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NFL Running Back Rankings 2026

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PlayerTeamSeasonCareerWorthPaidRaiseYrs LeftGCmpAttCmp%Pass YdsPass TDINTY/APass EPACPOEOn-Tgt%TD%INT%Bad Throw%Rcvr DropsPressuredPressure%BlitzedHurriedHitTime to ThrowAGG%Rush AttRush YdsRush TDRush EPAFPtsFP/GHt (in)Wt40 TimeVertBroad3-ConeShuttle
Jordan LoveGB93.086.7$36.2M$55.0M-$18.8M3819231261.522461667.260.4-1.6not yet5.11.9not yet237121.810122352.5716.011101-0.8148.918.6762194.7435.51187.214.52
Matthew StaffordLA91.785.8$22.2M$55.0M-$32.8M2820430068.021461587.240.71.4not yet5.02.7not yet154815.4725322.6813.014180-11.7131.716.5752144.8130.51077.064.47
Kirk CousinsLV96.089.0$17.3M$11.3M$6.0M1818028064.321241957.666.33.9not yet6.81.8not yet116422.06922322.8820.62071-7.4157.619.7752094.8428.51097.054.50
Joe BurrowCIN96.094.2$72.4M$55.0M$17.4M4719526773.021152067.986.06.5not yet7.52.2not yet55118.26310312.6612.7207021.7171.724.576215
Dak PrescottDAL94.289.8$46.0M$60.0M-$14.0M3819730165.420461456.864.80.9not yet4.71.7not yet126420.57429282.7720.72410113.7143.918.0742304.7932.51167.114.32
Drake MayeNE99.090.7$65.7M$9.2M$56.5M2815723367.419831588.567.34.0not yet6.43.4not yet115923.77223233.1612.246215316.0162.920.476225
Jared GoffDET91.791.7$63.5M$53.0M$10.5M3716824867.719641517.991.71.3not yet6.00.4not yet84215.96811192.8418.815151-12.7144.020.6762174.8227.01107.174.47
Bryce YoungCAR84.078.2$6.4M$9.5M-$3.1M2715826759.219211357.252.1-0.0not yet4.91.9not yet88730.07537272.8513.710341-5.0128.218.370204
Geno SmithNYJ90.781.9$7.9M$3.3M$4.6M1816523869.319131238.077.96.5not yet5.01.3not yet85822.25517202.9615.023460-12.1123.215.4752214.5833.5124
Aaron RodgersPIT87.785.0$10.7M$22.5M-$11.8M1817528461.618711366.613.0-2.0not yet4.62.1not yet105919.27215222.7016.813230-4.3117.214.7742234.7134.51107.38
C.J. StroudHOU87.784.5$30.7M$9.1M$21.6M2716024365.818671117.758.96.6not yet4.50.4not yet85119.85016202.8920.5188018.4130.718.775218
Deshaun WatsonCLE89.083.5$5.2M$46.0M-$40.8M1816324965.51806737.339.3-4.1not yet2.81.2not yet76623.47215262.8413.65121712.4122.015.2752234.6632.51196.954.31
Patrick MahomesKC88.396.0$63.2M$64.0M-$0.8M5715423266.417951247.750.0-1.1not yet5.21.7not yet104317.85313232.737.1217711.9125.517.9742254.8030.01146.884.08
Josh AllenBUF94.299.0$65.3M$55.0M$10.3M5713520565.917931158.771.70.6not yet5.42.4not yet63817.45412142.9213.455270920.0187.926.8772374.7533.51196.904.40
Brock PurdySF99.093.0$73.1M$53.0M$20.1M5714620969.917481548.466.34.3not yet7.21.9not yet33918.15214183.0115.432161114.4144.120.6732204.8427.07.214.45
Tyler ShoughNO85.081.5$10.3M$2.7M$7.6M3718327267.317211366.338.00.7not yet4.82.2not yet86121.310319272.7016.22411128.0131.918.8772194.6332.0117
Jacoby BrissettARI88.379.6$6.7M$15.5M-$8.8M0819330363.717191075.77.94.5not yet3.32.3not yet96821.17215382.6823.12987114.0111.213.9762354.9431.01137.174.53
Trevor LawrenceJAX93.087.7$49.9M$55.0M-$5.1M5713019766.016901748.685.53.6not yet8.62.0not yet84119.5519222.7215.6208005.4135.619.478220
Daniel JonesIND86.779.3$11.3M$44.0M-$32.7M2816226760.71542595.8-9.9-1.9not yet1.93.4not yet86121.18614282.7813.3257517.477.29.7772304.8133.51207.004.41
Bo NixDEN89.880.5$33.9M$4.7M$29.2M2814925059.61493936.08.2-4.3not yet3.61.2not yet75220.07628152.9511.5321142-2.1113.114.174217
Cam WardTEN87.277.7$7.1M$12.2M-$5.2M3815524862.51483656.0-9.0-2.5not yet2.42.0not yet165621.55028172.8110.42711229.996.512.174219
Sam DarnoldSEA82.280.8$24.5M$33.5M-$9.0M2712720960.814781097.15.20.8not yet4.84.3not yet86026.56423232.9919.3117205.688.312.6752254.8526.51056.964.40
Justin HerbertLAC79.384.0$13.7M$52.5M-$38.8M4713121062.413985106.7-27.0-2.7not yet2.44.8not yet145824.95014232.8213.6331830-3.674.310.6782364.6835.51237.064.46
Michael Penix Jr.ATL82.679.0$4.9M$5.7M-$0.8M2610416762.31282957.715.8-3.2not yet5.43.0not yet102111.953662.5914.9171501.278.713.175220
Malik WillisMIA80.577.7$5.0M$22.5M-$17.5M3710818259.31268657.020.5-2.2not yet3.32.7not yet95024.6562593.1017.636225316.6105.215.073225
Caleb WilliamsCHI90.783.1$46.1M$9.9M$36.2M2511215870.91267618.057.94.7not yet3.80.6not yet73922.8641893.2611.6261292-2.797.619.573226
Kyler MurrayMIN79.981.1$3.8M$1.3M$2.5M1610015365.41022536.73.10.6not yet3.32.0not yet53219.0421192.9411.22916705.171.611.970207
