Ranking Index
| Rank | Name | Pos | Location | Stars | Ht | Wt | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Bryce Brown | RB | Wichita, KSWichita East | 5 stars | 6'0" | 215 | Tennessee |
| #2 | Trent Richardson | RB | Pensacola, FLEscambia | 5 stars | 5'11" | 210 | Alabama |
| #3 | Christine Michael | RB | Beaumont, TXWest Brook | 5 stars | 5'11" | 202 | Texas A&M |
| #4 | David Wilson | RB | Danville, VAGeorge Washington | 4 stars | 5'11" | 192 | Virginia Tech |
| #5 | Jaamal Berry | RB | Miami, FLMiami Palmetto | 4 stars | 5'10" | 185 | Ohio St. |
| #6 | Edwin Baker | RB | Oak Park, MIOak Park | 4 stars | 5'10" | 204 | Michigan St. |
| #7 | Michael Ford | RB | Leesville, LALeesville | 4 stars | 5'10" | 200 | LSU |
| #8 | Cierre Wood | RB | Oxnard, CASanta Clara | 4 stars | 6'0" | 192 | Notre Dame |
| #9 | Lamar Miller | RB | Miami, FLKillian | 4 stars | 5'11" | 205 | Miami (FL) |
| #10 | Waymon James | RB | Sherman, TXSherman | 4 stars | 5'8" | 190 | TCU |
| #11 | Washaun Ealey | RB | Twin City, GAEmanuel County Institute | 4 stars | 5'11" | 205 | Georgia |
| #12 | Rodney Scott | RB | Cross City, FLDixie County | 4 stars | 5'9" | 185 | Mississippi |
| #13 | Eddie Lacy | RB | Geismar, LADutchtown | 4 stars | 5'11" | 210 | Alabama |
| #14 | De'Antwan Williams | RB | Woodbridge, VAWoodbridge Senior | 4 stars | 5'6" | 185 | Rutgers |
| #15 | Lonnie Pryor | RB | Okeechobee, FLOkeechobee | 4 stars | 6'1" | 195 | Florida St. |
| #16 | Dontae Aycock | RB | Tampa, FLChamberlain | 4 stars | 5'10" | 216 | Auburn |
| #17 | Knile Davis | RB | Missouri City, TXFort Bend Marshall | 4 stars | 6'0" | 209 | Arkansas |
| #18 | Kendrick Hardy | RB | Monticello, MSLawrence County | 4 stars | 6'0" | 210 | Southern Miss |
| #19 | Bud Golden | RB | Cincinnati, OHSycamore | 4 stars | 6'0" | 191 | Illinois |
| #20 | Stepfan Taylor | RB | Mansfield, TXMansfield | 4 stars | 5'11" | 205 | Stanford |
| #21 | Mike James | RB | Davenport, FLRidge | 4 stars | 5'11" | 211 | Miami (FL) |
| #22 | Dasarte Yarnway | RB | San Francisco, CASacred Heart Cathedral | 4 stars | 6'0" | 215 | California |
| #23 | Jeremy Smith | RB | Tulsa, OKUnion | 4 stars | 5'10" | 206 | Oklahoma St. |
| #24 | Hasan Lipscomb | RB | Houston, TXCypress Ridge | 4 stars | 5'10" | 201 | Minnesota |
| #25 | Al-Terek McBurse | RB | Winter Springs, FLWinter Springs | 4 stars | 6'0" | 192 | Purdue |
| #26 | Adaris Bellamy | RB | Dunedin, FLDunedin | 4 stars | 5'9" | 214 | South Florida |
| #27 | Jamal Miles | RB | Peoria, AZPeoria | 4 stars | 5'10" | 180 | Arizona St. |
| #28 | Larry Caper | RB | Battle Creek, MIBattle Creek Central | 4 stars | 5'10" | 215 | Michigan St. |
| #29 | D.J. Adams | RB | Norcross, GANorcross | 4 stars | 5'10" | 210 | Maryland |
| #30 | Jonathon Miller | RB | Garland, TXNaaman Forest | 4 stars | 6'0" | 180 | Oklahoma |
| #31 | Ben Axon | RB | Bradenton, FLManatee | 4 stars | 6'1" | 196 | South Carolina |
| #32 | Trabis Ward | RB | Ft. Lauderdale, FLDillard | 4 stars | 5'10" | 186 | Tennessee St. |
| #33 | Montee Ball | RB | Wentzville, MOTimberland | 4 stars | 5'11" | 205 | Wisconsin |
| #34 | Tim Simon | RB | Cordova, ALCordova | 3 stars | 6'1" | 210 | Mississippi |
| #35 | Melvin Richardson | RB | Long Beach, CAPoly | 3 stars | 5'10" | 205 | list |
| #36 | Vincent Smith | RB | Pahokee, FLPahokee | 3 stars | 5'6" | 159 | Michigan |
| #37 | Teric Jones | RB | Detroit, MICass Tech | 3 stars | 5'8" | 186 | Michigan |
| #38 | Orwin Smith | RB | Phenix City, ALCentral | 3 stars | 6'0" | 190 | Georgia Tech |
