Hall of Fame NFL running backs bracket

NFL running backs in the Hall of Fame, greatest first. Fill out a hall of Fame NFL running backs bracket.
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Round of 16

1O. J. Simpson
16Roger Craig
8Thurman Thomas
9Marshall Faulk
4Eric Dickerson
13John Mackey
5Jim Brown
12Jim Thorpe
2Emmitt Smith
15John Riggins
7LaDainian Tomlinson
10Marcus Allen
3Earl Campbell
14Franco Harris
6Terrell Davis
11Gale Sayers

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Seeds

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1
O. J. Simpson1969–1979
2
Emmitt Smith1990–2004
3
Earl Campbell
4
Eric Dickerson1983–1993
5
Jim Brown1957–1965
6
Terrell Davis1995–2001
7
LaDainian Tomlinson2001–2011
8
Thurman Thomas1988–2000
9
Marshall Faulk1994–2006
10
Marcus Allen1982–1997
11
Gale Sayers1965–1971
12
Jim Thorpe
13
John Mackey
14
Franco Harris1972–1984
15
John Riggins
16
Roger Craig1983–1993
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Edgerrin James1999–2009
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Larry Csonka
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Jerome Bettis1993–2005
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Floyd Little1967–1975
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Tony Dorsett
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Curtis Martin1995–2005
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Frank Gifford
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Leroy Kelly

Top hall of Fame NFL running backs — November 2026

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About this bracket

A knockout bracket: pick the winner of every matchup, round by round, until one is left.

NFL running backs in the Hall of Fame, greatest first.

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