Ranking Index
| Rank | Name | Pos | Location | Stars | Ht | Wt | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Johnathan Gray | RB | Aledo, TXAledo | 5 stars | 5'11" | 190 | Texas |
| #2 | T.J. Yeldon | RB | Daphne, ALDaphne | 5 stars | 6'2" | 205 | Alabama |
| #3 | Trey Williams | RB | Spring, TXDekaney | 5 stars | 5'8" | 175 | Texas A&M |
| #4 | Mario Pender | RB | Cape Coral, FLIsland Coast | 4 stars | 6'0" | 185 | Florida St. |
| #5 | Todd Gurley | RB | Tarboro, NCTarboro | 4 stars | 6'1" | 195 | Georgia |
| #6 | Rushel Shell | RB | Aliquippa, PAHopewell | 4 stars | 6'0" | 210 | Pittsburgh |
| #7 | Mike Davis | RB | Stone Mountain, GAStephenson | 4 stars | 5'10" | 200 | South Carolina |
| #8 | Byron Marshall | RB | San Jose, CAValley Christian | 4 stars | 5'10" | 195 | Oregon |
| #9 | Barry Sanders | RB | Oklahoma City, OKHeritage Hall | 4 stars | 5'11" | 190 | Stanford |
| #10 | Jovon Robinson | RB | Memphis, TNWooddale | 4 stars | 6'0" | 215 | Auburn |
| #11 | Bri'onte Dunn | RB | Canton, OHGlenoak | 4 stars | 6'2" | 215 | Ohio St. |
| #12 | Alex Ross | RB | Jenks, OKJenks | 4 stars | 6'1" | 205 | Oklahoma |
| #13 | Kenyan Drake | RB | Powder Springs, GAHillgrove | 4 stars | 6'1" | 195 | Alabama |
| #14 | Wes Brown | RB | Olney, MDOur Lady Of Good Counsel | 4 stars | 6'1" | 200 | Maryland |
| #15 | Matt Jones | RB | Seffner, FLArmwood | 4 stars | 6'3" | 225 | Florida |
| #16 | Warren Ball | RB | Columbus, OHSt. Francis DeSales | 4 stars | 6'2" | 200 | Ohio St. |
| #17 | Jonathan Williams | RB | Allen, TXAllen | 4 stars | 5'11" | 205 | Arkansas |
| #18 | William Mahone | RB | Austintown, OHAustintown Fitch | 4 stars | 5'11" | 205 | Notre Dame |
| #19 | Greg Garmon | RB | Erie, PAMcDowell | 4 stars | 6'2" | 195 | Iowa |
| #20 | I'Tavius Mathers | RB | Murfreesboro, TNBlackman | 4 stars | 6'0" | 195 | Mississippi |
| #21 | Vonte Jackson | RB | Kenosha, WIBradford | 4 stars | 6'0" | 175 | Wisconsin |
| #22 | Drew Harris | RB | Exton, PADowningtown East | 4 stars | 6'1" | 210 | Virginia Tech |
| #23 | Jela Duncan | RB | Charlotte, NCMallard Creek | 3 stars | 5'10" | 190 | Duke |
| #24 | Chris Brown | RB | Fresno, CASan Joaquin Memorial | 3 stars | 5'11" | 200 | Oregon St. |
| #25 | Imani Cross | RB | Gainesville, GANorth Hall | 3 stars | 6'1" | 220 | Nebraska |
| #26 | Malin Jones | RB | Naperville, ILJoliet Catholic | 3 stars | 6'2" | 190 | Northwestern |
| #27 | Dami Ayoola | RB | Ft. Lauderdale, FLSt. Thomas Aquinas | 3 stars | 5'10" | 201 | Illinois |
| #28 | Morgan Steward | RB | Kansas City, MOStaley | 3 stars | 5'11" | 182 | Missouri |
| #29 | Akeel Lynch | RB | Athol Springs, NYSt. Francis | 3 stars | 6'0" | 205 | Penn St. |
| #30 | Chris Mangus | RB | Raleigh, NCBroughton | 3 stars | 6'0" | 180 | Virginia Tech |
| #31 | Tim Wright | RB | La Marque, TXLa Marque | 3 stars | 5'10" | 185 | |
| #32 | Donovan Roberts | RB | Norman, OKNorman | 3 stars | 6'0" | 200 | Arkansas |
| #33 | Torry Clayton | RB | Homestead, FLSouth Dade | 3 stars | 5'10" | 190 | West Virginia |
| #34 | Deionte Buckley | RB | Indianapolis, INWarren Central | 3 stars | 5'9" | 195 | Cincinnati |
| #35 | Ryan McDaniel | RB | Torrance, CANorth | 3 stars | 6'0" | 226 | Washington |
| #36 | Steven Lakalaka | RB | Honolulu, HIPunahou | 3 stars | 5'10" | 200 | Hawaii |
| #37 | Tevin Coleman | RB | Oak Forest, ILOak Forest | 3 stars | 6'1" | 202 | Indiana |
| #38 | David Smith | RB | Midlothian, ILBremen | 3 stars | 6'1" | 190 | Oklahoma |
| #39 | Ti'on Green | RB | Altamonte Springs, FLLake Brantley | 3 stars | 6'0" | 210 | Cincinnati |
| #40 | Anthony Lopez | RB | Gilbert, AZMesquite | 3 stars | 5'11" | 195 | Arizona |
| #41 | Kye Morgan | RB | Somerset, NJFranklin | 3 stars | 5'10" | 165 | Virginia |
| #42 | LaDarius Anthony | RB | Kilgore, TXKilgore | 3 stars | 6'0" | 192 | TCU |
| #43 | Tairen Owens | RB | Pasadena, CAMuir | 3 stars | 5'9" | 165 | list |
| #44 | Roshard Burney | RB | Palm Beach Gardens, FLPalm Beach Gardens | 3 stars | 5'10" | 205 | West Virginia |
| #45 | Kendric Salley | RB | Williston, SCWilliston Elko | 3 stars | 5'10" | 210 | South Carolina |
| #46 | Davien Payne | RB | Perris, CACitrus Hill | 3 stars | 5'11" | 213 | Colorado |
| #47 | Alden Hill | RB | Alliance, OHMarlington | 3 stars | 6'2" | 220 | Tennessee |
| #48 | Terrence Taylor | RB | Diboll, TXDiboll | 3 stars | 5'11" | 205 | Houston |
| #49 | Psalm Wooching | RB | Kailua Kona, HIKealakehe | 3 stars | 6'3" | 210 | Washington |
| #50 | Shadrach Thornton | RB | Hinesville, GALiberty County | 3 stars | 6'1" | 207 | N.C. State |
Rivals.com running backs 2012
- 1Johnathan Gray, Aledo, Texas
- 2T.J. Yeldon, Daphne, Alabama
- 3Trey Williams, Spring, Texas
- 4Mario Pender, Cape Coral, Florida
- 5Todd Gurley, Tarboro, North Carolina