What does RB mean in football?
RB is a running back in football. The back who carries the ball on running plays, and increasingly catches passes out of the backfield.
What a running back looks like
171 running backs are on NFL rosters right now, and the median one is 5' 11" and 210 lb.
- On rosters
- 171
- Median height
- 5' 11"
- Median weight
- 210 lb
- Median age
- 25
The position’s career is the shortest in the sport: heavy carry loads wear it out, and clubs now split the work between two or three backs rather than feeding one.
Rushing Yards at the position, 2026
The median running back with a figure at all posted 49 rushing yards. These five led the position.
- 1Kenneth Walker IIIKC290
- 2Derrick HenryBAL212
- 3Jahmyr GibbsDET208
- 4James Cook IIIBUF192
- 5Jonathan TaylorIND190