2025 Stock-Risers: Running Backs on the Move

We continue our stock-risers series for our August rankings update for the class of 2025 by moving to the running backs. If you missed the quarterback stock-risers installment, you can check it out <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2024/08/2025-stock-risers-quarterbacks-on-the-move/">here</a>. You can also check out the new additions to the rankings <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2024/08/rankings-update-new-class-of-2025-quarterbacks/">here</a>. Now, we look at six running backs who have moved up our rankings.   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Stock Risers: 2025 Running Backs</h2>    Cline has steadily risen up our board in the last few rankings updates due to his vision and power as a running back. Cline moved up from 49th overall in the last rankings to borderline Power Four range. I have a couple of questions about his top-end speed, but that may not matter with his vision, pad level and initial burst.     Mitchell flew up from our watch list last year all the way to just outside the top 50. Mitchell plays in a Wing T system as a wing back but plays much bigger than his size suggests. He excels at using his shiftiness to avoid clean contact and thus runs through a ton of half-hearted arm tackles. He can run a bit upright sometimes, but that's easily correctable and something that shouldn't hurt his college prospects.     Daley is best described as a "slippery" runner, one who never seems to be squared up by defenders. He thrives when he gets in power and can cut off of his blockers' backs, often utilizing a cut back and his lateral agility to switch sides of the field. He'll probably need to tame some of his "boom or bust" tendency and become a bit more patient to take what's in front of him. That being said, his atheticism makes him and excellent Group of Five prospect.     Brown jumped 25 spots in this rankings update thanks to a strong offseason during which he picked up multiple Ivy League and FCS offers. He isn't your typical wing back as he excels as both a pass-catcher and power back. He has good vision has great initial burst which he displays often on counters and zone runs. His pass-catching ability is an underrated part of his game, and one I'm interested to see going forward.     Williams has flown up the board from our watch list to his current position thanks to a re-structuring of his body this offseason. he'll play about 20 pounds heavier than last season, which should really help his strength and durability. He's a patient runner who runs through a lot of arm tackles and has flashed in the past as a solid pass catcher.     Anciso has an excellent combination of size, speed and vision, giving him home run potential, something he showed often last year. He's an excellent receiver who actually caught more passes than he had rushing attempts as a junior. The raw numbers aren't quite there, but if he has a bigger role in 2024, he could rocket up our rankings and college recruiting boards after averaging eight yards a rush and 16 yards a catch last season.

We continue our stock-risers series for our August rankings update for the class of 2025 by moving to the running backs. If you missed the quarterback stock-risers installment, you can check it out here. You can also check out the new additions to the rankings here. Now, we look at six running backs who have moved up our rankings.