College Football RB Rankings 2017

Updated August 20, 2026

Every FBS running back of the 2017 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	Rodney Anderson Oklahoma	Big 12	99.0
2	Rashaad Penny San Diego State	Mountain West	96.0
3	Lexington Thomas UNLV	Mountain West	94.2
4	Bryce Love Stanford	Pac-12	93.0
5	Royce Freeman Oregon	Pac-12	91.7
6	Saquon Barkley Penn State	Big Ten	90.7
7	Devin Singletary Florida Atlantic	Conference USA	89.8
8	Darrell Henderson Memphis	American Athletic	89.0
9	Jeffery Wilson North Texas	Conference USA	88.3
10	Jordan Wilkins Ole Miss	SEC	87.7
11	Jonathan Taylor Wisconsin	Big Ten	87.2
12	Dalyn Dawkins Colorado State	Mountain West	86.7
13	Patrick Laird California	Pac-12	85.8
14	Justice Hill Oklahoma State	Big 12	85.4
15	Derrius Guice LSU	SEC	85.0
16	Damien Harris Alabama	SEC	84.5
17	Dontrell Hilliard Tulane	American Athletic	84.0
18	Terry Swanson Toledo	Mid-American	83.1
19	Zack Moss Utah	Pac-12	82.6
20	Darrel Williams LSU	SEC	82.2
21	Kerryon Johnson Auburn	SEC	81.9
22	J.K. Dobbins Ohio State	Big Ten	81.5
23	Boston Scott Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	81.1
24	Karan Higdon Michigan	Big Ten	80.8
25	Josh Adams Notre Dame	FBS Independents	80.5
26	Benny Snell Jr. Kentucky	SEC	80.2
27	D'Angelo Brewer Tulsa	American Athletic	79.9
28	Jonathan Ward Central Michigan	Mid-American	79.6
29	Travis Homer Miami	ACC	79.3
30	Alexander Mattison Boise State	Mountain West	79.0
31	Ish Witter Missouri	SEC	78.5
32	Jacques Patrick Florida State	ACC	78.2
33	David Montgomery Iowa State	Big 12	78.0
34	Akrum Wadley Iowa	Big Ten	77.7
35	Kenny Young Miami (OH)	Mid-American	77.5
36	David Williams Arkansas	SEC	77.3
37	Patrick Taylor Jr. Memphis	American Athletic	77.1
38	Larry Rose III New Mexico State	Sun Belt	76.9
39	Justin Jackson Northwestern	Big Ten	76.6
40	Demario Richard Arizona State	Pac-12	76.4
41	Mark Walton Miami	ACC	76.2
42	Ty Johnson Maryland	Big Ten	76.0
43	Diocemy Saint Juste Hawai'i	Mountain West	75.9
44	Timothy McVey Air Force	Mountain West	75.7
45	Adrian Killins Jr. UCF	American Athletic	75.5
46	Dorian Brown Ohio	Mid-American	75.3
47	Xavier Jones SMU	American Athletic	75.1
48	Tavares Thomas Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	75.0
49	AJ Dillon Boston College	ACC	74.8
50	Justin Stockton Texas Tech	Big 12	74.6
51	Andrew Clair Bowling Green	Mid-American	74.5
52	Ryan Nall Oregon State	Pac-12	74.3
53	Spencer Brown UAB	Conference USA	74.2
54	Darius Anderson TCU	Big 12	74.0
55	Shamari Brooks Tulsa	American Athletic	73.9
56	Brad Anderson Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	73.7
57	Nyheim Hines NC State	ACC	73.6
58	Shaun Wilson Duke	ACC	73.4
59	Darnell Woolfolk Army	FBS Independents	73.3
60	Trey Ragas Louisiana	Sun Belt	73.1
61	Ray Lawry Old Dominion	Conference USA	73.0
62	Jordan Chunn Troy	Sun Belt	72.8
63	Warren Wand Arkansas State	Sun Belt	72.7
64	Jarvion Franklin Western Michigan	Mid-American	72.5
65	Mike Weber Ohio State	Big Ten	72.4
66	Travis Etienne Clemson	ACC	72.2
67	Matt Colburn Wake Forest	ACC	72.1
68	Gerrid Doaks Cincinnati	American Athletic	72.0
69	Shakif Seymour Toledo	Mid-American	71.8
70	Izzy Matthews Colorado State	Mountain West	71.7
71	LeVante Bellamy Western Michigan	Mid-American	71.5
72	Justin Crawford West Virginia	Big 12	71.4
73	Ralph Webb Vanderbilt	SEC	71.3
74	Trey Sermon Oklahoma	Big 12	71.1
75	LaJuan Hunt Utah State	Mountain West	71.0
76	Kelton Moore Nevada	Mountain West	70.9
77	LJ Scott Michigan State	Big Ten	70.7
78	Cam Akers Florida State	ACC	70.6
79	Mike Epstein Illinois	Big Ten	70.5
80	Elijah Mitchell Louisiana	Sun Belt	70.4
81	Aeris Williams Mississippi State	SEC	70.3
82	John Kelly Tennessee	SEC	70.1
83	A.J. Ouellette Ohio	Mid-American	70.0
84	Michael Carter North Carolina	ACC	69.9
85	Darius Tice South Florida	American Athletic	69.8
86	Shannon Brooks Minnesota	Big Ten	69.7
87	Dillon Birden Houston	American Athletic	69.6
88	Kyle Hicks TCU	Big 12	69.4
89	Brittain Brown Duke	ACC	69.3
90	Trayveon Williams Texas A&M	SEC	69.2
91	Tyler King Marshall	Conference USA	69.1
92	Malik Davis Florida	SEC	69.0
93	J.J. Taylor Arizona	Pac-12	68.9
94	Damarea Crockett Missouri	SEC	68.8
95	Osharmar Abercrombie Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	68.7
96	Aaron Duckworth Idaho	Sun Belt	68.6
97	Benny LeMay Charlotte	Conference USA	68.5
98	Soso Jamabo UCLA	Pac-12	68.4
99	Larry Rountree III Missouri	SEC	68.3
100	Squally Canada BYU	FBS Independents	68.2

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