Jayden DanielsWAS85.887.2$37.6M$9.4M$28.1M259114363.6976606.820.51.6not yet4.20.0not yet53321.3441492.8713.727236214.498.719.776210
Lamar JacksonBAL86.288.3$63.5M$52.0M$11.5M25689571.69676110.252.47.1not yet6.31.1not yet42423.5331253.1011.81914414.981.116.274205
Jameis WinstonNYG81.980.2$5.6M$6.5M-$0.9M369015857.0957756.15.2-6.2not yet4.43.2not yet83922.5549152.6420.81650111.167.211.2762314.9728.51037.164.36
Jalen HurtsPHI83.186.2$28.4M$51.0M-$22.6M358915457.8933836.12.4-2.4not yet5.21.9not yet74828.76120153.0513.02310710.980.016.0732234.5935.0125
Tyler HuntleyBALearly$4.2M$2.5M$1.7M257611069.1727416.616.2-3.2not yet3.60.9not yet52419.8333112.8411.418761-1.756.611.373204
Baker MayfieldTB80.282.6$10.3M$55.0M-$44.7M456811061.8679326.2-4.60.1not yet2.71.8not yet53125.0381082.9812.4168011.149.29.8732154.8429.01117.004.28
Tanner McKeePHIearly$3.5M$1.0M$2.5M137211463.2638225.6-5.4-2.0not yet1.81.8not yet61915.326682.6714.26260-0.632.110.77823033.01147.224.41
Jalon DanielsTBearly$7.1M$1.0M$6.0M35609861.2501355.1-8.1-5.1not yet3.15.1not yet22725.2341082.8012.42212307.135.17.0722204.65
J.J. McCarthyNYGearly78.5$9.0M$5.5M$3.5M23314470.54951111.218.88.9not yet2.32.3not yet1816.716042.8519.05290-3.324.78.2752196.824.23
Drew LockSEAearly77.5$4.7M$2.5M$2.2M12354872.9422408.824.28.8not yet8.30.0not yet2918.014162.7716.421301.734.217.1762284.6931.01127.034.12
Tyson BagentCHIearly$3.5M$5.0M-$1.5M23426366.7409036.50.43.1not yet0.04.8not yet21014.923242.8527.07180-2.912.24.175213
Case KeenumCHIearly79.9$2.3M$2.8M-$0.4M22355366.0355216.70.7-3.3not yet3.81.9not yet1712.76052.7512.65101-4.127.213.6732204.7232.5103
Marcus MariotaWASearly78.7$3.6M$7.0M-$3.4M13335164.7340406.710.31.8not yet7.80.0not yet52138.9107112.9815.874900.734.411.5762224.5236.01216.874.11
Carson WentzMINearly82.2$4.0M$3.0M$1.0M12233959.0276307.113.3-8.0not yet7.70.0not yet5920.018122.6212.8850-2.123.511.8772374.7730.51186.864.15
Jaxson DartNYGearly85.4$24.8M$4.2M$20.6M32263476.5250307.421.710.9not yet8.80.0not yet0616.715042.6417.2115403.727.413.774223
Cooper RushATLearly78.0$3.9M$1.3M$2.6M02223956.4229145.9-19.2-16.5not yet2.610.3not yet0818.29122.428.22200-3.07.13.5752254.9327.01057.234.47
Gardner MinshewARIearly$5.4M$5.8M-$0.4M11172085.0188309.415.912.0not yet15.00.0not yet000.00002.534.30000.019.519.5732254.9733.51167.144.45
Athan KaliakmanisWASearly$3.4M$1.1M$2.3M41153345.5186115.6-7.5-7.4not yet3.03.0not yet0720.64063.0433.33160-1.311.011.074216
Joe FagnanoBALearly$6.4M$1.0M$5.4M31102147.691014.3-6.4-19.0not yet0.04.8not yet000.00002.8614.3330-4.01.91.9752304.8335.01184.35
Jack StrandATLearly$6.2M$1.0M$5.2M3181553.359013.9-6.6-18.3not yet0.06.7not yet1741.28322.5413.321601.52.02.077240
Fernando MendozaLVearly$9.0M$14.3M-$5.3M416875.048006.01.2not yet0.00.0not yet1225.0111130-2.92.22.277225
Kenny PickettCARearly$6.8M$4.0M$2.8M133560.047009.41.9not yet0.00.0not yet000.010033501.75.41.8752204.7333.51214.29
Tua TagovailoaATLearly82.2$13.7M$1.2M$12.5M112366.7340111.3-1.5not yet0.033.3not yet000.00000000.0-0.6-0.673225
Tommy DeVitoNEearly$6.8M$2.2M$4.6M213560.030006.0-0.5not yet0.00.0not yet000.0000120-0.41.41.474210
Stetson BennettLAearly$7.2M$1.1M$6.1M112366.713004.30.2not yet0.00.0not yet0133.30011900.81.41.4711904.6733.51184.20
Anthony RichardsonINDearly$3.1M$8.5M-$5.4M1122100.08004.0-2.7not yet0.00.0not yet000.0000240-0.30.70.7762444.4340.5129
Quinn EwersJAXearly$3.4M$1.1M$2.3M311333.38002.7-1.7not yet0.00.0not yet000.00000000.00.30.374209
Shedeur SandersCLEearly79.3$2.7M$1.2M$1.5M3233100.02000.7-4.5not yet0.00.0not yet000.00000000.00.10.174212
Andy DaltonPHIearly$1.3M$1.3M$0.0M11010.00010.0-5.6not yet0.0100.0not yet000.00000000.0-2.0-2.0742204.8329.51066.934.27
Tyrod TaylorGBearly76.6$2.4M$2.5M-$0.1M11000.00000.00.0not yet0.00.0not yet000002-20-3.0-0.2-0.2732174.4737.51266.784.09
Nick MullensJAXearly$7.9M$0.3M$7.6M01000.00000.00.0not yet0.00.0not yet000003-300.0-0.3-0.373210
Kyle AllenBUFearly$9.2M$2.0M$7.2M21000.00000.00.0not yet0.00.0not yet000002-20-2.5-0.2-0.275210
Mason RudolphPITearly$5.0M$3.8M$1.2M12010.00000.0-0.4not yet0.00.0not yet000.0000310-2.00.10.1772354.9026.0
Mac JonesSFearly80.2$12.5M$3.5M$9.0M11000.00000.00.0not yet0.00.0not yet000002-200.0-0.2-0.2752204.7232.01167.044.39

