Best Running Backs
If you want the best running back in CFB 26, Jeremiyah Love at Notre Dame is the 97 OVR answer. Mark Fletcher Jr. (Miami) trails by 2 at 95 OVR, so the top of the board is a real two-way race. By rank 25 you're at 89 OVR (Fluff Bothwell, Mississippi State) — that's the floor for an immediate-starter tier-one running back on a national-championship roster.
The Top 25
Ranked by overall rating at dynasty start (Launch / National Championship). Click a team to open its full dynasty guide.
| # | Player | Pos | Team | OVR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Jeremiyah Love | HB | Jr | Notre Dame | 97 | Jumping 97 |
| 02 | Mark Fletcher Jr. | HB | Jr | Miami | 95 | Toughness 97 |
| 03 | Ahmad Hardy | HB | So | Missouri | 95 | Stamina 97 |
| 04 | Isaac Brown | HB | So | Louisville | 94 | Acceleration 97 |
| 05 | Kewan Lacy | HB | So | Ole Miss | 94 | Acceleration 95 |
| 06 | Jonah Coleman | HB | Sr | Washington | 93 | Toughness 98 |
| 07 | Emmett Johnson | HB | Jr | Nebraska | 93 | Acceleration 93 |
| 08 | Kaytron Allen | HB | Sr | Penn State | 92 | Toughness 97 |
| 09 | LJ Martin | HB | Jr | BYU | 92 | Toughness 95 |
| 10 | Sieh Bangura | HB | Sr | Ohio | 91 | Toughness 93 |
| 11 | Cam Cook | HB | Jr | Jacksonville State | 91 | Injury 94 |
| 12 | Cam Edwards | HB | Jr | Connecticut | 91 | Stamina 93 |
| 13 | Caleb Hawkins | HB | Fr | North Texas | 91 | Acceleration 93 |
| 14 | Justice Haynes | HB | Jr | Michigan | 91 | Acceleration 94 |
| 15 | Wayne Knight | HB | Jr | James Madison | 91 | Acceleration 94 |
| 16 | Antwan Raymond | HB | So | Rutgers | 91 | Acceleration 94 |
| 17 | Jadan Baugh | HB | So | Florida | 90 | Toughness 94 |
| 18 | Demond Claiborne | HB | Sr | Wake Forest | 90 | Stamina 97 |
| 19 | Anthony Hankerson | HB | Sr | Oregon State | 90 | Stamina 98 |
| 20 | Jamal Haynes | HB | Sr | Georgia Tech | 90 | Acceleration 97 |
| 21 | Le'Veon Moss | HB | Sr | Texas A&M | 90 | Acceleration 94 |
| 22 | Nicholas Singleton | HB | Sr | Penn State | 90 | Injury 97 |
| 23 | Alex Tecza | FB | Sr | Navy | 90 | Carrying 97 |
| 24 | Jai'Den Thomas | HB | Jr | UNLV | 90 | Stamina 94 |
| 25 | Fluff Bothwell | HB | So | Mississippi State | 89 | Carrying 96 |
What the list says
The Big Ten owns this list with 6 of the top 25. If you're recruiting against the conference, you're recruiting against the position's deepest pool.
The class makeup is balanced: 9 seniors, 1 freshmen, and the rest in between. No senior cliff to plan around, but no obvious "build around them for four years" young anchor either.