Grading and Ranking ALL 30 RBs in the 2023 NFL Draft: Film Breakdown

In this film room video, we take a look at every running back in the 2023 NFL Draft, grading and ranking them one by one.

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Running back is a position that loses value in the draft every single year, as NFL teams move more towards a pass-heavy offense, with guys like Christian McCaffrey as the ideal guy in the backfield. While players like Derrick Henry and Nick Chubb still have their place in the NFL, teams are moving more towards a back that can also operate as an effective receiver, giving the QB one more weapon to use. In this draft, Texas RB Bijan Robinson is the clear RB1, as he is arguably the best prospect in the entire draft. Behind him, you get people like Alabama RB Jahmyr Gibbs, Texas A&M's Devon Achane, and Pittsburgh's Israel Abanikanda. Guys like Gibbs are more of that shifty, receiving back, while people like Bijan and Abanikanda are more of your prototypical running back who goes down hill.

2023 NFL Draft RB Rankings 

  1. Bijan Robinson, Texas
  2. Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama
  3. Devon Achane, Texas A&M
  4. Tank Bigsby, Auburn
  5. Kendre Miller, TCU
  6. Israel Abanikanda, Pittsburgh
  7. Tyjae Spears, Tulane
  8. Zach Charbonnet, UCLA
  9. DeWayne McBride, UAB
  10. Zach Evans, Ole Miss
  11. Chase Brown, Illinois
  12. Roschon Johnson, Texas
  13. Keaton Mitchell, East Carolina
  14. Sean Tucker, Syracuse
  15. Eric Gray, Oklahoma
  16. Chris Rodriguez Jr., Kentucky
  17. Tiyon Evans, Louisville
  18. Deneric Prince, Tulsa
  19. Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State
  20. Tavion Thomas, Utah
  21. Kenny McIntosh, Georgia
  22. Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota
  23. Camerun Peoples, Appalachian State
  24. Evan Hull, Northwestern
  25. Travis Dye, USC
  26. Titus Swen, Wyoming
  27. Ta'Zhawn, Henry, Houston
  28. SaRodorick Thompson, Texas Tech
  29. Shaun Shivers, Indiana
  30. Christian Beal-Smith, South Carolina

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