Best Bears Running Backs

The best running back in Bears history is Walter Payton (1980s), rated 99 out of 100 — just ahead of Gale Sayers and Matt Forte. Below, all 12 ranked, spanning 1960s–2020s.

These are all-era rankings with no cutoff year: a Bears running back from the 1960s is rated on the same scale as one playing today, which is why this list looks different from rankings that only go back to the modern era. The ratings are the same ones that power 17-0, the free game where you draft a roster of all-time greats and sim whether it goes a perfect 17-0 season.