Who is the best running back in Chargers 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. LaDainian Tomlinson (2000s) tops the list at 96.
The ranking
Best Chargers running backs ever · rating out of 100
- 1LaDainian Tomlinson
Chargers · 2000s96 - 2Austin Ekeler
Chargers · 2020s83 - 3Chuck Muncie
Chargers · 1970s82 - 4Melvin Gordon
Chargers · 2010s80 - 5Lydell Mitchell
Chargers · 1970s80 - 6Darren Sproles
Chargers · 2000s80 - 7Michael Turner
Chargers · 2000s78 - 8Marion Butts
Chargers · 1990s76 - 9Ryan Mathews
Chargers · 2010s76 - 10James Brooks
Chargers · 1980s76 - 11Gary Anderson
Chargers · 1980s74 - 12Natrone Means
Chargers · 1990s74
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