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The Top Ranked Running Backs of the 2020s
Notes: Ranking Explanation
| Rnk | Athlete | Overall Decade Rank |
| 1 | Derrick Henry | 6 |
| 2 | Josh Jacobs | 24 |
| 3 | Jonathan Taylor | 36 |
| 4 | Joe Mixon | 37 |
| 5 | Saquon Barkley | 57 |
| 6 | Nick Chubb | 60 |
| 7 | Christian McCaffrey | 64 |
| 8 | Alvin Kamara | 65 |
| 9 | Aaron Jones (RB) | 66 |
| 10 | Dalvin Cook | 72 |
| 11 | James Conner | 77 |
| 12 | Jahmyr Gibbs | 84 |
| 13 | Najee Harris | 85 |
| 14 | David Montgomery | 90 |
| 15 | James Cook | 92 |
| 16 | Austin Ekeler | 120 |
| 17 | Ezekiel Elliott | 121 |
| 18 | Tony Pollard | 125 |
| 19 | Kyle Juszczyk | 151 |
| 20 | Patrick Ricard | 152 |
| 21 | D'Andre Swift | 155 |
| 22 | Miles Sanders | 179 |
| 23 | Raheem Mostert | 183 |
| 24 | Antonio Gibson (RB) | 185 |
| 25 | Devin Singletary | 197 |
| 26 | Rhamondre Stevenson | 199 |
| 27 | Chuba Hubbard | 208 |
| 28 | Kyren Williams | 209 |
| 29 | Kareem Hunt | 210 |
| 30 | Bijan Robinson | 219 |
| 31 | Gus Edwards | 261 |
| 32 | Jamaal Williams | 262 |
| 33 | Travis Etienne | 272 |
| 34 | Latavius Murray | 279 |
| 35 | Alexander Mattison | 280 |
| 36 | Kenneth Walker III | 282 |
| 37 | Breece Hall | 285 |
| 38 | AJ Dillon | 289 |
| 39 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | 290 |
| 40 | Leonard Fournette | 296 |
| 41 | Rachaad White | 310 |
| 42 | Zack Moss | 312 |
| 43 | Cam Akers | 316 |
| 44 | James Robinson (RB) | 319 |
| 45 | Melvin Gordon | 321 |
| 46 | Javonte Williams | 327 |
| 47 | Damien Harris | 332 |
| 48 | Cordarrelle Patterson | 338 |
| 49 | Jeff Wilson | 340 |
| 50 | Brian Robinson | 344 |
| 51 | Chase Edmonds | 353 |
| 52 | D'Onta Foreman | 354 |
| 53 | J.K. Dobbins | 356 |
| 54 | Samaje Perine | 361 |
| 55 | Tyler Allgeier | 368 |
| 56 | Kenneth Gainwell | 379 |
| 57 | De'Von Achane | 394 |
| 58 | Jerick McKinnon | 397 |
| 59 | Khalil Herbert | 414 |
| 60 | Isiah Pacheco | 421 |
| 61 | Kenyan Drake | 432 |
| 62 | Darrell Henderson | 433 |
| 63 | Jaylen Warren | 455 |
| 64 | Ty Johnson | 473 |
| 65 | Boston Scott | 487 |
| 66 | Michael Carter (RB) | 519 |
| 67 | Dameon Pierce | 532 |
| 68 | Ameer Abdullah | 535 |
| 69 | Justice Hill | 553 |
| 70 | Nyheim Hines | 563 |
| 71 | Joshua Kelley | 573 |
| 72 | Elijah Mitchell | 579 |
| 73 | Alec Ingold | 593 |
| 74 | Bucky Irving | 596 |
| 75 | Matt Breida | 604 |
| 76 | Chris Carson | 617 |
| 77 | J.D. McKissic | 618 |
| 78 | Myles Gaskin | 627 |
| 79 | Zach Charbonnet | 638 |
| 80 | Jordan Mason | 639 |
| 81 | D'Ernest Johnson | 640 |
| 82 | Ronald Jones | 641 |
| 83 | Rex Burkhead | 656 |
| 84 | Chase Brown | 658 |
