College Football RB Rankings 2021

Updated August 20, 2026

Every FBS running back of the 2021 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	Deuce Vaughn Kansas State	Big 12	99.0
2	TreVeyon Henderson Ohio State	Big Ten	96.0
3	Sean Tucker Syracuse	ACC	94.2
4	Bryant Koback Toledo	Mid-American	93.0
5	Tyler Badie Missouri	SEC	91.7
6	Zach Charbonnet UCLA	Pac-12	90.7
7	Rachaad White Arizona State	Pac-12	89.8
8	Travis Dye Oregon	Pac-12	89.0
9	Tyler Allgeier BYU	FBS Independents	88.3
10	Breece Hall Iowa State	Big 12	87.7
11	Abram Smith Baylor	Big 12	87.2
12	Kenneth Walker III Michigan State	Big Ten	86.7
13	Jerome Ford Cincinnati	American Athletic	86.2
14	Ty Chandler North Carolina	ACC	85.8
15	Devon Achane Texas A&M	SEC	85.4
16	Brian Robinson Jr. Alabama	SEC	85.0
17	Chase Brown Illinois	Big Ten	84.5
18	Braelon Allen Wisconsin	Big Ten	84.0
19	Rasheen Ali Marshall	Conference USA	83.5
20	Zach Evans TCU	Big 12	83.1
21	Tiyon Evans Tennessee	SEC	82.6
22	Keaton Mitchell East Carolina	American Athletic	82.2
23	Hassan Haskins Michigan	Big Ten	81.9
24	Kennedy Brooks Oklahoma	Big 12	81.5
25	Kyren Williams Notre Dame	FBS Independents	81.1
26	Chris Rodriguez Jr. Kentucky	SEC	80.8
27	Max Borghi Washington State	Pac-12	80.5
28	DeWayne McBride UAB	Conference USA	80.2
29	ZaQuandre White South Carolina	SEC	79.9
30	Bijan Robinson Texas	Big 12	79.6
31	Tyjae Spears Tulane	American Athletic	79.3
32	Sean Tyler Western Michigan	Mid-American	78.7
33	Tank Bigsby Auburn	SEC	78.5
34	Lew Nichols III Central Michigan	Mid-American	78.2
35	Isaiah Spiller Texas A&M	SEC	78.0
36	Blake Corum Michigan	Big Ten	77.7
37	Jordan Mims Fresno State	Mountain West	77.5
38	Evan Hull Northwestern	Big Ten	77.3
39	Shermari Jones Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	77.1
40	Keaontay Ingram USC	Pac-12	76.9
41	Dylan McDuffie Buffalo	Mid-American	76.6
42	Mataeo Durant Duke	ACC	76.4
43	Juwaun Price New Mexico State	FBS Independents	76.2
44	B.J. Baylor Oregon State	Pac-12	76.0
45	Dedrick Parson Hawai'i	Mountain West	75.9
46	Jashaun Corbin Florida State	ACC	75.7
47	Jahmyr Gibbs Georgia Tech	ACC	75.5
48	Tavion Thomas Utah	Pac-12	75.3
49	Jerrion Ealy Ole Miss	SEC	75.1
50	Leddie Brown West Virginia	Big 12	75.0
51	Tayon Fleet-Davis Maryland	Big Ten	74.8
52	Jaylan Knighton Miami	ACC	74.6
53	Brandon Thomas Memphis	American Athletic	74.5
54	Will Shipley Clemson	ACC	74.3
55	Johnny Ford Florida Atlantic	Conference USA	74.2
56	Charles Williams UNLV	Mountain West	74.0
57	Marquez Cooper Kent State	Mid-American	73.9
58	Jabari Small Tennessee	SEC	73.7
59	De'Montre Tuggle Ohio	Mid-American	73.6
60	Brittain Brown UCLA	Pac-12	73.4
61	Isaiah Bowser UCF	American Athletic	73.1
62	Kendre Miller TCU	Big 12	73.0
63	Blake Watson Old Dominion	Conference USA	72.8
64	DeAndre Torrey North Texas	Conference USA	72.7
65	Ky Thomas Minnesota	Big Ten	72.5
66	CJ Verdell Oregon	Pac-12	72.4
67	Johnny Richardson UCF	American Athletic	72.2
68	Ricky Person Jr. NC State	ACC	72.1
69	Ulysses Bentley IV SMU	American Athletic	72.0
70	Harrison Waylee Northern Illinois	Mid-American	71.8
71	Jaylen Warren Oklahoma State	Big 12	71.7
72	Reese White Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	71.5
73	Tahj Brooks Texas Tech	Big 12	71.4
74	Alton McCaskill Houston	American Athletic	71.3
75	Jase McClellan Alabama	SEC	71.1
76	Emani Bailey Louisiana	Sun Belt	71.0
77	Israel Abanikanda Pittsburgh	ACC	70.9
78	Xazavian Valladay Wyoming	Mountain West	70.7
79	Toa Taua Nevada	Mountain West	70.6
80	Raheem Blackshear Virginia Tech	ACC	70.5
81	Trestan Ebner Baylor	Big 12	70.4
82	Marcus Williams Jr. Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	70.3
83	Kobe Pace Clemson	ACC	70.1
84	Brad Roberts Air Force	Mountain West	70.0
85	Chez Mellusi Wisconsin	Big Ten	69.9
86	Antario Brown Northern Illinois	Mid-American	69.8
87	Ronnie Rivers Fresno State	Mountain West	69.6
88	Zamir White Georgia	SEC	69.4
89	Jay Ducker Northern Illinois	Mid-American	69.3
90	Jamyest Williams Georgia State	Sun Belt	69.2
91	Zonovan Knight NC State	ACC	69.0
92	Tyler Goodson Iowa	Big Ten	68.9
93	Carson Steele Ball State	Mid-American	68.8
94	Jermaine Brown Jr. UAB	Conference USA	68.7
95	Dae Dae Hunter Hawai'i	Mountain West	68.6
96	Ronald Awatt UTEP	Conference USA	68.5
97	Titus Swen Wyoming	Mountain West	68.4
98	Cam'Ron Harris Miami	ACC	68.3
99	Tucker Gregg Georgia State	Sun Belt	68.2
100	Jaren Mangham South Florida	American Athletic	68.1

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