Tony Pauline from Sports Illustrated and DraftInsider.net offers comprehensive position-by-position rankings of the draft prospects for PhiladelphiaEagles.com's draft coverage.
Here Pauline ranks the running backs he expects to be drafted. Detailed scouting reports are available for the top 12 players by clicking the player's name.
| Tony Pauline's Running Back Rankings | |||
| Rank | Name | School | Grade |
| 1 | C.J. Spiller | Clemson | 1st |
| 2 | Ryan Mathews | Fresno State | 1st |
| 3 | Jonathan Dwyer | Georgia Tech | 2nd |
| 4 | Jahvid Best | California | 2nd |
| 5 | Anthony Dixon | Mississippi State | 2nd |
| 6 | Dexter McCluster | Mississippi | 2nd |
| 7 | Toby Gerhart | Stanford | 2nd |
| 8 | Joe McKnight | USC | 3rd |
| 9 | Ben Tate | Auburn | 3rd |
| 10 | Charles Scott | LSU | 3rd |
| 11 | Montario Hardesty | Tennessee | 4th |
| 12 | Chris Brown | Oklahoma | 4th-5th |
| 13 | Lonyae Miller | Fresno State | 5th |
| 14 | Andre Dixon | Connecticut | 5th |
| 15 | Keith Toston | Oklahoma State | 5th-6th |
| 16 | James Starks | Buffalo | 6th |
| 17 | LeGarrette Blount | Oregon | 7th |
| 18 | Deji Karim | Southern Illinois | 7th |
| 19 | Brandon James | Florida | 7th |
| 20 | Javarris James | Miami | 7th-Free Agent |
| 21 | Joique Bell | Wayne State | 7th-FA |
| *Grade refers to round player is expected to be drafted. | |||
