Ranking 2025 Running Backs (Summer Scouting) | NFL Stock Exchange 

Nothing gets me jazzed in the summer like the idea of how good of a early day 3 value a running back could be in ten months

Just 2 Married men talking football, life is Good!!

Honestly the boys (and bootleg) coming back just as teams break until late july is perfect timing. An oasis of great content in these dry weeks.

I was promised that I'd be told where Jonathan Brooks would fall in this years list, I feel lied to smh. Jokes aside love this episode and cant wait for Jeanty to emerge from the pack as the true RB1 for this year!

Little Mario and Luigi needed some size up shrooms trying to stop Ashton Jeanty

I feel like the biggest question from this episode is not about running backs. It's whether Connor is attempting to grow a moustache?

beatlejuice ahhhh background for trevor

Nothing stronger than the admiration 6 y/o me had for Joseph Addai after watching him jump over the d-line to beat the patriots in the conference championship and send the colts to the Super Bowl.

The sopranos reference was a chef's kiss to the intro.

Do agree with Hendersons injury risk but 2 notes on him. He actually played WR until at least his junior season in HS, he's wildly underutilized in the pass game. He was electric on screens his freshman year and they just don't throw them anymore. Basicallt no one seems to know the story on Judkins, so here it is... he was pissed at Ole Miss because he's their star player name wise and I think they spent a bunch of NIL money to bring guys in and didn't have enough to pay him enough in respect to what they paid for others. 2 kids in his class transferred to OSU last year (including Davidson igbonosun who started at boundary corner) and they're close friends. He entered the portal quickly, called him, told him he wanted to go to Ohio State. Davidson told OSU coaches, they reached out, he said I wanna come. They're like well, we think treveyon is going to come back, I assume you thought he was leaving? And he was like I don't care I want to come either way. They then called treveyon and said hey, we know you're leaning towards coming back, quinshon judkins wants to come here and says he wants to come either way. Henderson entered Ohio State's recruiting class with the #5 RB recruit in the country (he was #1) and they both actively talked about limiting tread for the NFL as being a big reason they'd both committed). Treveyon told the coaches he'd love it if judkins came. They told judkins he's in. Judkins got paid well afterwards, but it wasn't an NIL thing, that's why he was never truly connected to *any* other schools. If you are an NIL kid, you shop yourself and make teams worry. OSU finally started using NIL like 6 months ago, but a lot of their portal wins were less NIL than people seem to believe, they just had the money afterwards to pay them their going rate. Julian Sayin, #1 rated QB transferred from Bama after 2 weeks when saban retired, along with caleb downs. OSU was the runner up in each of their recruitments and particularly with Sayin, he reached out to OSU, told him he wanted in, OSU coaches didn't want to take him at first (they had gotten air noland 2 weeks prior and he was their QB2 of the class on their board 2 weeks ago). Day *LOVED* sayin though (I talked to a guy covering recruiting who had spoken to day at a camp before sayings junior year and has other ties to OSU. He mentioned at that time how much they loved him. Eventually decided hey, we want good players. We will figure out how it changes other plans later, but he also wasn't an NIL guy

Amazing episode as always

Great show as always boys!! Still love me some RBs

I needed this today

happy to have found this acc !!

Check out Jordan James from Oregon! Think he’ll rise up boards! Thanks for the content fellas great work!

Man I love this channel, football is back… kinda… not really but we’re getting close!!

OMARION HAMPTON BABY LETS GO IVE BEEN WAITING FOR YALL TO TALK ABOUT THIS FREAKSHOW

Ohhh baby! 2 uploads in 2 weeks? Don’t let ‘em get hot now!

When the boys are here, life is always good!

editor man going the extra mile love to see it

This RB class is legit insane Soooo many guys who could make big impacts in the NFL For Treveyon Henderson to be as far down lists as he's become shows the level of this class

When Jordan referred to Monte Ball as a throwback i felt old AF...

Fantastic as always guys! Recommendation though, would love to see the ages of these guys in their bios too. Year is great but age gives us an idea of how young/experienced they are and is a big component when drafting. Love y’all!

Best part about this Ep is that the Draft Sim is getting blurbs early. I remember signing up for PFF at Thanksgiving bc the 1.0 of the draft guide was out. I can't wait to see the board grow and evolve over the year w/ more than just grades to go on!

