Greatest Running Backs of All Time

Greatest Running Backs of All Time (July 2016)

I had done a list of the worst running backs of all time. This is the list of the greatest. All of the greatest are here. It is a shame that the position has gone somewhat out of fashion at the moment. There is nothing greater in football or all of sports than a great running back breaking a long run. Obviously, this is based on football. There are one or two really bad individuals on this list, but I did not take their personal lives into account. Career accomplishments also play a role. For example, I believe Bo Jackson is a top five talent, but he only played a few years so that hurts his ranking here.

100. Chris Warren

99. Ricky Bell

98. Mike Rozier

97. Leroy Kelly

96. Chuck Muncie

95. James Wilder

94. James Brooks

93. Brian Westbrook

92. Mark Van Eeghen

91. Lydell Mitchell

90. Mike Garrett

89. Rudi Johnson

88. Charles White

87. Bronko Nagurski

86. Barry Foster

85. Corey Dillon

84. Lawrence McCutcheon

83. Wilbert Montgomery

82. Willis McGahee

81. Robert Smith

80. Floyd Little

79. John David Crow

78. Cookie Gilchrist

77. Larry Brown

76. Neal Anderson

75. Calvin Hill

74. Jamal Anderson

73. Alan Ameche

72. Jim Nance

71. Charlie Garner

70. Leshaun Mccoy

69. Curt Warner

68. Chuck Foreman

67. Garrison Hearst

66. William Andrews

65. Ollie Matson

64. Ray Rice

63. Steve Van Buren

62. Otis Anderson

61. Joe Morris

60. Priest Holmes

59. George Rogers

58. Gerald Riggs

57. Larry Johnson

56. Billy Sims

55. Christian Okoye

54. Fred Taylor

53. Chris Johnson

52. Ernest Byner

51. Frank Gifford

50. Clinton Portis

49. Freeman McNeill

48. Whizzer White

47. Warrick Dunn

46. Doak Walker

45. Jamaal Charles

44. Stephen Jackson

43. Ricky Watters

42. Frank Gore

41. Lenny Moore

40. John Henry Johnson

39. Hugh McElhenny

38. Tiki Barber

37. Matt Forte

36. Curtis Martin

35. Roger Craig

34. Paul Hornung

33. Maurice Jones-Drew

32. Eddie George

31. Edgerrin James

30. Jim Taylor

29. Marshawn Lynch

28. Jerome Bettis

27. Ricky Williams

26. Shaun Alexander

25. Herschel Walker

24. Marion Motley

23. Red Grange

22. Joe Perry

21. Jamal Lewis

20. John Riggins

19. Bo Jackson

18. Terrell Davis

17. Larry Csonka

16. Jim Thorpe

15. Thurman Thomas

14. Marshall Faulk

13. Marcus Allen

12. Tony Dorsett

11. Ladanian Tomlinson

10. Franco Harris

9. Eric Dickerson

8. Gayle Sayers

7. Adrian Peterson

6. Earl Campbell

5. Emmitt Smith

4. OJ Simpson

3. Walter Payton

2. Barry Sanders

1. Jim Brown