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Ohio High School Football: Running back watchlist

rivalsby: Rivals Staff08/21/25Rivals
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Elite Ohio Running Back Prospects to Watch

The Rivals Ohio team has identified the top running back prospects in Ohio for 2025, drawing from 2024 All-Ohio selections, postseason honors, and breakout performances on the ground. These athletes represent the next wave of explosive playmakers ready to carry the ball for major college football programs.

Featuring the Classes of 2026–2028, this Rivals watchlist showcases running backs from across the state who racked up big yards, found the end zone consistently, and carried their teams during the 2024 season. With a mix of speed, vision, and toughness, these backs have already drawn the attention of college recruiters searching for the next great weapon out of the Buckeye State.

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2026 Ohio Running Backs

AJ BishopBridgeport2026
Andre McConnellRiverside Stebbins2026
Anthony ValentiGermantown Valley View2026
Ashton HinchliffeLisbon David Anderson2026
Austin GautierNelsonville-York2026
Brock WrightMillersport2026
Brody ZembaZanesville Rosecrans2026
Bryce McGrawPortsmouth Notre Dame2026
Bryson WittmerMilan Edison2026
C.J. NewellCleveland Glenville2026
Caleb KirkpatrickNew Matamoras Frontier2026
Caleb NaumannCincinnati McNicholas2026
Casey MyserMedina Highland2026
Charlie WerlingSt. Henry2026
Cody BradenChillcothe Unioto2026
Conner LehnerMogadore2026
Connor McMichaelNorth Robinson Colonel Crawford2026
Cooper GrayWadsworth2026
Daniel VollmerCincinnati St. Xavier2026
Deaunte WhiteXenia2026
Dom SingerNewcomerstown2026
Eli BealToledo St. Francis2026
Eli SteenCarey2026
Ezekiel BowieColumbus Crusaders2026
Favour AkihDelaware Hayes2026
Gavin ChamberlainCuyahoga Heights2026
George EggersNapoleon2026
Grady KinseyGnadenhutten Indian Valley2026
Henry OhlingerGrandview Heights2026
Isaac TaylorChillicothe Huntington2026
Jackson FarleyMentor2026
Jimmy StofeyColumbia Station Columbia2026
Joey WrightWilliamsport Westfall2026
Jonathan BrownColumbus DeSales2026
Jose RiveraColumbia Station Columbia2026
Julius GoreMalvern2026
Kaden MurphyCoal Grove Dawson-Bryant2026
Kyndall McCalebPainesville Riverside2026
Landon RichElmore Woodmore2026
Landon YoungCincinnati West Clermont2026
Layne WrightCrown City South Gallia2026
Lem GraysonHamilton Badin2026
Lynn ClineMillersburg West Holmes2026
Owen SingletonOlmsted Falls2026
Owen SloanJeromesville Hillsdale2026
Robert LathonColumbus Hartley2026
Rocco EreditarioBay Village Bay2026
Rocco PillarelliToledo Ottawa Hills2026
Russell TyePepper Pike Orange2026
Ryder HooksLiberty Township Lakota East2026
Shahn AlstonPainesville Harvey2026
Tay Jon RoysterColumbus East2026
Tyce BeardlseyBeverly Fort Frye2026
Wyatt DenneyCardington2026
Zach ElchertFindlay Liberty-Benton2026
Zack BarnhartNorth Ridgeville2026
Zander BiceCorning Miller2026

2027 Ohio Running Backs

Anthony BishopPortsmouth West2027
Brayton FeisterAkron Hoban2027
Brody PerzanowskiUnion Local2027
Daquanne ParksLondon2027
Deon’Dray RichardAustintown-Fitch2027
Devlan DanielCincinnati Indian Hill2027
Garrison KruseLiberty Center2027
Grant SmithGibsonburg2027
Keizer ThomasStrasburg-Franklin2027
Logan DotyKettering Fairmont2027
Logan WinceCoshocton2027
Marcus CouncilStreetsboro2027
Nolan BuirleySunbury Big Walnut2027
Phil PartinAkron Manchester2027
Trey ToliverBarnesville2027
Treyvon BearhsMeigs Eastern2027
Wyatt McKeeLaGrange Keystone2027

2028 Ohio Running Backs

Abraham CastellanoFairport Harbor Fairport Harding2028
Cartae LigonChillicothe2028
Elijah HarrisCleveland Heights2028