| #39 | Arthur Burns | RB | Corona, CACentennial | 3 stars | 5'10" | 206 | Washington St. |
| #40 | Demond Dennis | RB | Atlanta, GACarver | 3 stars | 5'8" | 188 | New Mexico |
| #41 | Gabriel Hunter | RB | Memphis, TNKingsbury | 3 stars | 5'11" | 184 | Mississippi |
| #42 | Marcus Washington | RB | Phoenix, AZDesert Vista | 3 stars | 6'0" | 195 | Arizona St. |
| #43 | Matthew Tucker | RB | Tyler, TXChapel Hill | 3 stars | 6'1" | 215 | TCU |
| #44 | Lou Greenwood | RB | Conroe, TXConroe | 3 stars | 6'1" | 174 | Colorado St. |
| #45 | Anthony Miller | RB | Dallas, TXCarter | 3 stars | 6'0" | 220 | San Diego St. |
| #46 | Kalvin Guyton | RB | Houston, TXLamar | 3 stars | 5'10" | 190 | Texas A&M |
| #47 | Hersey Jackson | RB | Allendale, MIAllendale | 3 stars | 5'11" | 206 | list |
| #48 | Zac Stacy | RB | Centreville, ALBibb County | 3 stars | 5'8" | 189 | Vanderbilt |
| #49 | Donald Russell | RB | Palm Beach Gardens, FLDwyer | 3 stars | 5'11" | 205 | Kentucky |
| #50 | Turell Williams | RB | West Helena, ARCentral | 3 stars | 6'2" | 215 | Arkansas |
| #51 | Mike Trumpy | RB | Wheaton, ILWheaton North | 3 stars | 6'0" | 197 | Northwestern |
| #52 | Brad Rogers | RB | Toledo, OHCentral Catholic | 3 stars | 5'10" | 230 | Iowa |
| #53 | Toney Williams | RB | Alpharetta, GAMilton | 3 stars | 6'1" | 227 | Tennessee |
| #54 | James Washington | RB | Orlando, FLBoone | 3 stars | 5'10" | 170 | N.C. State |
| #55 | Dwight Smith | RB | Carthage, TXCarthage | 3 stars | 5'10" | 225 | TCU |
| #56 | Rashad Wynes | RB | Warner Robins, GAWarner Robins | 3 stars | 6'1" | 214 | UAB |
| #57 | Rolandan Finch | RB | Louisville, KYSt. Xavier | 3 stars | 5'10" | 204 | Boston Coll. |
| #58 | Jontell Reedom | RB | Tulare, CATulare Union | 3 stars | 5'9" | 194 | list |
| #59 | Reginald Bryant | RB | Cairo, GACairo | 3 stars | 5'11" | 205 | UAB |
| #60 | Brandon Jacobs | RB | Lilburn, GAParkview | 3 stars | 6'1" | 230 | Auburn |
| #61 | Kenny Cain | RB | River Ridge, LAJohn Curtis | 3 stars | 6'1" | 200 | TCU |
| #62 | Parris Lee | RB | Neptune Beach, FLFletcher | 3 stars | 5'8" | 170 | Georgia St. |
| #63 | Shawne Alston | RB | Hampton, VAPhoebus | 3 stars | 5'11" | 220 | West Virginia |
| #64 | Alex Owah | RB | Harrisonburg, VAHarrisonburg | 3 stars | 5'11" | 168 | list |
| #65 | Damonte Terry | RB | Laurinburg, NCScotland County | 3 stars | 6'0" | 188 | East Carolina |
| #66 | Sterlin Phifer | RB | Virginia Beach, VALandstown | 3 stars | 5'10" | 205 | Boston Coll. |
| #67 | Nubian Peak | RB | Dublin, VAPulaski County | 3 stars | 5'11" | 185 | Virginia Tech |
| #68 | Dakotah Tyler | RB | Indianapolis, INPike | 3 stars | 6'0" | 205 | Kentucky |
| #69 | Dontrayevous Robinson | RB | Euless, TXTrinity | 3 stars | 6'1" | 215 | Nebraska |
| #70 | Wesley Tate | RB | Hendersonville, TNPope John Paul II | 3 stars | 6'2" | 210 | Vanderbilt |
| #71 | Beau Blankenship | RB | Norman, OKNorth | 3 stars | 5'8" | 207 | Iowa St. |
| #72 | Joe Benefield | RB | Elysian Fields, TXElysian Fields | 3 stars | 6'1" | 211 | |
| #73 | Jerrell Greene | RB | Lexington, KYDunbar | 3 stars | 6'2" | 210 | list |
| #74 | Charles Sims | RB | Houston, TXWestbury | 3 stars | 6'0" | 179 | Houston |
| #75 | Adam Hine | RB | St. George, UTSnow Canyon | 3 stars | 6'1" | 175 | BYU |
Rivals.com running backs 2009
- 1Bryce Brown, Wichita, Kansas
- 2Trent Richardson, Pensacola, Florida
- 3Christine Michael, Beaumont, Texas
- 4David Wilson, Danville, Virginia
- 5Jaamal Berry, Miami, Florida