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Top 10 running backs in the 2024 recruiting cycle

You need only look at the NFL’s list of free agents to see the running back position being devalued in real-time. There’s a long and analytic conversation to be had there, but the fact that Dalvin Cook, Leonard Fournette and Ezekiel Elliott are all still available at this point in the year says everything you need to know. Nevertheless, running backs still play an important role for any offense that wants to be well-balanced—including the high school and college levels.

Here are the top 10 running backs in the class of 2024. To get the composite rankings, we averaged their national rankings from ESPNRivals and 247Sports.

Check out the top 10 QBs: Class of 2024 composite rankings

Taylor Tatum

Taylor Tatum
Taylor Tatum

High school: Longview (Texas)

Height: 5-foot-10

Weight: 205 pounds

Composite ranking: 51.67

College commitment: Michigan

Jerrick Gibson

Jerrick Gibson
Jerrick Gibson

High school: IMG Academy (Fla.)

Height: 5-foot-10

Weight: 180 pounds

Composite ranking: 57.67

College commitment: Undecided

Kameron Davis

High school: Dougherty (Ga.)

Height: 5-foot-10

Weight: 200 pounds

Composite ranking: 66.67

College commitment: Undecided

Jason Brown

Jason Brown
Jason Brown

High school: O’Dea (Wash.)

Height: 5-foot-10

Weight: 205 pounds

Composite ranking: 103.33

College commitment: Undecided

James Peoples

James Peoples
James Peoples

High school: Veterans Memorial (Texas)

Height: 5-foot-10

Weight: 192 pounds

Composite ranking: 121.00

College commitment: Ohio State

Kevin Riley

Kevin Riley
Kevin Riley

High school: Tuscaloosa County (Ala.)

Height: 5-foot-11

Weight: 195 pounds

Composite ranking: 127.33

College commitment: Undecided

Dwight Phillips Jr.

Dwight Phillips Jr.
Dwight Phillips Jr.

High school: Pebblebrook (Ga.)

Height: 5-foot-11

Weight: 170 pounds

Composite ranking: 128.67

College commitment: Georgia

Nate Frazier

Nate Frazier
Nate Frazier

High school: Mater Dei (Calif.)

Height: 5-foot-11

Weight: 208 pounds

Composite ranking: 135.00

College commitment: Undecided

Caden Durham

Caden Durham
Caden Durham

High school: Duncanville (Texas)

Height: 5-foot-9

Weight: 180 pounds

Composite ranking: 182.00

College commitment: Undecided

J'Marion Burnette

J'Marion Burnette
J'Marion Burnette

High school: Andalusia (Ala.)

Height: 6-foot-1

Weight: 225 pounds

Composite ranking: 188.00

College commitment: Auburn

Story originally appeared on High School Sports