Who is the best running back in Falcons 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. Bijan Robinson (2020s) tops the list at 90.
The ranking
Best Falcons running backs ever · rating out of 100
- 1Bijan Robinson
Falcons · 2020s90 - 2Michael Turner
Falcons · 2010s83 - 3William Andrews
Falcons · 1980s82 - 4Jamal Anderson
Falcons · 1990s81 - 5Warrick Dunn
Falcons · 2000s81 - 6Devonta Freeman
Falcons · 2010s77 - 7Gerald Riggs
Falcons · 1980s76 - 8Craig Heyward
Falcons · 1990s76 - 9Eric Metcalf
Falcons · 1990s76 - 10Tevin Coleman
Falcons · 2010s75 - 11Tyler Allgeier
Falcons · 2020s74 - 12Cordarrelle Patterson
Falcons · 2020s74
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