NFL Combine results 2015: Full measurements for running backs

Todd Gurley and Melvin Gordon are the top two running backs in the draft, and neither stood out from the other during Thursday's measurements.

On Thursday, quarterbacks, wide receivers and running backs all got measured at the 2015 NFL Scouting Combine. This year's running back class is as deep as it's ever been, but with the value of running backs in today's NFL all over the place, nobody is quite sure how many of these guys, if any, will get selected in the first round.

With one of the strongest free agent classes this season as well, this should be an interesting draft as far as the running back position is concerned. There are few surprises when it comes to the way the running backs measure out. Wisconsin's Melvin Gordon and Georgia's Todd Gurley are widely considered the top two backs in the draft, but there is no consensus on the top player between the two.

Gurley comes with injury concerns as he's rehabbing a torn ACL, while Gordon is a product of a system that routinely delivers top draft prospects from the position -- but those prospects often struggle in the NFL. The measurements on Thursday revealed that things are close between the two there, as well. Gordon and Gurley both came in at 6'0, weighed within 7 pounds of each other, and had virtually identical hand size and arm length.

Running back is notable as the one position where height isn't a huge deal and the smaller guys can compete. You'll find smaller receivers and smaller cornerbacks, but life in the NFL is easier for a small running back. The height disparity between the shortest (Trey Williams, Dee Hart and B.J. Catalon at 5'7) and the tallest (Dominique Brown and Matt Jones at 6'2) is significant. For the most part, though, the running backs were within the same size range.

Here's a full look at the measurements for the running backs on Thursday:

Player	School	Height	Weight	Arm	Hand
Ameer Abdullah	Nebraska	5'9	205	30	8 5/8
Jay Ajayi	Boise State	5'11	221	32	10
Buck Allen	Southern Cal	6'0	221	31 3/4	9 3/8
Cameron Artis-Payne	Auburn	5'10	212	29 5/8	8 7/8
Dominique Brown	Louisville	6'2	234	32 3/8	9 1/2
Malcolm Brown	Texas	5'11	224	32 3/4	10 1/4
Mike Burton	Rutgers	5'11	242	29 1/4	9 1/2
B.J. Catalon	Texas Christian	5'7	186	30	9
David Cobb	Minnesota	5'11	229	31 5/8	9 3/8
Tevin Coleman	Indiana	5'11	206	32	8 5/8
John Crockett	North Dakota State	6'0	217	31	9 3/4
Mike Davis	South Carolina	5'9	217	30 1/4	9 3/8
Michael Dyer	Louisville	5'8	218	30 5/8	9 1/2
Jahwan Edwards	Ball State	5'9	220	31 5/8	8 7/8
Jalston Fowler	Alabama	5'11	254	32 3/4	10 1/2
Melvin Gordon	Wisconsin	6'0	215	32 3/8	9 3/4
Todd Gurley	Georgia	6'0	222	32 1/2	10
Dee Hart	Colorado State	5'7	199	29 3/4	9
Braylon Heard	Kentucky	5'10	198	30 1/4	9
Kenny Hilliard	LSU	6'0	226	31 1/4	9 1/4
Joey Iosefa	Hawaii	6'0	247	31 3/4	10 1/4
David Johnson	Northern Iowa	6'1	224	31 1/4	9 5/8
Duke Johnson	Miami (FL)	5'9	207	30 3/8	9 1/4
Gus Johnson	Stephen F. Austin	5'10	215	29 5/8	9 1/8
Matt Jones	Florida	6'2	231	32	8 5/8
Jeremy Langford	Michigan State	6'0	208	31 1/2	8 3/4
Terence Magee	LSU	5'8	213	30	9
Marcus Murphy	Missouri	5'8	193	31	8 5/8
Thomas Rawls	Central Michigan	5'9	215	30 3/4	9 1/2
Josh Robinson	Mississippi State	5'8	217	29 3/4	10 1/8
Ross Scheuerman	Lafayette	6'0	204	30	8 3/4
Tyler Varga	Yale	5'11	222	30 3/8	10 5/8
Karlos Williams	Florida State	6'1	230	33	9 3/4
Trey Williams	Texas A&M	5'7	195	29 7/8	8 1/4
T.J. Yeldon	Alabama	6'1	226	31 5/8	9
Zach Zenner	South Dakota State	5'11	223	32	9 5/8

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