Click a column to sort. Columns where lower is better (INT, drops, pressure) sort best-first on the first click. Blank cells mean the stat does not apply or was not tracked. Season is the 2026 grade so far (8 weeks in), not last season's. "Not yet" means the source has not published this season's numbers: Pro Football Reference posts its season charting (on-target throws, bad throws, passer rating when targeted) later in the year, and routes are built from NFL participation data, which nflverse has not posted for this season yet.

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What counts as qualified?

Rate stats get noisy on tiny samples, so the table opens with volume gates on. Season view: QB 150+ attempts, RB 50+ carries plus targets, WR 30+ targets, TE 25+ targets, defenders 200+ snaps, scaled to the games played so far while a season is in progress. Weekly view: QB 15+ attempts, RB 5+ carries or 2+ targets, WR 3+ targets, TE 2+ targets. Open Filters and uncheck "Qualified only" to see every player. The Season column is the 2026 grade so far, 8 weeks in. It settles once players reach eight games.

What is the Season column?

His season grade, out of 100: where he finished at his position that season. First is 99, eighth is 89, thirty-second is 79. It is the same scale as the week grade on the Players of the Week page and the career grade on his player page, so a 94 means the same thing wherever you read it. Not a projection, and not a read on his contract.

Where the data comes from

Play-by-play EPA and box-score stats come from official NFL play-by-play data. Separation, cushion, CPOE, time to throw, rush yards over expected, and stacked-box rate come from NFL Next Gen Stats. Drops, pressures, bad throws, and broken tackles come from Pro Football Reference advanced charting. Defensive coverage stats (targets, completions allowed, interceptions, pass deflections) come from play-by-play charting. Routes are estimated from participation data, so YPRR and TPRR are estimates. Offense goes back to 1999; charting-era stats and defense begin in 2018. Click any player for his full profile: game logs, career stats, contract, and our AI scouting take.