Comparing College Football And NFL Running Backs

We are always ranking the different players in college or in the NFL, but we never really compare them against each other to see just how good a football player they are. This is why we are comparing the Top 10 ranked running backs in College, and seeing how they match up against those that are already in the professional arena.

Rank	College	Player	HT/WT	Yards	TD	NFL Comparison
#1	Ohio State	Ezekiel Elliot	6’0 225 lb.	1,878	18	Frank Gore
#2	LSU	Leonard Fournette	6’1 230 lb.	1,034	10	Adrian Peterson
#3	Pittsburgh	James Conner	6’2 240 lb.	1,765	26	Le’Veon Bell
#4	Oklahoma	Samaje Perine	5’11 237 lb.	1,713	21	Marshawn Lynch
#5	Georgia	Nick Chubb	5’10 220 lb.	1,547	14	Todd Gurley
#6	Oregon	Royce Freeman	5’11 230 lb.	1,365	18	Jonathan Stewart
#7	Alabama	Derrick Henry	6’3 242 lb.	990	11	Eddie Lacy
#8	UCLA	Paul Perkins	5’11 198 lb.	1,575	9	LeSean McCoy
#9	Florida State	Dalvin Cook	6’0 203 lb.	1,008	8	Jamaal Charles
#10	San Diego St.	Donnel Pumphrey	5’9 170 lb.	1,867	20	C.J. Spiller

This gives a good perspective of how each college player performs, and who they would be compared against doing the same thing in the NFL. These 10 running backs have a great future ahead of them, so be sure to look for them on the football field, and expect them to get drafted soon.