| 85 | Sony Michel | 672 |
| 86 | Tyjae Spears | 675 |
| 87 | Dare Ogunbowale | 686 |
| 88 | DeeJay Dallas | 688 |
| 89 | Mike Davis (RB) | 689 |
| 90 | Todd Gurley | 691 |
| 91 | Jamycal Hasty | 697 |
| 92 | Salvon Ahmed | 707 |
| 93 | Jerome Ford | 708 |
| 94 | Devontae Booker | 711 |
| 95 | Tyrone Tracy | 718 |
| 96 | Mark Ingram Jr. | 721 |
| 97 | Darrel Williams | 734 |
| 98 | Rico Dowdle | 745 |
| 99 | Justin Jackson | 751 |
| 100 | David Johnson | 753 |
| 101 | Rashaad Penny | 754 |
| 102 | Jaleel McLaughlin | 763 |
| 103 | Craig Reynolds | 775 |
| 104 | Travis Homer | 787 |
| 105 | Jeremy McNichols | 789 |
| 106 | Roschon Johnson | 801 |
| 107 | Tank Bigsby | 827 |
| 108 | Adrian Peterson | 836 |
| 109 | Ray Davis (1999) | 837 |
| 110 | Devonta Freeman | 874 |
| 111 | C.J. Ham | 878 |
| 112 | Patrick Taylor | 887 |
| 113 | Malcolm Brown | 888 |
| 114 | Royce Freeman | 901 |
| 115 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | 910 |
| 116 | Pierre Strong | 918 |
| 117 | Giovani Bernard | 920 |
| 118 | Trey Sermon | 931 |
| 119 | Dontrell Hilliard | 934 |
| 120 | Duke Johnson | 942 |
| 121 | Brandon Bolden | 949 |
| 122 | Emari Demercado | 956 |
| 123 | Zamir White | 957 |
| 124 | Darrynton Evans | 973 |
| 125 | Ty Chandler | 976 |
| 126 | Frank Gore | 986 |
| 127 | Isaac Guerendo | 987 |
| 128 | Carlos Hyde | 990 |
| 129 | Phillip Lindsay | 1020 |
| 130 | Mike Boone | 1022 |
| 131 | Wayne Gallman | 1039 |
| 132 | Emanuel Wilson | 1040 |
| 133 | Benny Snell | 1047 |
| 134 | Trayveon Williams | 1057 |
| 135 | Braelon Allen | 1059 |
| 136 | Brian Hill | 1060 |
| 137 | Chris Rodriguez | 1066 |
| 138 | Peyton Barber | 1070 |
| 139 | Michael Burton | 1072 |
| 140 | Jordan Howard | 1081 |
| 141 | Raheem Blackshear | 1093 |
| 142 | Le'Veon Bell | 1122 |
| 143 | Tevin Coleman | 1134 |
| 144 | Eno Benjamin | 1139 |
| 145 | James White | 1143 |
| 146 | Kendre Miller | 1165 |
| 147 | Corey Clement | 1186 |
| 148 | Reggie Gilliam | 1205 |
| 149 | Alex Collins | 1226 |
| 150 | Tony Jones (RB) | 1238 |
| 151 | Keaton Mitchell | 1247 |
| 152 | Tyler Goodson | 1254 |
| 153 | Keith Smith (RB) | 1257 |
| 154 | Audric Estime | 1265 |
| 155 | Jonathan Ward | 1277 |
| 156 | Sean Tucker | 1281 |
| 157 | Ronnie Rivers | 1290 |
| 158 | Kerryon Johnson | 1300 |
| 159 | Zonovan Knight | 1302 |
| 160 | Jakob Johnson | 1305 |
| 161 | Adam Prentice | 1307 |
| 162 | Chris Brooks | 1308 |
| 163 | Caleb Huntley | 1313 |
| 164 | Trey Benson | 1318 |
| 165 | Chris Evans | 1327 |
| 166 | Deon Jackson | 1341 |
| 167 | Jordan Wilkins | 1345 |
| 168 | Hassan Haskins | 1355 |
| 169 | J.J. Taylor | 1358 |
