Running Backs
*rankings updated November 17, 2008
Chris Wells - Ohio State Knowshon Moreno - Georgia
$$ - Foregoing remaining eligibility to enter draft.
| Rank | Name | College | Ht. | Wt. | 40 | Class |
| 1. | Knowshon Moreno | Georgia | 5-11 | 207 | 4.48 | Sophomore |
| 2. | Chris Wells | Ohio State | 6-1 | 237 | 4.51 | Junior |
| 3. | LeSean McCoy | Pittsburgh | 5-11 | 210 | 4.42 | Sophomore |
| 4. | Joe McKnight (KR) | USC | 6-0 | 200 | 4.46 | Sophomore |
| 5. | Demarco Murray (KR) | Oklahoma | 6-1 | 205 | 4.49 | Sophomore |
| 6. | James Davis | Clemson | 5-11 | 210 | 4.49 | Senior |
| 7. | Javon Ringer | Michigan State | 5-9 | 202 | 4.54 | Senior |
| 8. | Michael Goodson | Texas A&M | 6-0 | 196 | 4.41 | Junior |
| 9. | Graig Cooper (KR) | Miami (Fla.) | 6-0 | 200 | 4.56 | Sophomore |
| 10. | C.J. Spiller (KR) | Clemson | 5-11 | 190 | 4.39 | Junior |
| 11. | P.J. Hill | Wisconsin | 5-11 | 236 | 4.63 | Junior |
| 12. | Shonn Greene | Iowa | 5-11 | 235 | 4.66 | Junior |
| 13. | Arian Foster | Tennessee | 6-1 | 215 | 4.53 | Senior |
| 14. | Andre Brown | North Carolina State | 6-0 | 228 | 4.72 | Senior |
| 15. | Charles Scott | LSU | 5-11 | 221 | 4.66 | Junior |
| 16. | Noel Devine (KR) | West Virginia | 5-8 | 170 | 4.37 | Sophomore |
| 17. | C.J. Gable | USC | 6-1 | 200 | 4.57 | Sophomore |
| 18. | Stafon Johnson | USC | 5-11 | 215 | 4.49 | Junior |
| 19. | Donald Brown | Connecticut | 5-10 | 208 | 4.51 | Junior |
| 20. | Jeremiah Johnson | Oregon | 5-10 | 205 | 4.56 | Senior |
| 21. | Marlon Lucky | Nebraska | 6-0 | 215 | 4.54 | Senior |
| 22. | Brad Lester | Auburn | 5-11 | 198 | 4.52 | Senior |
| 23. | Antone Smith | Florida State | 5-9 | 190 | 4.57 | Senior |
| 24. | Cedric Peerman | Virginia | 5-10 | 208 | 4.49 | Senior |
| 25. | Keegan Herring | Arizona State | 5-10 | 195 | 4.41 | Senior |
| 26. | Darrell Scott | Colorado | 6-1 | 215 | 4.45 | Freshman |
| 27. | Evan Royster | Penn State | 6-1 | 212 | 4.55 | Sophomore |
| 28. | Jahvid Best | California | 5-10 | 193 | 4.41 | Sophomore |
| 29. | Kory Sheets | Purdue | 6-0 | 206 | 4.54 | Senior |
| 30. | Rashad Jennings | Liberty | 6-1 | 230 | 4.58 | Senior |
| 31. | Roy Helu Jr. | Nebraska | 6-0 | 220 | 4.62 | Sophomore |
| 32. | Ian Johnson | Boise State | 6-0 | 198 | 4.54 | Senior |
| 33. | Greg Little | North Carolina | 6-3 | 220 | 4.62 | Sophomore |
| 34. | Tyrell Sutton | Northwestern | 5-9 | 200 | 4.49 | Senior |
| 35. | Caleb King | Georgia | 5-11 | 212 | 4.42 | Freshman |
| 36. | Jonathan Dwyer | Georgia Tech | 6-0 | 228 | 4.56 | Sophomore |
| 37. | Keiland Williams | LSU | 5-11 | 229 | 4.47 | Junior |
| 38. | Ben Tate | Auburn | 5-11 | 215 | 4.41 | Junior |
| 39. | Branden Ore | West Liberty State | 5-11 | 205 | 4.49 | Senior |
| 40. | John Clay | Wisconsin | 6-2 | 237 | 4.49 | Freshman |
| 41. | Armando Allen | Notre Dame | 5-10 | 195 | 4.31 | Sophomore |
| 42. | Javarris James | Miami (Fla.) | 6-0 | 214 | 4.67 | Junior |
| 43. | Kestahn Moore | Florida | 5-10 | 212 | 4.53 | Senior |
| 44. | Chris Rainey | Florida | 5-9 | 185 | 4.29 | Freshman |
