Ohio High School Football: Running back watchlist
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 […]
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 Bishop | Bridgeport | 2026 |
| Andre McConnell | Riverside Stebbins | 2026 |
| Anthony Valenti | Germantown Valley View | 2026 |
| Ashton Hinchliffe | Lisbon David Anderson | 2026 |
| Austin Gautier | Nelsonville-York | 2026 |
| Brock Wright | Millersport | 2026 |
| Brody Zemba | Zanesville Rosecrans | 2026 |
| Bryce McGraw | Portsmouth Notre Dame | 2026 |
| Bryson Wittmer | Milan Edison | 2026 |
| C.J. Newell | Cleveland Glenville | 2026 |
| Caleb Kirkpatrick | New Matamoras Frontier | 2026 |
| Caleb Naumann | Cincinnati McNicholas | 2026 |
| Casey Myser | Medina Highland | 2026 |
| Charlie Werling | St. Henry | 2026 |
| Cody Braden | Chillcothe Unioto | 2026 |
| Conner Lehner | Mogadore | 2026 |
| Connor McMichael | North Robinson Colonel Crawford | 2026 |
| Cooper Gray | Wadsworth | 2026 |
| Daniel Vollmer | Cincinnati St. Xavier | 2026 |
| Deaunte White | Xenia | 2026 |
| Dom Singer | Newcomerstown | 2026 |
| Eli Beal | Toledo St. Francis | 2026 |
| Eli Steen | Carey | 2026 |
| Ezekiel Bowie | Columbus Crusaders | 2026 |
| Favour Akih | Delaware Hayes | 2026 |
| Gavin Chamberlain | Cuyahoga Heights | 2026 |
| George Eggers | Napoleon | 2026 |
| Grady Kinsey | Gnadenhutten Indian Valley | 2026 |
| Henry Ohlinger | Grandview Heights | 2026 |
| Isaac Taylor | Chillicothe Huntington | 2026 |
| Jackson Farley | Mentor | 2026 |
| Jimmy Stofey | Columbia Station Columbia | 2026 |
| Joey Wright | Williamsport Westfall | 2026 |
| Jonathan Brown | Columbus DeSales | 2026 |
| Jose Rivera | Columbia Station Columbia | 2026 |
| Julius Gore | Malvern | 2026 |
| Kaden Murphy | Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant | 2026 |
| Kyndall McCaleb | Painesville Riverside | 2026 |
| Landon Rich | Elmore Woodmore | 2026 |
| Landon Young | Cincinnati West Clermont | 2026 |
| Layne Wright | Crown City South Gallia | 2026 |
| Lem Grayson | Hamilton Badin | 2026 |
| Lynn Cline | Millersburg West Holmes | 2026 |
| Owen Singleton | Olmsted Falls | 2026 |
| Owen Sloan | Jeromesville Hillsdale | 2026 |
| Robert Lathon | Columbus Hartley | 2026 |
| Rocco Ereditario | Bay Village Bay | 2026 |
| Rocco Pillarelli | Toledo Ottawa Hills | 2026 |
| Russell Tye | Pepper Pike Orange | 2026 |
| Ryder Hooks | Liberty Township Lakota East | 2026 |
| Shahn Alston | Painesville Harvey | 2026 |
| Tay Jon Royster | Columbus East | 2026 |
| Tyce Beardlsey | Beverly Fort Frye | 2026 |
| Wyatt Denney | Cardington | 2026 |
| Zach Elchert | Findlay Liberty-Benton | 2026 |
| Zack Barnhart | North Ridgeville | 2026 |
| Zander Bice | Corning Miller | 2026 |
2027 Ohio Running Backs
| Anthony Bishop | Portsmouth West | 2027 |
| Brayton Feister | Akron Hoban | 2027 |
| Brody Perzanowski | Union Local | 2027 |
| Daquanne Parks | London | 2027 |
| Deon’Dray Richard | Austintown-Fitch | 2027 |
| Devlan Daniel | Cincinnati Indian Hill | 2027 |
| Garrison Kruse | Liberty Center | 2027 |
| Grant Smith | Gibsonburg | 2027 |
| Keizer Thomas | Strasburg-Franklin | 2027 |
| Logan Doty | Kettering Fairmont | 2027 |
| Logan Wince | Coshocton | 2027 |
| Marcus Council | Streetsboro | 2027 |
| Nolan Buirley | Sunbury Big Walnut | 2027 |
| Phil Partin | Akron Manchester | 2027 |
| Trey Toliver | Barnesville | 2027 |
| Treyvon Bearhs | Meigs Eastern | 2027 |
| Wyatt McKee | LaGrange Keystone | 2027 |
2028 Ohio Running Backs
| Abraham Castellano | Fairport Harbor Fairport Harding | 2028 |
| Cartae Ligon | Chillicothe | 2028 |
| Elijah Harris | Cleveland Heights | 2028 |
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