All-time NFL running backs face-off
The greatest running backs in NFL history, by their honors. Pit all-time NFL running backs against each other row by row, one on one or in twos and threes, and keep score.
Drag pictures onto both sides of a row to make a matchup
0–00 even
100 not in a matchup · drag one onto either side of a row (up to 4 a side)
O. J. SimpsonRB · BUF
Emmitt SmithRB · DAL
Earl CampbellRB · TEN
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Eric DickersonRB · IND
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Jim BrownRB · CLE
Terrell DavisRB · DEN
LaDainian TomlinsonRB · LAC
Thurman ThomasRB · BUF
Marshall FaulkRB · LAR
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Marcus AllenRB · LV
Gale SayersRB · CHI
Jim ThorpeRB/OF · NYG
John MackeyRB/TE · IND
Franco HarrisRB · PIT
John RigginsRB · WSH
Roger CraigRB · SF
Adrian PetersonRB · MIN
Edgerrin JamesRB · IND
Larry CsonkaRB · MIA
Jerome BettisRB · PIT
Shaun AlexanderRB · SEA
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Floyd LittleRB · DEN
Tony DorsettRB · DAL
Curtis MartinRB · NYJ
Frank GiffordS/RB · NYG
Jamal LewisRB · BAL
Marshawn LynchRB · SEA
Leroy KellyRB · CLE
Derrick HenryRB · TEN
Saquon BarkleyRB · NYG
LeSean McCoyRB · PHI
Christian McCaffreyRB · CAR
Frank GoreRB · SF
Todd GurleyRB · LAR
Chris JohnsonRB · TEN
DeMarco MurrayRB · DAL
Darren SprolesRB · LAC
Larry BrownRB · WSH
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Herschel WalkerRB · DAL
Priest HolmesRB · KC
Josh JacobsRB · LV
Lorenzo NealRB · LAC
Ezekiel ElliottRB · DAL
Mark IngramRB · NO
James ConnerRB · ARI
Le'Veon BellRB · PIT
Maurice Jones-DrewRB · JAX
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Eddie GeorgeRB · TEN
Ricky WilliamsRB · MIA
Leon WashingtonRB · NYJ
Nick ChubbRB · CLE
Arian FosterRB · HOU
Jay AjayiRB · MIA
Alvin KamaraRB · NO
Tiki BarberRB · NYG
Tony PollardRB · DAL
Aaron JonesRB · GB
Jamaal CharlesRB · KC
Delvin WilliamsRB · SF
Thomas JonesRB · CHI
Larry JohnsonRB · KC
Clinton PortisRB · WSH
Ahman GreenRB · GB
Joe MixonRB · CIN
D'Andre SwiftRB · CHI
Joseph AddaiRB · IND
Dalvin CookRB · MIN
Mike AdamleRB · NYJ
Bo JacksonRB · LV
Chuck MuncieRB · NO
Steven JacksonRB · LAR
Michael TurnerRB · ATL
Matt FortéRB · CHI
Marion Barber IIIRB · DAL
CWCharles White
RB · CLE
Calvin HillRB · DAL
Kareem HuntRB · CLE
Fred TaylorRB · JAX
Doug MartinRB · TB
Ronnie BrownRB · MIA
Willis McGaheeRB · BUF
Warrick DunnRB · ATL
RJRudi Johnson
RB · CIN
CDCorey Dillon
RB · CIN
Brian WestbrookRB · PHI
Devonta FreemanRB · ATL
David JohnsonRB · ARI
C. J. SpillerRB · BUF
Rashard MendenhallRB · PIT
Eric MetcalfRB · CLE
Ahmad RashadRB/WR · MIN
Mercury MorrisRB · MIA
CWCurt Warner
RB · SEA
Wendell TylerRB · LAR
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George RogersRB · NO
Deuce McAllisterRB · NO
Ottis AndersonRB · NYG
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Earnest BynerRB · CLE
Gerald RiggsRB · ATL
Mike RozierRB · TEN
Top all-time NFL running backs — November 2026
See the full top list →No top list yet this month — your picks and finished rankings start it.
What a face-off is for
Rows can be one against one, two against two, three against three, or uneven, so a whole team can face a single star.
Name the two sides, like two generations, two eras or two rosters, and fill each row with their closest counterparts.
The greatest running backs in NFL history, by their honors.
Every pick and every finished ranking here counts toward the top all-time NFL running backs for November 2026.
Step by step
- Deal a random set of matchups, or clear the board and drag pictures onto either side of each row.
- Tap the better side of each row, or the = in the middle when they're even.
- Download the picture or save it so others can call the same matchups.
- The search box under the board finds anyone else you want to add.
- Download image saves a picture of your board with your name or logo on it, and Copy link shares this exact board.