All-time NFL running backs quadrant chart
The greatest running backs in NFL history, by their honors. Plot all-time NFL running backs anywhere on a two-axis chart, such as good to bad and fun to boring.
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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
Top all-time NFL running backs — November 2026
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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.
How to use it
- Click the axis labels to name them.
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- If someone is missing, use + Add or the search box under the board to bring them in.
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