Who is the best running back in Bills 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. O.J. Simpson (1970s) tops the list at 95.
The ranking
Best Bills running backs ever · rating out of 100
- 1O.J. Simpson
Bills · 1970s95 - 2Thurman Thomas
Bills · 1990s90 - 3LeSean McCoy
Bills · 2010s84 - 4Cookie Gilchrist
Bills · 1960s83 - 5James Cook
Bills · 2020s83 - 6Joe Cribbs
Bills · 1980s81 - 7Willis McGahee
Bills · 2000s80 - 8Fred Jackson
Bills · 2000s80 - 9C.J. Spiller
Bills · 2010s78 - 10Jim Braxton
Bills · 1970s76 - 11Travis Henry
Bills · 2000s76 - 12Greg Bell
Bills · 1980s75
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