Teams suddenly prioritized extending their own running backs. And it will continue next offseason. “Without a doubt,” said J.I. Halsell, executive vice president for client compensation at 3 Strand Sports & Entertainment and a former salary cap analyst for the Washington Commanders and a league executive.

ESPN’s Mike Clay has deemed the Cowboys’ running back room to be the “shakiest” in the NFL.

McCaffrey holds the title of the NFL's wealthiest active RB, netting a little more than $80 million in career earnings. He's still trailing Adrian Peterson on the all-time charts, though; Peterson spearheads the list of RB career earnings leaders, having racked up more than $100 million over the course of his career.

As things stand, Coleman looks like a Day 2 prospect with a fairly low-variance profile. If he's going to contend for Round 1 draft capital, it would come from a more expansive role on third down and additional proof of concept as a blocker, cementing passing-down playing time and inflating his value.

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New York Giants rookie running back Cam Skattebo (hamstring) won't play against the New York Jets in the team's second preseason game on Saturday night and will likely miss the final preseason game on Thursday versus the New England Patriots as well.

Bijan Robinson, Saquon Barkley and Jahmyr Gibbs lead UPI senior sports writer Alex Butler's Top 75 fantasy football running back rankings for the 2025 season.

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Claiborne is one of the most athletically gifted running backs in the 2026 class, with excellent acceleration and twitch. Listed at 5’10”, 210 pounds, he has the tools to be an NFL rotational back, but he’ll need to get stronger to rise up draft boards.

Durell Robinson's "crash out" approach and refusal to be tackled one-on-one is turning heads in fall camp after the UConn transfer missed spring practice.

The full details of James Cook's contract extension have been revealed. Here's where the Buffalo Bills rusher ranks among the rest of the NFL's running backs.