ESPN Ranks The Best Ten Running Backs In College Football For 2025

This week, ESPN unveiled a list of the top ten running backs in College Football for 2025 and only included two rushers from the SEC.

Missouri's Ahmad Hardy landed at No. 6, while Texas' Quintrevion Wisner was No. 8.

Here's what they had to say about Hardy and Wisner:

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6. Ahmad Hardy, Missouri

After a standout freshman season at Louisiana-Monroe, Ahmad Hardy is stepping up to the SEC. Daniel Dunn/Imagn Images
Points: 38

2024 stats (with Louisiana-Monroe): 237 carries, 1,351 yards, 13 TDs; 8 receptions, 72 yards, 0 TDs

Hardy established himself as one of the top true freshmen in college football last season at Louisiana-Monroe. He rushed for 1,351 yards, including eight 100-yard games, and scored 13 touchdowns. He was overlooked by recruiters coming out of high school but was one of the top running back targets in the transfer portal and landed at Missouri.

Hardy, 5-foot-10 and 205 pounds, is at his best making defenders miss and churning out yards after contact. He was one of seven players nationally to have 1,000 yards or more after contact (1,012) last season. Hardy forced 91 missed tackles -- only Boise State's Ashton Jeanty and Arizona State's Cam Skattebo had more. With Kewan Lacy leaving for Ole Miss, Hardy will get all the carries he can handle in 2025. -- Chris Low

8. Quintrevion Wisner, Texas
Points: 19

2024 stats: 226 carries, 1,064 yards, 5 TDs; 44 receptions, 311 yards, 1 TD

Wisner stepped up in a big way for the Longhorns in 2024. Despite a depleted running back room and injuries to the offensive line across different portions of the season, Wisner had 1,064 yards and five touchdowns on the ground, adding 311 yards and another touchdown through the air. CJ Baxter should be back for the Longhorns after missing 2024 with a knee injury, but given what we saw from Wisner, he should still be well in the mix in the Texas backfield. -- Harry Lyles Jr.

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Top 10:
1. Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame
2. Nicholas Singleton, Penn State
3. Kaytron Allen, Penn State
4. Makhi Hughes, Oregon
5. Isaac Brown, Louisville
6. Ahmad Hardy, Missouri
7. Desmond Reid, Pittsburgh
8. Quintrevion Wisner, Texas
9. Jamal Haynes, Georgia Tech
10. Bryson Washington, Baylor