| 45. | James Aldridge | Notre Dame | 6-0 | 222 | 4.53 | Junior |
| 46. | Anthony Dixon | Mississippi State | 6-1 | 238 | 4.62 | Junior |
| 47. | Marc Tyler | USC | 6-0 | 220 | 4.52 | Freshman |
| 48. | James Starks | Buffalo | 6-2 | 210 | 4.56 | Junior |
| 49. | Vondrell McGee | Texas | 5-10 | 205 | 4.51 | Sophomore |
| 50. | Richard Samuel | Georgia | 6-2 | 215 | 4.47 | Freshman |
| 51. | Harvey Unga | BYU | 6-0 | 243 | 4.68 | Sophomore |
| 52. | Emmanuel Moody | Florida | 6-0 | 210 | 4.48 | Sophomore |
| 53. | Sam McGuffie | Michigan | 5-11 | 185 | 4.36 | Freshman |
| 54. | Aaron Brown | TCU | 6-1 | 196 | 4.57 | Senior |
| 55. | Kahlil Bell | UCLA | 6-0 | 219 | 4.62 | Senior |
| 56. | Jermie Calhoun | Oklahoma | 6-0 | 210 | 4.49 | Freshman |
| 57. | Lennon Creer | Tennessee | 6-1 | 210 | 4.47 | Sophomore |
| 58. | Cordera Eason | Mississippi | 5-10 | 224 | 4.56 | Junior |
| 59. | Jamie Harper | Clemson | 6-0 | 225 | 4.38 | Freshman |
| 60. | Lamark Brown (RB/WR) | Kansas State | 6-3 | 225 | 4.53 | Sophomore |
| 61. | Mike Davis | South Carolina | 5-9 | 214 | 4.48 | Senior |
| 62. | Brandon Saine | Ohio State | 6-1 | 217 | 4.44 | Sophomore |
| 63. | Mike Ford | South Florida | 6-2 | 225 | 4.48 | Sophomore |
| 64. | Montario Hardesty | Tennessee | 6-0 | 210 | 4.49 | Junior |
| 65. | Terry Grant | Alabama | 5-10 | 188 | 4.45 | Sophomore |
| 66. | Maurice Wells | Ohio State | 5-10 | 196 | 4.52 | Senior |
| 67. | Robert Hughes | Notre Dame | 5-11 | 240 | 4.66 | Sophomore |
| 68. | Brandon Minor | Michigan | 6-1 | 214 | 4.59 | Junior |
| 69. | Patrick Jackson | Louisiana Tech | 5-10 | 193 | 4.53 | Senior |
| 70. | Josh Adams | Wake Forest | 6-0 | 182 | 4.53 | Sophomore |
| 71. | Damion Fletcher | Southern Mississippi | 5-10 | 175 | 4.44 | Junior |
| 72. | Bernard Scott | Abilene Christian | 5-11 | 220 | 4.49 | Senior |
| 73. | Tarrion Adams | Tulsa | 6-1 | 200 | 4.52 | Senior |
| 74. | Javarris Williams | Tennessee State | 5-10 | 220 | 4.59 | Senior |
| 75. | Ryan Mathews | Fresno State | 5-11 | 205 | 4.51 | Sophomore |
| 76. | Marcus Thigpen | Indiana | 5-9 | 199 | 4.57 | Senior |
| 77. | Devin Moore | Wyoming | 5-10 | 191 | 4.41 | Senior |
| 78. | Darrell Mack | Utah | 6-0 | 220 | 4.62 | Senior |
| 79. | Andre Dixon | Connecticut | 6-0 | 195 | 4.48 | Junior |
| 80. | Dimitri Nance | Arizona State | 5-10 | 220 | 4.52 | Junior |
| 81. | Kyle Bell | Colorado State | 6-2 | 234 | 4.46 | Senior |
| 82. | Mikell Simpson | Virginia | 6-1 | 200 | 4.38 | Junior |
| 83. | Zach Brown | Wisconsin | 5-11 | 207 | 4.51 | Sophomore |
| 84. | Joe Casey | Rhode Island | 5-10 | 215 | 4.53 | Senior |
| 85. | Shannon Woods | Texas Tech | 5-11 | 194 | 4.48 | Senior |
| 86. | Chris Ogbonnaya | Texas | 6-1 | 225 | 4.65 | Senior |
| 87. | Ontario Sneed | Central Michigan | 5-11 | 203 | 4.56 | Senior |
| 88. | Chris Brown | Oklahoma | 5-11 | 210 | 4.46 | Junior |
| 89. | Bilal Powell | Louisville | 6-0 | 208 | 4.47 | Sophomore |
| 90. | Daniel Dufrene | Illinois | 5-11 | 201 | 4.45 | Senior |