Yes! Kyle Monangai mention! I fell in love watching his style when I saw a couple random Rutgers games, hoping he had another big year

Loaded RB class. Offers a bit of everything (power, speed, etc) but definitely lots of "weight room" guys as you like to say haha. Fortunately for Henderson and Judkins, in sharing a RB room, their bodies won't have to take a huge toll this upcoming season. Trevor, I also love the comps you've been doing. Helps me further grasp these players after learning about some of them for the first time.

Emil Lachheb Slatwinski BKA Míl Kiper's 2025 RB Summer Rankings: 1. Ashton Jeanty 2. Quinshon Judkins 3. Ollie Gordon II 4. Omarion Hampton 5. Treyveon Henderson 6. Damien Martinez 7. Kyle Monangi 8. Nick Singleton 9. Devin Neal 10. Trevor Etienne Great video as always fellas, love your work !

We’re back!!…..again!

Looks like an excellent Draft Class at RB, thanks for breakdown, sleeper pick is Iowa's Kaleb Johnson. He ran behind a terrible Oline with all time historic bad QB play but his top tier games are NFL level. His athletic traits are elite too.

I am at 32 running backs for this class so far. Can confirm it's a special class and there's still room for some guys to break out and others to move way up. Can't wait for the season.

Love the jaydn ott inclusion here, that dude is absolutely the real deal his speed is legit. From watching a lot of cal games in person he plays at a clear level above everyone around him

Nick Singleton outside the top 8-9 RBs in this class needs to be talked about so much Massive drop off last season so could be the biggest riser this season

Ok, so who’s the Audric Estime of the 2025 draft?

Thoughts on Dylan Sampson from Tennessee? He always popped to me more than even Wright. Super dynamic with flashes of receiving ability

I feel like RBs are going to have a big resurgence in the coming years

Best in the business

Finally, some scouting love for QJ. Breaks my heart that he transferred away, but he was great at Ole Miss from day one as a true freshman. In my biased opinion the most talented back in the country.

I love Ashton Jeanty. I watched 1 mix tape and he was my favorite RB other than Achane

The image of Omarion Hampton lining up in the backfield, pointing to a mike lb, and saying "I'M GOING TO KILL YOU." has some Longest Yard energy and I am ABSOLUTELY here for it lol

DJ Giddens should be somewhere on that list.

A Monday episode? Let's go!!! Can't wait to hear Travis Hunter both in the WR episode & corner episode!

Devin did play baseball his freshman year, but decided during his sophomore year that he was going to stick exclusively with football. KU had a TE do the same thing. A slight factor could have been that KU went through a coaching change between when he was recruited and started playing. And while KU is doing well now and better/over on win totals each year, they were as bad as it gets when he was being recruited. He just wanted to stay home and make a difference. They call him the mayor.

Fun list. I'd say take a look at Tahj Brooks from Texas A&M as well, just an absolute mauler who runs like the rent is due. 1500 yards in 290 carries, and was going up against some fairly stiff competition (Kansas, Oregon, Texas, Kansas State). Definitely someone I have in my Top 10, even if the long speed and overall shiftiness at the second level is a step below some of the others in the Top 10 for me personally.

Re: bagels' peace treaty... steel cage match over different summer scouting opinions! :-)

Just scouted Hampton and had the exact same thoughts. Super close to being an RB1, but he doesn't match the creativity and ball carrier vision of the top guys. His physical talents make up for a lot of that ground, but he's just short of being RB1 heading into his final season.

So early, the first two clicks didnt have sound.

Was curious where Phil Mafah at Clemson ended up on your boards. Has the motor and power to be a top 5 guy in this class imo

Literally looks like Conner stitched a budweiser logo to a normal hat

I feel like I'm a bit higher on Ollie Gordon than you guys. Admittedly I'm also scouting the name, but he kind of reminds me of something between Jonathan Stewart and Corey Dillon.

Thoughts on Boone or RJ Harvey at UCF?

They needed to compare all these RBs to Audric Estime for us to get a true sense of potential

I think Montrell Johnson could be a really interesting prospect with consistency. Good combo of burst, vision, and agility. Just seems like he can’t put all 3 together game to game

Bhayshul Tuten is a name to watch. His yards after contact and forced missed tackles is very good. If Virginia Tech’s offensive line was average he’d have went for 1500 total easy. Also can return the hell out of the ball on kick return

WR's next, PLEASE! The people must learn about Tetairoa McMillan ASAP

Jaydn Ott is Him. I've been following this dude the entire way, and he's just getting better. I've had him in every devy league I'm in for over a year.

Jeanty’s Italy background sounds a lot like that “hydrogen bomb vs a coughing baby” meme

Jayden blue coming🧡🤘

Where'd you go for bagels?

