McCaffrey holds the title of the NFL's wealthiest active RB, netting a little more than $80 million in career earnings. He's still trailing Adrian Peterson on the all-time charts, though; Peterson spearheads the list of RB career earnings leaders, having racked up more than $100 million over the course of his career.

Bills running back James Cook has ended a contract standoff by agreeing to a four-year, $48 million deal, two people with knowledge of the agreement confirmed to The Associated Press

There are a plethora of great running backs in the NFL. Let's power rank the best approaching the 2025 season.

Creating your own rankings tiers is an essential part of the draft prep process. Eric Karabell provides his running back tiers to give you a head start.