Top 10 RBs of All Time

1.jim brown
2.walter payton
3.emmitt smith
4.eric dickerson
5.john riggins
ill do 6-10 later, its my dinner time:)and what are we having for dinner tonight?

It's funny to me that many of you don't have Emmitt Smith anywhere on your list, or not in the top 5 and he is the all time Rushing Yardage leader. I bet the same poll on a Cowboys site would have Emmitt number 1 on every list. Are we all that bias against the Cowboys? Just wondering.At 7, I put him as high as I possibly could. Eric Dickerson didn't make my top 10, so it goes to show the level of respect I have for #1-6 on my list.

Not to hijack the rankings, but I was just watching highlights of Barry Sanders and Walter Payton on youtube.com, and I can never get over how freakin' amazing those two guys are. It's like they're just inhuman or from another world.

This is just my non-professional analysis, but comparing their runnings styles it's hard to say who's better from an athletic standpoint, but it seems to me lik Payton runs with sort of a reckless abandon kind of style. He's amazing, but just like he's so fast and strong and agile that he's just everywhere. Sanders on the other hand seems SO controlled - like every movement is a controlled, planned movement that he thought about and practiced for years.

Regardless, they're both just incredible - if you're ever board, hit up youtube.com for some good classic RB entertainment.

It sounds like I'm going gay, but watching Sanders' legs move just never gets old - that guy is from another planet or something.

Man this is going to be difficult. To name only ten of all the great backs I've witnessed play is going to due someone injustice, but here go:

Marcus Allen
Jim Brown
Earl Campbell
Erick Dickerson
Tony Dorsett
Leroy Kelly
Walter Peyton
Barry Sanders
OJ Simpson
Emmitt Smith

I would be hard pressed not to mention Franco Harris, Lenny Moore, Paul Hornung, and Gale Sayers though he had a relatively short career. Top twenty would have been better since there has been so many excellent RB's in the history of the NFL. I don't want to neglect our own John Riggins.

1. Barry Sanders
2. Walter Payton
3. Jim Brown
4. Tony Dorsett
5. Emmitt Smith
6. Eric Dickerson
7. Curtis Martin
8. Jerome Bettis
9. Marshall Faulk
10. Thurman Thomas

gibbsisgod, i only had hamburger helper but it was actually pretty good

sanders
brown
payton

and i would have really liked to see bo be able to play out 12 or so seasons :/

1) Barry Sanders. By far the most exciting and best back to ever play the game. He played when the level of competition was much more competitive in the NFL unlike Brown, Gale, etc.
2) Eric Campbell. I'm shocked I haven't seen this guy on this list more. He's the original Bettis. He would just slam into people and literally punish defenders.
3) Bo Jackson. I know he seems out of place here, but while he played, he was amazing. Speed, moves, everything. Ever play Sega?
4) Emitt Smith. Maybe it's something about the last name. But a Smith hung around in Washington too long just like Emitt did in Dallas and Arizona. Regardless, he was an amazing back, who was a partial-product of the system.
5) Ledannian Tomlinson. If I put someone with the lack of years on my list as Bo Jackson, LT deserves a spot. He's been the most productive back in football for years.

6-10. Other people.

1) Barry Sanders. By far the most exciting and best back to ever play the game. He played when the level of competition was much more competitive in the NFL unlike Brown, Gale, etc.
2) Eric Campbell. I'm shocked I haven't seen this guy on this list more. He's the original Bettis. He would just slam into people and literally punish defenders.
3) Bo Jackson. I know he seems out of place here, but while he played, he was amazing. Speed, moves, everything. Ever play Sega?
4) Emitt Smith. Maybe it's something about the last name. But a Smith hung around in Washington too long just like Emitt did in Dallas and Arizona. Regardless, he was an amazing back, who was a partial-product of the system.
5) Ledannian Tomlinson. If I put someone with the lack of years on my list as Bo Jackson, LT deserves a spot. He's been the most productive back in football for years.

6-10. Other people.
for one, you spelled his name all wrong, but i dont really care about that

two, portis has only played one less year, and he averages more yards per year, per carry, and per game....and per catch, but since he has so many less catches, i'll give that to tomlinson....and portis is a better blocker

1) Barry Sanders. By far the most exciting and best back to ever play the game. He played when the level of competition was much more competitive in the NFL unlike Brown, Gale, etc.
2) Eric Campbell. I'm shocked I haven't seen this guy on this list more. He's the original Bettis. He would just slam into people and literally punish defenders.
3) Bo Jackson. I know he seems out of place here, but while he played, he was amazing. Speed, moves, everything. Ever play Sega?
4) Emitt Smith. Maybe it's something about the last name. But a Smith hung around in Washington too long just like Emitt did in Dallas and Arizona. Regardless, he was an amazing back, who was a partial-product of the system.
5) Ledannian Tomlinson. If I put someone with the lack of years on my list as Bo Jackson, LT deserves a spot. He's been the most productive back in football for years.

6-10. Other people.

I completely and totally disagree with Eric Campbell in your top five...Earl Campbell maybe, but not Eric ;)

I'm surprised I haven't really heard any mention of Edgerrin James or Tiki Barber (unless I missed it) when talking about active running backs

I'm not saying these following guys are top 10 by any means but let me just ask you where they might rank

Herschel Walker
Ricky Watters
Ottis Anderson