| Rank | Name | Pos | Location | Stars | Ht | Wt | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Noel Devine | RB | North Fort Myers, FLNorth Fort Myers Could be the nation's most explosive player. | 5 stars | 5'8" | 175 | West Virginia |
| #2 | Armando Allen | RB | Hialeah, FLMiami Lakes Has run in the 4.3-second range every time he's been timed in the 40. | 4 stars | 5'9" | 181 | Notre Dame |
| #3 | Raymond Carter | RB | Los Angeles, CACrenshaw One of the best backs from LA in years. | 4 stars | 5'11" | 187 | UCLA |
| #4 | Chris Rainey | RB | Lakeland, FLLakeland Heading into the perfect system for his talents. | 4 stars | 5'9" | 159 | Florida |
| #5 | Shane Vereen | RB | Valencia, CAValencia High Deadly in passing situations. | 4 stars | 5'9" | 170 | California |
| #6 | Foswhitt Whittaker | RB | Pearland, TX Solid senior season moves him up the charts. | 4 stars | 5'9" | 187 | Texas |
| #7 | Omar Bolden | RB | Ontario, CAColony Put his name on the map at the USC summer camp. | 4 stars | 5'11" | 185 | Arizona St. |
| #8 | Dennis Rogan | RB | Knoxville, TNFulton High School Explosive runner should find a home in the slot. | 3 stars | 5'10" | 167 | Tennessee |
| #9 | Lee Chambers | RB | Coffeeville, MSCoffeeville Catches the ball well out of the backfield. | 3 stars | 6'0" | 193 | Miami (FL) |
| #10 | Victor Anderson | RB | Louisville, KYSt. Xavier Could see his stock rise during the season. | 3 stars | 5'9" | 170 | Louisville |
| #11 | Juwan Franklin | RB | Dunnellon, FLDunnellon Hawgs get steal from Florida speedster. | 3 stars | 6'0" | 185 | Arkansas |
| #12 | Marcus Mendoza | RB | Houston, TXSpring Woods Mendoza may not have had eye-popping stats but is one very good football player. | 3 stars | 5'10" | 175 | Nebraska |
| #13 | Avery Horn | RB | Hanford, CAHanford Gets overlooked because he’s between the Bay and LA | 3 stars | 5'11" | 195 | Michigan |
| #14 | Frank Edmonds | RB | Lakewood, OHSt. Edward Size might scare away Big 10 teams, but he could star in the MAC. | 3 stars | 5'6" | 180 | Ball St. |
| #15 | J.J. Di Luigi | RB | Canyon Country, CACanyon One of BYU's earliest commitments. | 3 stars | 5'9" | 175 | BYU |
| #16 | Cameron Harris | RB | Titusville, FLAstronaut Wake Forest comit should fit nicely with its offense. | 3 stars | 5'8" | 180 | list |
| #17 | Brandon Pendergrass | RB | Royal Palm Beach, FL Runs hard every play. | 3 stars | 5'9" | 181 | Wake Forest |
| #18 | James Davis | RB | Monrovia, CAMonrovia Explosive all-purpose back that can hurt you with his hands and feet. | 3 stars | 5'8" | 181 | Wyoming |
| #19 | Malcolm Harris | RB | Paterson, NJPaterson Catholic Could be deadly in Purdue's spread offense. | 3 stars | 5'9" | 168 | Purdue |
| #20 | Carl Robinson | RB | Lawrenceville, GARiverside Military Academy Georgia RB developed as a senior. | 3 stars | 5'8" | 175 | list |
Rivals.com all-purpose backs 2007
- 1Noel Devine, North Fort Myers, Florida
- 2Armando Allen, Hialeah, Florida
- 3Raymond Carter, Los Angeles, California
- 4Chris Rainey, Lakeland, Florida
- 5Shane Vereen, Valencia, California