For a short three days in July of 1997, Lions running back Barry Sanders was the highest-paid player (not just running back) in the NFL, as the two sides reportedly agreed to a deal that would pay ...

Iowa State running back Carson Hansen leaps over teammate offensive lineman Tyler Miller as he is tackled by Central Florida running back RJ Harvey during the first half of an NCAA college ...

Any team with cap space (and a need at running back) could have had them. The trio – in order of Barkley, Henry and Jacobs – enter Thanksgiving week the top three rushers in the league, and ...

Four to five years from now, the 2025 running-back class might be mentioned in the same breath as ‘17, Reid said. “I think it’s very similar to what we saw in 2017,” he said.

Harris is the only running back in the NFL who has rushed for 1,000 yards in each of the past four seasons. He has also never missed a game in his career, playing in 68-of-68 possible contests.

The bottom four running back rooms in The Athletic 's NFL Roster Evaluation Model belong to teams who went a combined 15-51-2 last season and none of them made the playoffs.

Los Angeles Rams running back Kyren Williams exploded in 2023, emerging as a Pro Bowler and one of the league's best.

And if rookie running back Bijan Robinson lives up to the No. 8 overall draft pick the Atlanta Falcons used on him this spring, then conversations about his deal will be rampant as he's first ...

It's an extremely underrated part of the back's job and often goes unnoticed. In 2022, Conner received a pass-blocking grade of 73.8 from PFF, the third-highest by any running back in the regular ...

The last time a Pro Bowl running back signed with a new team in the offseason happened after the 2015 season, when Chris Ivory left the New York Jets for the Jacksonville Jaguars. This year, four ...

Without further ado, let's take a look at 10 fun facts/stats about running backs heading into your 2025 Fantasy Football draft season: 1. Gus Edwards had a higher ADP than JK Dobbins in 2024 Yes ...

The following is a breakdown of the remaining UW running-back candidates, in the order of their expected place on the depth chart, and what to expect. We rank them 1 through 6. 1) Dillon Johnson ...