Who is the best running back in Steelers 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. Franco Harris (1970s) tops the list at 89.
The ranking
Best Steelers running backs ever · rating out of 100
- 1Franco Harris
Steelers · 1970s89 - 2Le'Veon Bell
Steelers · 2010s88 - 3Jerome Bettis
Steelers · 2000s87 - 4Willie Parker
Steelers · 2000s78 - 5Rashard Mendenhall
Steelers · 2000s78 - 6James Conner
Steelers · 2010s78 - 7Najee Harris
Steelers · 2020s76 - 8John Henry Johnson
Steelers · 1960s76 - 9Barry Foster
Steelers · 1990s76 - 10Jaylen Warren
Steelers · 2020s74 - 11DeAngelo Williams
Steelers · 2010s74 - 12Rocky Bleier
Steelers · 1970s72
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