Amidst a run of bad news on Sunday, perhaps the worst for Alabama football came at the running back position. After a season of struggling to get any traction in the run game, the Crimson Tide seemed to have locked up a talent upgrade at running back,

Former Bayern Munich nemesis and current RB Leipzig castoff Timo Werner is leaving Germany — hopefully with better results this time. The 29-year-old attacker is set to transfer to the United States where he will ply his trade for the San Jose Earthquakes per Tom Bogert of The Athletic:

Panthers RB Jonathon Brooks, who missed all of 2025, got quite an endorsement from the franchise's all-time leading rusher.

Cal transfer Kendrick Raphael, who was the Bears starting running back and leading rusher this past season, has committed to SMU, according to On3Sports and 247

The Georgia Bulldogs have signed a powerful SEC running back via the transfer portal that will join Chauncey Bowens and more in the 2026 UGA backfield

The latest Kansas City Chiefs news ahead of 2026 NFL free agency relayed that six practice squad contracts have now expired.

Running back Cam Skattebo, who suffered a season-ending ankle injury in a Week 8 loss at Philadelphia, has been making rapid progress in his rehab, reporting that he’s very close to achieving the next milestone in his journey, which he said is on schedule.

A running back recruited by Frank Wilson to LSU has decided to follow the coach to Ole Miss to continue his college football career.

The hope for the Patriots, according to The Athletic's Mike Reiss, is that Johnson clears waivers. If that happens, the Patriots can sign him onto the practice squad. From the practice squad, he could be elevated back to the active roster for gameday.