Best Running Backs in Green Bay Packers History
The third-oldest franchise in NFL history, the Green Bay Packers boast one of the most passionate fan bases in football. To this day, the Lambeau Leap and cheesehead traditions are some of the most iconic customs of any team.
Wisconsinites love 'em - Illini, Minnesotans, and Michiganders hate 'em. Such is the nature of the game.
From their inception in 1919 to today, the Packers have won four NFL championships, many on the back of offenses steered by Green Bay's greatest quarterbacks like Starr, Favre, and Rodgers. Their legacies, though, often overshadow some of the Packers' best running backs throughout the years.
The franchise has been known for its gunslingers, but here are the running backs who helped mold this NFL staple's history.
Honorable mentions: Tony Canadeo (1941-1952), Dorsey Levens (1994-2001), Ryan Grant (2007-2012), Aaron Jones (2017-2023)
5. Clarke Hinkle (1932-41)
Hinkle was one of the better running backs in early Packers history, serving as not only a running back but defensive back and kicker. The 1964 Hall of Fame inductee came to the Packers by way of Bucknell University and made first or second team All-Pro honors in each of his 10 years in the pros, all of which were spent under Curly Lambeau in Green Bay.
4. John Brockington (1971-1977)
Brooklyn-raised Brockington had a solid career with the Packers, and later with the Chiefs. The Packers' 1971 first-round pick out of Ohio State, Brockington became the first NFL player ever to rush for 1,000 yards in each of his first three seasons. Nicknamed "The Rock," Brockington finished with 5,024 yards and 29 touchdowns over a strong career.
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3. Paul Hornung (1957-1962, 1964-1966)
Hornung is one of a few Packers running backs to make it to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and arguably one of the best to do it. The former backup fullback and Heisman Trophy winner at Notre Dame, Hornung was the No. 1 overall selection in the 1957 NFL Draft, and proved that selection right. He led the league in scoring from 1959 to 1961 and helped the Packers to a Super Bowl I victory, in addition to four NFL championships in the 1960s.
2. Jim Taylor (1958-66)
Jim Taylor was a legendary fullback - Southern born out of Baton Rouge and coming out of LSU. Taylor led the Packers to a win in the 1962 NFL Championship Game, a game that defined his mental and physical toughness, as well as the "First World Championship Game" between the Chiefs and Packers, retroactively known as Super Bowl I.
Across a full career, Taylor rushed for an absurd 8,207 yards and found the end zone a franchise-record 81 times.
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1. Ahman Green (2000-09)
Green makes this list ahead of Taylor as the best true running back in Packers history, though Taylor's statistics certainly pop off the page. Green leads Packers players with 8,322 rushing yards and possesses a franchise-record 98-yard rushing attempt in Week 17 of the 2003 season.
While he also played for the Seahawks and Texans, Green Bay is where he cemented his legacy.
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This story was originally published April 22, 2026 at 3:15 AM.