Who is the best running back in Bengals history? Here are the top 12, ranked by their rating in 17-0 — the free game where you draft an all-time roster and simulate whether it can go a perfect 17-0 season. Corey Dillon (2000s) tops the list at 84.
The ranking
Best Bengals running backs ever · rating out of 100
- 1Corey Dillon
Bengals · 2000s84 - 2James Brooks
Bengals · 1980s80 - 3Pete Johnson
Bengals · 1970s80 - 4Rudi Johnson
Bengals · 2000s78 - 5Joe Mixon
Bengals · 2020s78 - 6Boobie Clark
Bengals · 1970s76 - 7Archie Griffin
Bengals · 1970s76 - 8Giovani Bernard
Bengals · 2010s74 - 9Harold Green
Bengals · 1990s74 - 10Cedric Benson
Bengals · 2010s74 - 11Jeremy Hill
Bengals · 2010s73 - 12Chase Brown
Bengals · 2020s73
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