# Charlie Campbell: Campbell ranks the top running back prospects for the 2027 NFL Draft, giving each a projected draft round range and a projected 40-yard dash time. **Claimed:** Sep 10, 2026 **Pundit:** Charlie Campbell — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/charlie-campbell **Outlet:** Walter Football — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/walter-football **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://walterfootball.com/RBRankings2027.php 37 checkable claims — 18 combine measurements, 18 mock draft picks and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 19 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > The top 2027 Running Back prospects available for the 2027 NFL Draft. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Jadan Baugh to be picked “Projected Round (2027): 1-2”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jadan Baugh - Verdict: not settled yet - **Projected 40 Time: 4.50.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Jadan Baugh - Verdict: not settled yet - **Justice Haynes to be picked “Projected Round (2027): 2-4”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Justice Haynes - Verdict: not settled yet - **Projected 40 Time: 4.51.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Mark Fletcher Jr., Miami Dolphins - Verdict: not settled yet - **Projected 40 Time: 4.52.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Nate Carter - Verdict: not settled yet - **Projected 40 Time: 4.51.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Dillin Jones - Verdict: not settled yet - **Projected 40 Time: 4.50.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Makhi Hughes - Verdict: not settled yet - **Projected 40 Time: 4.49.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Richard Young - Verdict: not settled yet - **Carson Hansen to be picked “Projected Round (2027): 5-7”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Carson Hansen - Verdict: not settled yet - **Projected 40 Time: 4.55.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Carson Hansen - Verdict: not settled yet - **L.J. Martin to be picked “Projected Round (2027): 3-4”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: L.J. Martin - Verdict: not settled yet - **Projected 40 Time: 4.51.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Quintrevion Wisner - Verdict: not settled yet - **Makhi Hughes to be picked “Projected Round (2027): 4-6”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Makhi Hughes - Verdict: not settled yet - **Kewan Lacy to be picked “Projected Round (2027): 1-2”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kewan Lacy - Verdict: not settled yet - **Mark Fletcher Jr. to be picked “Projected Round (2027): 3-4”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Mark Fletcher Jr., Miami Dolphins - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jamal Roberts to be picked “Projected Round (2027): 4-6”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jamal Roberts - Verdict: not settled yet - **Projected 40 Time: 4.50.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Rushawn Baker - Verdict: not settled yet - **Dillin Jones to be picked “Projected Round (2027): 4-6”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Dillin Jones - Verdict: not settled yet - **Quintrevion Wisner to be picked “Projected Round (2027): 3-5”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Quintrevion Wisner - Verdict: not settled yet - **Isaac Brown to be picked “Projected Round (2027): 2-4”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Isaac Brown - Verdict: not settled yet - **Projected 40 Time: 4.51.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Caden Durham - Verdict: not settled yet - **Projected 40 Time: 4.55.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Ahmad Hardy - Verdict: not settled yet - **Projected 40 Time: 4.54.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: L.J. Martin - Verdict: not settled yet - **Projected 40 Time: 4.45.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Kewan Lacy - Verdict: not settled yet - **Ahmad Hardy to be picked “Projected Round (2027): 2-3”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Ahmad Hardy - Verdict: not settled yet - **Malachi Hosley to be picked “Projected Round (2027): 4-6”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Malachi Hosley - Verdict: not settled yet - **Nate Carter to be picked “Projected Round (2027): 4-6”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Nate Carter - Verdict: not settled yet - **Rushawn Baker to be picked “Projected Round (2027): 4-6”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Rushawn Baker - Verdict: not settled yet - **Richard Young to be picked “Projected Round (2027): 7-FA”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Richard Young - Verdict: not settled yet - **The top 2027 Running Back prospects available for the 2027 NFL Draft. 1. Jadan Baugh*, RB, Florida ... 18. Richard Young, RB, Colorado** - Kind: Top Player Lists - Verdict: not settled yet - **Caden Durham to be picked “Projected Round (2027): 4-6”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Caden Durham - Verdict: not settled yet - **Abu Sama III to be picked “Projected Round (2027): 4-6”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Abu Sama III - Verdict: not settled yet - **Projected 40 Time: 4.45.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Isaac Brown - Verdict: not settled yet - **Projected 40 Time: 4.50.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Abu Sama III - Verdict: not settled yet - **Projected 40 Time: 4.49.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Justice Haynes - Verdict: not settled yet - **Projected 40 Time: 4.55.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Jamal Roberts - Verdict: not settled yet - **Projected 40 Time: 4.55.** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Malachi Hosley - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Jadan Baugh — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jadan-baugh - Justice Haynes — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/justice-haynes - Mark Fletcher Jr. