Madden 24 Best RB Ratings – Top 20 running backs ranked

Running the football can be one of the most exhilarating aspects of Madden, and these are the best Madden 24 RB ratings in the game. Playing on offense in Madden is plenty of fun, with fans typically enamored with passing the ball. But as many football fans know, having a proper balance in your offensive game plan with a strong rushing attack is essential to winning games, highlighting just how important the running back position is.

The Madden 24 release date is next week. And EA Sports has confirmed its player ratings for the upcoming game, including which running backs have the highest overalls. A running back is only as good as his offensive linemen though, so keep an eye out for the ones that have the best blockers on their team.

Madden 24 RB ratings

Here’s the Top 20 Madden 24 running backs:

Player	Rating	Franchise
Nick Chubb	97	Cleveland Browns
Christian McCaffrey	96	San Francisco 49ers
Josh Jacobs	95	Las Vegas Raiders
Derrick Henry	94	Tennessee Titans
Saquon Barkley	93	New York Giants
Dalvin Cook	91	Free Agent
Austin Ekeler	89	Los Angeles Chargers
Jonathan Taylor	89	Indianapolis Colts
Tony Pollard	88	Dallas Cowboys
Aaron Jones	88	Green Bay Packers
Joe Mixon	87	Cincinnati Bengals
Kenneth Walker III	87	Seattle Seahawks
Miles Sanders	86	Carolina Panthers
Alvin Kamara	86	New Orleans Saints
Cordarrelle Patterson	85	Atlanta Falcons
Jamaal Williams	85	New Orleans Saints
Travis Etienne Jr	84	Jacksonville Jaguars
Ezekiel Elliott	84	Free Agent
Najee Harris	83	Pittsburgh Steelers
Dameon Pierce	83	Houston Texans

Although running the ball can be a bit tricky to get a good feel for, it’s important to implement into your offensive strategy on the gridiron in Madden, and having a strong running back will really help with that. As the Madden 24 RB ratings list highlights, the running back position in the NFL isn’t a deep one, especially with their value dipping nearly every season as we have seen with both Dalvin Cook and even Saquon Barkley over free agency so far.

A year ago, Madden 23 launched with seven 90+ overall RBs. But in Madden 24, fans will only have six 90+ overall RBs to play with at launch. At the top of the list in Madden 23, was that of Derrick Henry who was a 97 overall. But is his new overall rating a justifiable one?

Here’s a look at five of the Top 20 RBs in Madden 24 along with our expert analysis on why we think each overall rating is fair or not.

Nick Chubb – 97 overall

The best running back in Madden 24 is that of the Cleveland Browns star, Nick Chubb, and understandably so. Following the 2018 Draft, Chubb has been simply getting better and better every season, and that reached a peaking point in 2022. In all 17 games played, Chubb ran for a career high 1,525 yards, 12 rushing touchdowns (matched his career high), and 69 first downs (also a career high). The Browns didn’t have it easy last season, finishing with a 7-10 record. But if there was one bright spot offensively for the team, it was Chubb himself, who continued to solidify his case as one of the best RBs in the league.

Josh Jacobs – 95 overall

Jacobs at number three?! That’s correct. Despite having a breakout season with a league-leading 1,653 yards and 97.2 yards per game to go with 12 rushing touchdowns, Jacobs is making a big jump in overall ranking from last year’s Madden 23 launch ratings, where he was listed as an 87 overall. Because of his +8 swing, it’s not surprising that Madden 24 kept him to a 95 overall, especially since Jacobs has yet to prove he can produce like that on a consistent level from season-to-season. But at the same time, Jacobs was remarkable in 2022, and his 95 overall rating was well-earned.

Derrick Henry – 94 overall

Although Josh Jacobs was the rushing yards title winner over the 2022 regular season, the level of consistency and productivity from Henry last season was a sight to behold. In 349 carries, Henry had 1,538 yards and 13 rushing touchdowns, second only to Jamaal Williams’ career high 17. So to see him receive a 94 overall rating in Madden 24, is very surprising. In fact, Henry should be at least a 95 overall if not higher, and why EA opted to make him a 94 is hard to understand. Over the last three seasons, Henry has easily been one of the most dominant running backs in the NFL, which was put on display for all to see in 2022. And the fact that EA didn’t choose to reflect that is certainly a head scratcher.

Dalvin Cook – 91 overall

Though it was shocking to see Cook released by the Vikings, it still shouldn’t take away from the overall rating he will receive in Madden 24. On launch day for Madden 23, Cook was listed as a 94 overall. But for Madden 24, Cook will have a 91 overall rating, despite another impressive showing from the free agent star in 2022. In 264 carries last season, Cook ran for 1,173 yards and eight touchdowns, a significant step up from what he did over the 2021 regular season. Though he’s not on a team right now, it shouldn’t take much longer before Cook finds a home where he can impart that same kind of ground-and-pound style for the next offense he’s a part of.

Austin Ekeler – 89 overall

The versatile Chargers RB Austin Ekeler was a scoring machine for his team last season. To go with his 915 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns, Ekeler also reeled in 107 receptions for an additional 722 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns. The Chargers offense was truly a force to contend with last season, and largely due to how dominant Ekeler was at running and catching the ball. Seeing him at 89 overall is a bit shocking, considering he could have been a 90 or 91 overall following the year he had. But it doesn’t come to much of a surprise either because a good chunk of his stats did pertain to his receiving role.

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