The rating of the top RBs entering any season is always an annual treat. Sometimes they pan out and sometimes they flip. Who is this year’s slam dunk and which guy on this list will make me look dumb? Here’s my top 50 in order and ranked in tiers — it’s called the Farrell 50 and I’ve been doing it since 2010.
Tier One
1. Quinshon Judkins, Ole Miss
2. Raheim Sanders, Arkansas
3. Braelon Allen, Wisconsin
4. Will Shipley, Clemson
5. Nick Singleton, Penn State
6. Donovan Edwards, Michigan
7. Blake Corum, Michigan
8. TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State
Tier Two
9. Jarquez Hunter, Auburn
10. Bucky Irving, Oregon
11. Trey Benson, Florida State
12. Miyan Williams, Ohio State
13. Frank Gore Jr., Southern Miss
14. Carson Steele, UCLA
15. Devin Neal, Kansas
16. Damien Martinez, Oregon State
17. Trevor Etienne, Florida
18. Audric Estime, Notre Dame
19. Roman Hemby, Maryland
20. Kendall Milton, Georgia
21. Richard Reese, Baylor
22. Montrell Johnson Jr., Florida
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23. Jaylen Wright, Tennessee
24. Jace McClellan, Alabama
25. CJ Donaldson, West Virginia
Tier Three
26. Kaleb Johnson, Iowa
27. Marquez Cooper, Ball State
28. Jawhar Jordan, Louisville
29. George Holani, Boise State
30. Ja’Quinden Jackson, Utah
31. Kaytron Allen, Penn State
32. Jabari Small, Tennessee
33. Devin Mockobee, Purdue
34. Ray Davis, Kentucky
35. Rodney Hammond Jr., Pitt
36. Brian Battie, Auburn
37. Jonathon Brooks, Texas
38. Jovantae Barnes, Oklahoma
Tier Four
39. Sean Tyler, Minnesota
40. Jaydn Ott, Cal
41. Anthony Grant, Nebraska
42. Logan Diggs, LSU
43. Samson Evans, Eastern Michigan
44. Austin Jones, USC
