While you can debate the "value" of running backs all day long, the NFL tells us exactly how they view the position based on the contracts they hand out. As of now, the league's highest-paid running back,

Former Alabama running backs are having a lot of success in the NFL this season. The Crimson Tide currently leads all schools in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns with four former Tide backs rushing for more than 1,

Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry got most of the attention in the NFL when it came to running backs, and for good reason. Both players had spectacular seasons t

Bijan Robinson has already proven why he was worth the eighth-overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. The former Texas Longhorn had a fantastic rookie season and followed that up with an exceptional sophomore season.

Even aside from a 199-yard performance against the Bills in Week 4, Henry has humiliated the franchise once before with a devastating stiff arm to CB Josh Norman. Henry hit Norman

Bijan Robinson The success of Derrick Henry and Saquon Barkley has the chance to reset the running back market. Barkley stepped in with the Eagles and compl

With the league's two best players playing together, the Lakers won three straight titles and remain the last major professional sports team to accomplish that feat.  The Kansas City Chiefs are trying to accomplish that now,

Josh Jacobs ran for 84 yards on 16 carries and caught two passes ... Since Jacobs joined the Oakland Raiders as a first-round draft selection in 2019, only Derrick Henry has more rushing yards in the NFL. But Jacobs played in only one postseason game ...

Derrick Henry, BAL vs. PIT 1/11 (26 att., 2 TD)

Josh Jacobs, meanwhile, is in the midst a stellar ... Although overshadowed by Barkley, Derrick Henry is coming off a season worthy of a third career All-Pro nod. Henry eclipsed 1,900 rushing ...

Barkley’s only playoff experience in his seven seasons with the New York Giants was a two-game run to the 2022 divisional round. Jacobs appeared in just one playoff game in five seasons with the Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders. Their new teams meet Sunday when the Eagles (14-3) host the Packers (11-6) in the wild-card round.

Teams have devalued the position in recent years, but the best offenses this season have elite backs as their catalysts.