| 170 | Jaret Patterson | 1362 |
| 171 | Jonathan Williams | 1368 |
| 172 | Gary Brightwell | 1373 |
| 173 | Kalen Ballage | 1386 |
| 174 | Damien Williams | 1387 |
| 175 | Isaiah Davis | 1388 |
| 176 | Derrick Gore | 1395 |
| 177 | Dion Lewis | 1400 |
| 178 | La'Mical Perine | 1420 |
| 179 | Ito Smith | 1436 |
| 180 | Jalen Richard | 1464 |
| 181 | Alfred Morris | 1479 |
| 182 | Marlon Mack | 1482 |
| 183 | Hunter Luepke | 1490 |
| 184 | Kimani Vidal | 1494 |
| 185 | Andrew Beck | 1527 |
| 186 | Keaontay Ingram | 1530 |
| 187 | Blake Corum | 1536 |
| 188 | Josh Adams | 1539 |
| 189 | Kene Nwangwu | 1542 |
| 190 | Jaylen Wright | 1551 |
| 191 | Ty Montgomery | 1555 |
| 192 | Alex Armah | 1556 |
| 193 | Eric Gray | 1560 |
| 194 | Deuce Vaughn | 1561 |
| 195 | Malik Davis | 1564 |
| 196 | Ty'Son Williams | 1567 |
| 197 | Darwin Thompson | 1583 |
| 198 | Rodney Smith | 1600 |
| 199 | Khari Blasingame | 1605 |
| 200 | Isaiah Spiller | 1606 |
| 201 | Lynn Bowden Jr. | 1623 |
| 202 | Sincere McCormick | 1632 |
| 203 | Carson Steele | 1650 |
| 204 | Dwayne Washington | 1657 |
| 205 | Elijhaa Penny | 1661 |
| 206 | Chris Thompson | 1665 |
| 207 | Kenny McIntosh | 1666 |
| 208 | Julius Chestnut | 1678 |
| 209 | Demetric Felton | 1690 |
| 210 | Israel Abanikanda | 1696 |
| 211 | Gabe Nabers | 1724 |
| 212 | Godwin Igwebuike | 1731 |
| 213 | Jordan Mims | 1733 |
| 214 | Nick Bawden | 1740 |
| 215 | Jermar Jefferson | 1749 |
| 216 | Derek Watt | 1754 |
| 217 | Patrick Laird | 1761 |
| 218 | Anthony McFarland Jr. | 1767 |
| 219 | Qadree Ollison | 1777 |
| 220 | Will Shipley | 1783 |
| 221 | Malcolm Perry | 1806 |
| 222 | Tyler Ervin | 1828 |
| 223 | Ryan Nall | 1829 |
| 224 | Larry Rountree | 1843 |
| 225 | Zander Horvath | 1847 |
| 226 | Jason Cabinda | 1850 |
| 227 | LeSean McCoy | 1862 |
| 228 | Andy Janovich | 1863 |
| 229 | Buddy Howell | 1877 |
| 230 | Sione Vaki | 1888 |
| 231 | Kevin Harris | 1897 |
| 232 | Snoop Conner | 1913 |
| 233 | Troymaine Pope | 1914 |
| 234 | Tyrion Davis-Price | 1920 |
| 235 | Rasheen Ali | 1930 |
| 236 | Trenton Cannon | 1931 |
| 237 | C.J. Prosise | 1940 |
| 238 | Artavis Pierce | 1962 |
| 239 | George Holani | 1965 |
| 240 | Chris Myarick | 1975 |
| 241 | Zach Evans | 1982 |
| 242 | British Brooks | 2000 |
| 243 | Jaylen Samuels | 2002 |
| 244 | Anthony Sherman | 2014 |
| 245 | Jashaun Corbin | 2016 |
| 246 | Trestan Ebner | 2018 |
| 247 | Dylan Laube | 2029 |
| 248 | Kylin Hill | 2081 |
| 249 | Devine Ozigbo | 2088 |
| 250 | Avery Williams | 2096 |
| 251 | Jason Huntley | 2150 |
| 252 | Troy Hairston | 2152 |
| 253 | LeVante Bellamy | 2170 |
| 254 | Mekhi Sargent | 2171 |
