
The Best Free Agent RBs in 2023
With the NFL offseason quickly approaching, it is time to dive into available free agents, focusing on top RB free agents and others on the trade block.
Finding the best free-agent running backs
With the NFL offseason quickly approaching, it is time to dive into available free agents. Today, we look at the RBs, where Dwain analyzes the top free agents and a couple of names that are on the trade block.
Tier 1 – Every-Down Backs
Tony Pollard
Pollard doesn’t have the same draft pedigree as several peers on this list, but his underlying talent profile is the most well-rounded and electrifying. Only two RBs eclipsed an 80.0 PFF rush grade and a 75.0 PFF receiving grade in 2022: Austin Ekeler and Pollard.
| Josh Jacobs | Saquon Barkley | Saquon Barkley | Tier 2 – High-End Early-Down Backs | Miles Sanders | Jalen Hurts | Devin Singletary | Stefon Diggs | Josh Allen | Tier 3 – Upside With Injury History | Rashaad Penny | Nick Chubb | Derrick Henry | Damien Harris | Tier 4 – Meh Talent Profiles With Every-Down History | David Montgomery | Kareem Hunt | Tier 5 – Small-Sample Talents | Alexander Mattison | D’Onta Foreman | Tier 6 – Best of the Rest | Samaje Perine | Jamaal Williams | Raheem Mostert | Jeff Wilson Jr. | Jerick McKinnon | James Robinson |
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| PFF Rush Grade | Missed Tackles Forced % | Avg Yards After Contact | 10-Plus Yard Attempt % | PFF Rec Grade | TPRR | YPRR | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 59.7 (-) | 0.11 (-) | 2.4 (-) | 8% (-) | 57.5 (-) | 12% (-) | 0.48 (-) |
