Forest	ACC	69.7
87	LJ Scott Michigan State	Big Ten	69.6
88	Damarea Crockett Missouri	SEC	69.4
89	Jarvion Franklin Western Michigan	Mid-American	69.3
90	Warren Ball Akron	Mid-American	69.2
91	Trayveon Williams Texas A&M	SEC	69.1
92	Darius Tice South Florida	American Athletic	69.0
93	Larry Rountree III Missouri	SEC	68.9
94	Ralph Webb Vanderbilt	SEC	68.8
95	Shannon Brooks Minnesota	Big Ten	68.7
96	Aeris Williams Mississippi State	SEC	68.6
97	Squally Canada BYU	FBS Independents	68.5
98	Daniel Young Texas	Big 12	68.4
99	Nic Smith North Texas	Conference USA	68.3
100	Chase Hayden Arkansas	SEC	68.2

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