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Class of 2027 Michigan Running Back Pre-Season Rankings

At NXTGEN, our NXTGEN Recruit-ABILITY scores and overall rankings are built from a wide range of factors — social media presence, production, offers, measurable traits, academics, and projectability as a recruit as a whole. Those elements make up our scores that help programs identify guys who check boxes and help predict development potential. They do not always line up with pure talent evaluation: the vision, elusiveness, contact balance, burst, receiving ability, and physicality that separate the best players on film.This list prioritizes pure talent. It is our look at the 2027 Michigan running backs who stand out most for what they can do with the football in their hands, independent of current offer lists or NXTGEN scores.