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Mike Farrell’s Top 25 Running Backs for the Class of 2024

Jerrick Gibson and Taylor Tatum lead a deep running back class

Mike Farrell| January 8, 2024 (Updated: July 24, 2025)
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Jerrick Gibson signs his letter of intent to play football at Texas at Hawthorne Middle/High School in Hawthorne
Jerrick Gibson signs his letter of intent to play football at Texas at Hawthorne Middle/High School in Hawthorne

It’s time to count down my top players at every position for the 2024 recruiting class. Starting with the quarterbacks, I’ll go through all the position groups and rank the best of the best over the next two weeks.


Mike Farrell's top-25 running backs for the class of 2024

The Five-Stars

1. Jerrick Gibson, Texas

5 star

IMG's Jerrick Gibson (22) is met by Lipscomb's Kris Thompson (9) at Lipscomb's Reese Smith Football Field in Nashville, Tenn., Friday night, Aug. 18, 2023. IMG went on to win the game 35-10.

2. Taylor Tatum, Oklahoma

5 star

Five-star 2024 running back Taylor Tatum from Longview, TX (Longview) - Committed to Oklahoma

Rest of the Top 10

3. Kameron Davis, Florida State

4 stars

2024 four-star running back Kameron Davis from Albany, GA (Dougherty) - Committed to Florida State

4. James Peoples, Ohio State

4 stars

5. Jordan Marshall, Michigan

4 stars

Moeller running back Jordan Marshall (24) carries the ball during a playoff game between Mason and Moeller high schools Friday, Nov. 11, 2022.

6. Kedren Young, Notre Dame

4 stars

7. Kevin Riley, Alabama

4 stars

Tuscaloosa County running back Kevin Riley (6) follows blocker Tuscaloosa County running back Joe Saliba (44) as ce18 closes to make the tackle at Central High Friday, Aug. 25, 2023.

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8. Nate Frazier, Georgia

4 stars

9. Frankie Arthur, UCF

4 stars

10. Dilin Jones, Wisconsin

4 stars

Four-star 2024 running back Dilin Jones from Olney, MD (Our Lady Good Counsel) - Committed to Wisconsin

Best of the Rest

11. Dwight Phillips Jr., Georgia

4 stars

12. Peyton Lewis, Tennessee

4 stars

13. Jason Brown, Arizona State

4 stars

14. Jonathan Paylor, NC State

4 stars

North Carolina receiver Jonathan Paylor of Hugh M. Cummings High, committed to NC State runs during the fourth quarter of the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas football game at Viking Stadium in Spartanburg, S.C. Saturday, December 16, 2023.

15. Aneyas Williams, Notre Dame

4 stars

16. Isaac Brown, Louisville

4 stars

17. Jordan Washington, Arizona

4 stars

18. Caden Durham, LSU

4 stars

20242 four-star running back Caden Durham from Duncanville, TX (Duncanville) - Committed to LSU

19. Braylen Russell, Arkansas

4 stars

20. Jason Patterson, Kentucky

4 stars

21. Jordan Lyle, Miami

4 stars

Jordan Lyle runs in a touchdown for St. Thomas Aquinas during their game against Fort Myers on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in Fort Myers.

22. Jeremy Payne, TCU

4 stars

23. Corey Smith, Penn State

4 stars

Catholic Memorial's Corey Smith (1) breaks free for a 16-yard touchdown run during the WIAA Level 1 playoff game against Martin Luther at Carroll University in Waukesha, Friday, October 20, 2023.

24. David Eziomume, Clemson

4 stars

25. Kahnen Daniels, Florida

4 stars

Category: News, RecruitingTag: Aneyas Williams, Braylen Russell, Caden Durham, Corey Smith, David Eziomume, Dilin Jones, Frankie Arthur, James Peoples, Jason Brown, Jason Patterson, Jeremy Payne, Jerrick Gibson, Jonathan Paylor, Jordan Lyle, Jordan Marshall, Jordan Washington, Kahnen Daniels, Kameron Davis, Kedren Young, Kevin Riley, Mike Farrell, Nate Frazier, Peyton Lewis, Taylor Tatum
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