Who is the best running back in Commanders 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. John Riggins (1980s) tops the list at 89.
The ranking
Best Commanders running backs ever · rating out of 100
- 1John Riggins
Commanders · 1980s89 - 2Clinton Portis
Commanders · 2000s82 - 3Larry Brown
Commanders · 1970s81 - 4George Rogers
Commanders · 1980s78 - 5Stephen Davis
Commanders · 2000s78 - 6Earnest Byner
Commanders · 1990s77 - 7Mike Thomas
Commanders · 1970s76 - 8Adrian Peterson
Commanders · 2010s76 - 9Austin Ekeler
Commanders · 2020s76 - 10Brian Mitchell
Commanders · 1990s75 - 11Antonio Gibson
Commanders · 2020s75 - 12Terry Allen
Commanders · 1990s74
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