Ranking the 2025 RB draft class: Ashton Jeanty the next LaDainian Tomlinson?

Rashaad Penny ( Seattle , No. 27 overall) and Sony Michel (31st) were drafted in the 2018 first round, while eight backs came off the board within the first 71 selections.

Like that 2018 crop, this year 's batch of running backs is both talented and deep.

There will be NFL contributors available well into Day 2 who did not make the cut.

TreVeyon Henderson is a sledgehammer on skates, alternately blasting his way through defenders or leaving them frozen with stop-start balance and burst that makes him play faster than he'll likely test.

Bhayshul Tuten is one of the wild cards of this year 's class, but his ability to impact the game as a runner, receiver and returner has the NFL 's attention.

Skattebo 's draft stock could actually slip in the coming months as he might be the slowest of this year 's top RB prospects.

He was the heart of an ASU squad that obliterated preseason expectations to win the Big 12, earning All-American honors in 2024 by breaking the school's all-time rushing records with 1,711 yards and 21 touchdowns.

Some teams prioritize backs who run angry.