We’re at the running back spot on the All-NFC South Team of the 2020s, and the picture is starting to shift. Alvin Kamara still sits at the top for now, but Bijan Robinson is coming fast, and the Panthers and Buccaneers have their own names in the mix as well.
The ranking is built on Approximate Value from Pro Football Reference, plus award points for All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors. First-team All-Pro is worth 10 points, second-team All-Pro gets five, and a Pro Bowl selection counts for three. Only production from NFC South teams counts here, so anything a player did elsewhere doesn’t factor in.
Kamara gets the first-team nod, and it’s easy to see why. Since 2020, the Saints star has piled up an AV of 51, along with one second-team All-Pro selection and two Pro Bowl trips for a total score of 62.
His 2020 season was the monster one: 932 rushing yards, 16 rushing touchdowns, 83 catches for 756 yards, and five more scores through the air. That added up to 1,688 scrimmage yards and a league-best 21 touchdowns.
The production has dipped since then, and the workload has climbed - he topped 200 carries for the first time in 2021, then did it again in 2022 and 2024. Now he’s expected to rotate into games with Travis Etienne Jr. in what may be the final year of his career.
Robinson lands right behind him on the first team, and his rise has been rapid. The Falcons back has an AV of 37, a first-team All-Pro honor, and two Pro Bowl selections for a score of 53.
He opened his career with 976 rushing yards as a rookie, then took another step forward. He has gone over 1,400 rushing yards in each of the last two seasons, and in 2025 he nearly matched his previous two years of receiving production combined, finishing with 820 receiving yards compared with 918 across the prior two seasons.
In 51 games, he has already scored 34 touchdowns as both a runner and receiver. With Kevin Stefanski now taking over as head coach, Robinson looks like a central piece of Atlanta’s offense, and another big season would put him ahead of Kamara here.
Carolina’s Chuba Hubbard takes the second-team spot. He has posted an AV of 29 since arriving in 2021, without any All-Pro or Pro Bowl recognition, but his value has been clear.
His best year came in 2024, when he ran for 1,195 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns. Last season was quieter, though he still managed 734 scrimmage yards.
He may not have become the big-play threat some expected after his college career, but he’s been a dependable back for the Panthers.
Rachaad White rounds out the group for Tampa Bay. He’s no longer with the Buccaneers after leaving in free agency, but his run in Tampa still matters for this list.
White posted an AV of 28 from 2022 to 2025, again with no award points, and gave the Bucs steady production over four seasons. He averaged 39.6 yards per game, peaked with a 990-yard season in 2023, and added value as a receiver by averaging 3.1 catches per game.
Tampa Bay leaned on him in a backfield rotation that also included Leonard Fournette and Bucky Irving.
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