#5: Cam Akers School, FSU

Cam Akers has been a quality running back throughout his past three seasons with the Seminoles. Despite Florida State has not had much success as of the past two seasons. They have found ways to create opportunities for Akers to shine in their offense. His strengths include his work in between the tackles. He may not be the fastest back in the draft but makes big plays behind blocks in both receiving and running from inside the tackles to the outside zone. Compared to the other prospects his 4.9 yards per carry could be the reason that he is not the premier back in this class. Akers has flown under the radar but has a chance to bring his 3,361 scrimmage yards to the combine in a couple of weeks hopefully his 34 touchdowns are a good talking point for his combine interviews as he will need to improve his draft stock.

#4. Zach Moss, Utah

Week one of this season against BYU was a hot start to a third 1000 yard season for Zack Moss. Racking up 187 yards in that game caught my eye. His consistency throughout the season and watching tape from the two past seasons before that, I have found that he is nothing but consistent throughout his career for Utah. If you watch that matchup Utah is backed up on their own one yard line and Moss seems to almost go down three times but breaks out three different maneuvers, before being hit by a fourth defender and getting knocked out of bounds. Moss is a sleeper in this draft as he is also a workhorse back that has been overlooked due to having 8 total catches in the 2018 season. On tape his frame seems as though he is a smaller back. Every snap he brings it and has a high motor. I agree with many analysts when I say that Zack Moss will be a third rounder. If he slips past that then a team will be getting a quality back.

#3: J.K. Dobbins, Ohio State

Dobbins got to put his name on the map this season in an Ohio State Offense that was top five in some of the top offensive statistics. Dobbins helped the Buckeyes complete a season to remember. The team had 7419 Total Yards (4^th), 87 Offensive TD’s (2^nd) and 529.9 Yards Per Game (4^th). At 5’10 217 lbs. J.K. is not like Jonathan Taylor, he is more shifty and utilizes his speed. Dobbins broke for long runs this year and had a lot of great footwork to gain extra yards. Ranked as the third running back on my list in a class overall that has no running backs that could go in the top of the first round the buzz around the league is that the Ohio State product could be the steal of the draft. I would not say that he carried this team but he showed a lot of promise this past season. Hitting the 2000 yard mark for rushing and 23 total touchdowns I would be shocked if teams let him slip past the middle of round two.

#2: D’Andre Swift, Georgia

Following in the footsteps of great Georgia Bulldog running backs such as Todd Gurley, Nick Chubb and Sony Michel. D’Andre Swift has proven to be a NFL ready running back, in my eyes he is the top running back prospect in the 2020 NFL Draft. Swift has a burst on his outside runs that can make him effective in any NFL backfield. I do believe that if a team is willing to take Swift in the end of the first round or even the second round. Swift can be a great complementary player or franchise running back of the future. Swift has burst, strength, speed. In his three years at Georgia, Swift ran the ball 440 times for 2885 yards. An impressive 6.6 yards per carry with 20 rushing touchdowns as well as 73 receptions for 666 yards over the three years and five touch downs. If he shows a good receiving presentation at the combine he will solidify himself as the top two running back in this class.

#1: Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin

Readers may be shocked to see Taylor over Swift in my rankings but the reason for that is because over the three years in which Taylor was the starter he had 42 total catches. Taylor has however put up some of the most impressive numbers possible for college running backs. Running the ball 926 times for 6174. He tops my rankings due to his 6.7 yards per carry and 50 total touchdowns. Wisconsin has produced running backs such as Melvin Gordon and James White in recent years but Jonathan Taylor is a powerhouse. The strength he brings as well as the amount of carries he can produce may make it seem as though he does not have breakaway speed. Throughout his 2019 campaign he broke for long runs and created space. This solidifies him as my top running back and a possible late first round pick.