Josh Jacobs instantly became the Raiders feature back as a rookie. He was joined by fellow rookie Alec Ingold at fullback. And the team brought back Jalen Richard as a receiver out of the backfield. All that remains is a bruiser short-yardage and goal-line back. This draft may just have what the Raiders need.
Here are the running back prospects at this year’s draft in order of heaviest to lightest.
Running back
| Player | Height | Weight | Hand | Arm | School |
| AJ Dillon | 6-0 3/8″ | 247 | 9 5/8″ | 31 5/8″ | Boston College |
| Sewo Olonilua | 6-2 5/8″ | 232 | 10″ | 32 1/8″ | TCU |
| Jonathan Taylor | 5-10 2/8″ | 226 | 9 4/8″ | 31 1/8″ | Wisconsin |
| Mike Warren | 5-9 1/8″ | 226 | 9 1/8″ | 29 4/8″ | Cincinnati |
| Zack Moss | 5-9 3/8″ | 223 | 9 2/8″ | 31 2/8″ | Utah |
| Benny LeMay | 5-8 1/8″ | 221 | 9″ | 29 7/8″ | Charlotte |
| Tony Jones | 5-10 4/8″ | 220 | 9 4/8″ | 30 5/8″ | Notre Dame |
| James Robinson | 5-9″ | 219 | 8 6/8″ | 29 5/8″ | Illinois St. |
| Cam Akers | 5-10 3/8″ | 217 | 9″ | 30 5/8″ | Florida St. |
| DeeJay Dallas | 5-10 1/8″ | 217 | 9 1/4″ | 30 5/8″ | Miami |
| Patrick Taylor | 6-1 4/8″ | 217 | 9 3/8″ | 32 2/8″ | Memphis |
| La’Mical Perine | 5-10 6/8″ | 216 | 10 2/8″ | 31 5/8″ | Florida |
| Javon Leake | 6-0 1/8″ | 215 | 9 5/8″ | 31 4/8″ | Maryland |
| Ke’Shawn Vaughn | 5-9 5/8″ | 214 | 8 7/8″ | 30 7/8″ | Vanderbilt |
| Rico Dowdle | 5-11 2/8″ | 213 | 9 4/8″ | 31 3/8″ | South Carolina |
| Joshua Kelley | 5-10 5/8″ | 212 | 9 5/8″ | 31 5/8″ | UCLA |
| D’Andre Swift | 5-8 2/8″ | 212 | 9″ | 29 7/8″ | Georgia |
| J.K. Dobbins | 5-9 1/2″ | 209 | 9 1/2″ | 29 3/4″ | Ohio St. |
| Brian Herrien | 5-11 1/8″ | 209 | 9″ | 29 6/8″ | Georgia |
| Scottie Phillips | 5-8″ | 209 | 8 4/8″ | 29 3/8″ | Mississippi |
| Jet Anderson | 5-10 1/2″ | 208 | 9 5/8″ | 30 1/2″ | TCU |
| Anthony McFarland | 5-8 1/8″ | 208 | 8 7/8″ | 30 3/8″ | Maryland |
| Eno Benjamin | 5-8 7/8″ | 207 | 8 5/8″ | 31 1/4″ | Arizona State |
| Clyde Edwards-Helaire | 5-7 2/8″ | 207 | 9 5/8″ | 29″ | LSU |
| JaMycal Hasty | 5-8″ | 205 | 9 1/8″ | 31 1/8″ | Baylor |
| Darrynton Evans | 5-10 1/8″ | 203 | 9 2/8″ | 31 5/8″ | Appalachian St. |
| Salvon Ahmed | 5-10 7/8″ | 197 | 8 3/4″ | 29 1/4″ | Washington |
| LeVante Bellamy | 5-8 7/8″ | 192 | 8 3/4″ | 30 1/4″ | Western Michigan |
| Raymond Calais | 5’7 7/8″ | 188 | 9 1/4″ | 30″ | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| J.J. Taylor | 5-5 2/8″ | 185 | 8 4/8″ | 28 6/8″ | Arizona |
