RB Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame
Jeremiyah Love became the first Notre Dame player to win the Doak Walker Award (nation's best running back) and he combined for an FBS-best 40 total touchdowns over the past two seasons. Love amassed 2,497 yards rushing and 35 touchdowns over the past two campaigns and his 4.5 yards after contact per attempt ranked third in the FBS in 2025. He then became one of four running backs weighing at least 212 pounds to run a 4.36 40-yard dash or quicker over the last two decades. Love pairs short-area quickness with sensational cutting skills. He accelerates through contact and quickly outpaces defenders to the edge on perimeter runs. Love keeps defenders reeling with his combination of lethal spins and hurdles. He is a dangerous three-level pass catcher, whether on screens, wheels or go routes. With his dynamic ability, Love is projected to go in the top five in Round One.
RB Jadarian Price, Notre Dame
Jadarian Price accumulated 6.2 yards per carry in 2025 and became the first player in program history to have multiple kick-return touchdowns of 100 or more yards in a single season. Price runs with vision and balance, while keeping his shoulders square. He quickly reads and accelerates through creases. Price is a challenge to tackle and stacks cuts with a natural feel for the rush path to outmaneuver defenders. He quickly gets to top speed and creates for himself with awareness on the field. Price is a big-play threat and sets up the opposition to wipe out contain angles on the edge.
RB Mike Washington Jr., Arkansas
Mike Washington Jr. ranked top-10 nationally with 6.4 yards per carry in 2025 and became just one of four SEC players to surpass 1,000 yards rushing during the regular season. Washington has outstanding straight-line speed, posting a 4.33-second 40-yard dash at the combine – the fastest among running backs. He has inside-outside flexibility and agile change-of-direction. Washington is dangerous on screens and the one-cut runner is adept at reading blocks and finding the lane. He led the SEC with 16 plays of 20-plus yards in 2025 and that playmaking ability will translate to the pros.
RB Emmett Johnson, Nebraska
Emmett Johnson, the only FBS player to average more than 150 scrimmage yards per game in 2025, led the Big Ten with 1,451 rushing yards last season and became the first player in program history to amass 100-plus yards both rushing and receiving in the same game. He punishes between the tackles and is proficient on swing passes out to the flat. He is adept off gap runs, making precise downhill cuts. Johnson quickly gets north-south, maneuvering around defenders with poor angles. He is able to make adjustments in the passing game and would add a versatile weapon to an offensive arsenal.