| 255 | Scottie Phillips | 2181 |
| 256 | Damarea Crockett | 2217 |
| 257 | Senorise Perry | 2221 |
| 258 | D.J. Foster | 2235 |
| 259 | Jake Funk | 2236 |
| 260 | Chandler Cox | 2248 |
| 261 | Bruce Miller | 2268 |
| 262 | Cullen Gillaspia | 2627 |
| 263 | James Butler (RB) | 2876 |
| 264 | Ka'Deem Carey | 2883 |
| 265 | Brady Oliveira | 2891 |
| 266 | Jamal Morrow | 2905 |
| 267 | A.J. Ouellette | 2913 |
| 268 | Walter Fletcher | 2927 |
| 269 | Jeshrun Antwi | 2933 |
| 270 | Peyton Logan | 2943 |
| 271 | Kevin Brown (RB) | 2952 |
| 272 | Sean Thomas-Erlington | 2966 |
| 273 | Frankie Hickson | 2977 |
| 274 | Dedrick Mills | 2989 |
| 275 | Andrew Harris | 2998 |
| 276 | Don Jackson (RB) | 3012 |
| 277 | Devonte Williams | 3029 |
| 278 | Wes Hills | 3044 |
| 279 | Bralon Addison | 3047 |
| 280 | William Powell | 3065 |
| 281 | Ante Milanovic-litre | 3069 |
| 282 | Greg McCrae | 3082 |
| 283 | William Stanback | 3092 |
| 284 | Johnny Augustine | 3100 |
| 285 | Jackson Bennett | 3112 |
| 286 | James Wilder Jr. | 3126 |
| 287 | David Mackie | 3134 |
| 288 | Felix Garand-Gauthier | 3147 |
| 289 | Sherman Badie | 3159 |
| 290 | Maleek Irons | 3170 |
| 291 | Bruce Anderson III | 3185 |
| 292 | William Langlais | 3201 |
| 293 | Tanner Green | 3209 |
| 294 | Javon Leake | 3218 |
| 295 | Daniel Adeboboye | 3225 |
| 296 | Kienan Lafrance | 3238 |
| 297 | Tavien Feaster | 3246 |
| 298 | Jake Burt | 3256 |
| 299 | Anthony Gosselin | 3261 |
| 300 | Shaquille Cooper | 3276 |
| 301 | Chris Normand | 3280 |
| 302 | Brendan Gillanders | 3289 |
| 303 | Declan Cross | 3297 |
| 304 | Bruno Labelle | 3309 |
| 305 | Charlie Power | 3316 |
| 306 | Martese Jackson | 3328 |
| 307 | Darius Victor | 3388 |
| 308 | Matt Colburn | 3405 |
| 309 | Jordan Ellis | 3413 |
| 310 | CJ Marable | 3422 |
| 311 | Trey Williams | 3438 |
| 312 | Mark Thompson | 3452 |
| 313 | Reggie Corbin | 3470 |
| 314 | Stevie Scott | 3484 |
| 315 | Juwan Washington | 3491 |
| 316 | Anthony Jones (RB) | 3499 |
| 317 | Madre London | 3518 |
| 318 | Cameron Scarlett | 3525 |
| 319 | Bo Scarbrough | 3532 |
| 320 | Garrett Groshek | 3551 |
| 321 | Paul Terry | 3565 |
| 322 | B.J. Emmons | 3574 |
| 323 | Tony Brooks-James | 3596 |
| 324 | Darnell Holland | 3603 |
| 325 | T.J. Logan | 3618 |
| 326 | Dalyn Dawkins | 3627 |
| 327 | Bobby Holly | 3636 |
| 328 | Devwah Whaley | 3646 |
| 329 | Benny LeMay | 3654 |
| 330 | Mikey Daniel | 3666 |
| 331 | James Gilbert | 3673 |
| 332 | Larry Rose | 3713 |
| 333 | Ezra Gray | 3719 |
| 334 | Tra Minter | 3733 |
| 335 | DeAndre Torrey | 3737 |
| 336 | Pete Guerriero | 3755 |
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