2012 NFL Mock Draft: Latest Stock Report for College Football's Top RBs

The 2012 draft class isn't loaded with elite running backs, but Alabama's Trent Richardson is a probable Top-20 pick.

Let's take a look at Richardson's stock as well as the other premier backs in the country as we head into rivalry weekend.

Trent Richardson

Andrew Luck was the preseason Heisman favorite, but saying Richardson is the frontrunner today is definitely not a stretch. 

In the two games since Alabama's 9-6 loss to LSU, the Crimson Tide's feature back has carried the ball 64 times for 302 yards with three touchdowns. 

Then again, his opponents were Mississippi State and Georgia Southern. 

Nevertheless, this ferocious runner is averaging 5.8 yards per carry and has 22 total touchdowns on the year.

The Iron Bowl doesn't have the allure of last year, but it's still the Iron Bowl.

Nothing else matters in Alabama on Saturday.  

Richardson will probably be the first tailback off the board in next April's draft. 

Stock Up

Lamar Miller 

Miller's yards-per-carry average has decreased in each of his last three games. In fact, his only 100-yard game since October 8 came against Duke in which he totaled 147 yards on the ground. 

The Hurricanes face the Eagles of Boston College this weekend and it will be interesting if Miller can get going against another early-round prospect in Luke Kuechly. 

His stock is currently down and unless he ends the season with some more production, there's a good chance he'll drop to the bottom or out of the first round altogether.

Stock Down 

Montee Ball 

Ball has 613 rushing yards in his last three games. The analysis could end right there. What hasn't Ball done this season? 

He averages 6.6 yards per rush and has 30 total touchdowns. 

At 5'11'' and 210 pounds, Ball looks to be an ideal scat-back at the next level. 

The Badgers' running back has the speed to get around the edge and is elusive when he gets to the second level. 

Stock Up

2012 NFL Mock Draft

1. Indianapolis Colts: Andrew Luck	17. Cincinnati Bengals: Lamar Miller
2. Miami Dolphins: Landry Jones	18. Chicago Bears: Michael Floyd
3. St. Louis Rams: Alshon Jeffery	19. Baltimore Ravens: Luke Kuechly
4. Washington Redskins: Robert Griffin III	20. Cleveland Browns: Nick Toon
5. Arizona Cardinals: Jonathan Martin	21. New York Giants: Janoris Jenkins
6. Minnesota Vikings: Matt Kalil	22. Philadelphia Eagles: Dont'a Hightower
7. Denver Broncos: Trent Richardson	23. Cincinnati Bengals: Chase Minnifield
8. Jacksonville Jaguars: Justin Blackmon	24. San Diego Chargers: Ronnell Lewis
9. Seattle Seahawks: Matt Barkley	25. Houston Texans: Jerel Worthty
10. Carolina Panthers: Morris Claiborne	26. San Francisco 49ers: Devon Still
11. Kansas City Chiefs: Cordy Glenn	27. Buffalo Bills: Donte Paige-Moss
12. Cleveland Browns: Vontaze Burfict	28. New England Patriots: Courtney Upshaw
13. Tennessee Titans: Melvin Ingram	29. Pittsburgh Steelers: David DeCastro
14. Dallas Cowboys: Stephon Gilmore	30. Detroit Lions: Alphonzo Denard
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Dre Kirkpatrick	31. New England Patriots: Quinton Coples
16. New York Jets: Alameda Ta'Amu	32. Green Bay Packers: Brandon Jenkins