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/mark-fletcher-jr - Miami Dolphins — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/dolphins - Nate Carter — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/nate-carter - Dillin Jones — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/dillin-jones - Makhi Hughes — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/makhi-hughes - Richard Young — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/richard-young - Carson Hansen — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/carson-hansen - L.J. Martin — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/l-j-martin - Quintrevion Wisner — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/quintrevion-wisner - Kewan Lacy — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/kewan-lacy - Jamal Roberts — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jamal-roberts - Rushawn Baker — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/rushawn-baker - Isaac Brown — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/isaac-brown - Caden Durham — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/caden-durham - Ahmad Hardy — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/ahmad-hardy - Malachi Hosley — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/malachi-hosley - Abu Sama III — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/abu-sama-iii ## What others said about the same people - Nathan Jahnke on Jalen Tolbert: PFF's preseason fantasy recap makes a large number of depth-chart, role and fantasy-value calls across the league, including Chig Okonkwo as a top sleeper tight end, Tre Tucker as the Raiders' top receiver, and various backfield hierarchies. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/760054fd-7815-4b86-a9e3-bc9bdb0a730b (scored 0) - Nathan Jahnke on Jalen Tolbert: PFF's fantasy football preseason recap projects depth-chart outcomes, roster spots and fantasy value for numerous players across several preseason games, including Chig Okonkwo's expanded role in Washington, Ja'Kobi Lane as Baltimore's WR3, Malachi Fields winning the Giants' starting X job, and Zachariah Branch being a fantasy bust relative to his late-round cost. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/22a4578b-eb92-41d2-820b-1a7eaa2e4e2f (scored 0) - Chad Millman on Miami Dolphins: Chad Millman said he had taken money-line positions on several Week 1 underdogs — the Texans outright over the Bills, the Giants outright over Dallas (in a money-line underdog parlay), and Miami outright at Las Vegas — and that the show's survivor pick was the Steelers to win. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bd767876-d060-44de-aa5a-3fc87ff4e749 (scored 0) - Alain Poupart on Miami Dolphins: Poupart predicts the Dolphins upset the Raiders in Week 1 in Las Vegas, 27-24, and also expects Miami to win few games overall in 2026. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6dfbbc26-d75a-4671-8e05-5595ae2a2bee (scored 23.81) - Chad Millman on Miami Dolphins: Millman backed several week one sides outright: Miami to beat the Raiders straight up, the Jets over the Titans, an underdog money line parlay of Houston and the Giants, and a favorites money line parlay of Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Detroit. He also stands by his preseason take that Drake Maye is a top-five NFL quarterback. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/de991e27-ec15-4c6e-ad88-b55bdaea8665 (scored 0) - Mike Florio on Miami Dolphins: Florio gives score predictions for every Week 1 game of the 2026 NFL season, including an opening-night upset by the Patriots in Seattle and narrow home wins for the Giants and Chiefs. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4b20f46e-ebc0-462f-9e7a-2ab82f91a2ea (scored 23.81) ## More combine measurements The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Field Yates on Brenen Thompson: Yates pegged David Bailey as a top-four pick, called Jeremiah Love clearly the best running back in the class with a draft range from No. 3 overall to the Chiefs at No. 9, put Karnell Tate atop his receiver board, projected Jordan Tyson as a top-15 pick, and expected Brennan Thompson to run in the 4.2s. He also sees both Miami's Mauigoa and Utah's Spencer Fano taken inside the top 15, with Mauigoa having a chance to be the first offensive lineman off the board. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3ac28f94-72fb-46e5-81e3-b524c7c7b841 (scored 67.27) - James Harrison on Zachariah Branch: The co-host known as Debo, who identifies himself as James Harrison, predicts Caleb Downs runs in the 4.42-4.43 range at the combine and rides the under on Zachariah Branch's 40 time, citing Branch's high school speed. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/862be8d2-12cf-4292-95b0-c2886395e6c2 (scored 0) - Bruce Feldman on Cole Payton: Feldman discussed Fernando Mendoza as the likely No. 1 overall pick to the Raiders, praised Kenyon Sadik and Sunny Styles as combine standouts, projected Ty Simpson as a late-first-round pick, and pegged Cole Peyton for the fourth-to-fifth round range. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5e1fcde8-99d6-4c8e-811c-eeee574c2a5c (scored 100) - Daniel Jeremiah on Justin Jefferson: On Move the Sticks, Daniel Jeremiah gave his views on the 2026 draft class: he set his board (Jeremiah Love as the second-best player, Malinoi 12th, Fano 14th), ranked the top edge rushers Bailey-Reese-Bain, projected draft ranges for several prospects, and forecast measurables for a few players. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bc772155-d332-4aba-a4c3-a99caa325a2f (scored 27.41) - Ayrton Ostley on Gabe Jacas: Ostley predicts Mississippi State receiver Brandon/Brennan Thompson runs the fastest 40-yard dash at the combine, expects Mac Jones to be traded to the Vikings, and offers combine performance expectations for several prospects. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/149c742e-7b2f-4669-9803-c1936efe4f66 (scored 100) - nthony Darelle "Booger" McFarland on Arvell Reese: McFarland projected Ohio State's Arbel Reese to measure in at roughly 6-4 and 240-245 pounds at the combine, and argued Cincinnati and Trey Hendrickson will go their separate ways this offseason. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c01c6b3d-b24f-4074-b082-e5b10055c15f (scored 100) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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