The Best White Running Backs In NFL History
Who are the best white running backs of all time? When it comes to NFL positions, it's a bit of an anomaly to find many great white running backs. They tend to be sneaky fast or deceptively quick and great at the fundamentals. Some of the best white running backs in NFL history could even be considered among the greatest running backs in NFL history but as a rule, there just aren't many of them to be found. There is a very complex ideology behind what happened to the white tailback, but this is a list honoring the great players that graced the position. So, who is the best white running back of all time? Which white running backs do you love?
There have been a few highly touted prospects to come into NFL in recent years who many thought would become the next great white running back, such as Toby Gerhart and Danny Woodhead. Peyton Hillis had huge success bringing back the smashmouth football style to the Cleveland Browns, but his run at the top was short as well. Christian McCaffrey is indubitably the best white running back yet.
Vote up the best white running backs ever, and help decided who is the white running back GOAT!
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Christian McCaffrey
Carolina PanthersChristian Jackson McCaffrey (born June 7, 1996) is an American football running back and return specialist for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college ...more - Washington Redskins, New York JetsRobert John Riggins (born August 4, 1949), nicknamed "The Diesel" and "Riggo", is an American former football running back who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the New ...more
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Purdue Boilermakers footballMichael Joseph Alstott (born December 21, 1973), nicknamed "A-Train", is a former American football fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He spent his entire 12-year career with the Tampa ...more
- Syracuse Orange football, Miami Dolphins, Memphis SouthmenLarry Richard Csonka (; born December 25, 1946) is a former professional American football fullback and was inducted to both the College Football Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame. With the ...more
- New Orleans Saints, LSU Tigers football, Green Bay PackersJames Charles Taylor (September 20, 1935 – October 13, 2018) was an American football fullback who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons, with the Green Bay ...more
- Chicago BearsHarold Edward "Red" Grange (June 13, 1903 – January 28, 1991), nicknamed "The Galloping Ghost", was an American football halfback for the University of Illinois, the Chicago Bears, and the ...more