Watched Jeanty torch Air Force for 220+ yards and 2 tuds last season. Best player on the field.

Devin Neal will be the biggest riser come draft time.

One guy who I think could have a chance to rise in this upcoming draft is Trey Sanders of TCU

You’ll get to see Martinez week one Trevor. It’ll be very similar to what Ray Davis and Kentucky did to y’all

He's not quite there but check out Dylan Sampson against UK. Think he can be on this list by end of season or going into next year's summer scouting.

No Donavan Edwards or Jordan James is nasty work

Did you guys get to watch DJ Giddens? I was wondering what you guys thought of him.

Which 4th round guy will the Jets be targeting 🤔✈️

Damien Martinez looks a lot like Steven Jackson when he was at Oregon State in the early 2000s. Same size, speed, agility, only he's slightly shorter at 6 foot even. Steven Jackson was 6'2 238 with 4.45-4.50 speed. He was one.of the nfl's sleepers during his playing days with the Rams. His replacing of Marshall Faulk was textbook on how a team replaces veterans with new incoming rookie talent. The Rams didn't miss a beat when MF retired. SJ was the dual threat that MF was.

How good are these guys on a scale from Zac Stacy to Audric Estime?

I know Judkins past workload is impressive, but he specifically mentioned reducing that workload as a primary motivation for coming to Ohio State. He doesn't want the Jonathan Taylor criticism of too many miles on the tires come draft season

Alright, yall be cooking up dope in the crock pot. Out here feeding families

Corners next please

Trevor coming up eith comparison like he used ChatGPT😂

Judkins is playmaker #1 in the class. Special player

Trevor's opening monologue made me pause the video and go watch 20 minutes of Antone Smith highlights

Da bois!!!

My goats

Jeanty is #1 RB and it's a shame people don't get that just yet.

Watch out for jaydon blue. Probably won’t even be the starter at Texas but he’s so fast and had a higher yards per carry than Jonathan brooks last year

Big fans guys! Love the pod. I’m a collegiate athlete, and I’m looking to get into something like you guys. Long time addict and would love to talk sometime. I’m also 6’4 270 so I can co-host the pod!! (RB List In "reply")

I feel like every year there’s one or two players that I think “Man, this guy isn’t going to get drafted, but he’ll make a roster.” One of mine this year is Josh Williams, the running back from LSU. He’s a grinder and does a lot of little things at a high level. I could see him finding a spot. Do you guys have some of those from this past draft or maybe ones you’re already seeing for next year?

I remember there being a lot of hype for nick singleton his freshman year and then last year the numbers just didnt look as good. What went wrong there?

Where does Tahj Brooks and RJ Harvey sit on your boards?

I get Jaydon Blue doesn’t have a lot of film to truly grade him, but neither does some in Summer scouting throughout the years. I hope y’all at least keep an eye on him this upcoming season. He’s the fastest in the country and obviously doesn’t have a lot of “tread”. He’ll be yet another UT star in the backfield

Connor gets married, then after releasing this episode with the Bud hat and perp 'stache he is legally required to remain at least 500 feet away from schools. 😜

TE's next pls 🙏

Bruh how does Ashton jeanty have so many yac? That’s insane. Didn’t know about this monster

Jaydon Blue or CJ Baxter what do yall know about my Texas boys

After watching two minutes into this video, I am declaring Ollie Gordon III is number 1. We'll see if that changes after watching the whole video

Watched Tahj Brooks. He’s def top 8

invested in Jud in both of my devy leagues a couple years ago. fingers crossed he keeps his head on straight after the rumblings of him not being the “best” teammate at ole miss

Damien Martinez

Very funny to continue to see the Henderson love (don’t see it even when healthy, never healthy) and no love for the Penn state backs. Singleton by the time this year + the combine is over will be a top 75 draft pick.

No Chip Traynum is crazy. That UK program is basically RB University

Any guesses on how many of these guys don't end up declaring this next draft?

Judkins puts his head down to truck people like Earl Campbell

Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen should both look improved this year under the new offensive coordinator.

I think you guys missed the mark by leaving one out: Jonah Coleman, University of Arizona. If either of you see this, make a note of Coleman.

If Devin Neal isn’t in this video I’m gonna rage.

Gotta say as a Michigan fan: why Judkins WHY! Didn’t they already have enough. On a separate note I think Donavan Edward’s can improve his stock the most this year. I know he can be the home run hitter but I don’t think I have ever seen this man catch a single ball or do a single juke in his entire college career.

Gordon is my flavor of rb