- Bijan Robinson and Jahmyr Gibbs lead the way despite the scoring system: They are the two best running back prospects of the past five seasons and are safer bets to thrive than most of the quarterback class.
- Three quarterbacks in the top five: The three first-round quarterbacks round out the top five. While quarterbacks are very valuable in superflex leagues, there is no guarantee they will be the long-term answer for their franchises.
- Plenty of late-round quarterback options: Fourteen quarterbacks were picked in total during the NFL draft with every team looking for the next Brock Purdy.
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Last updated: 7:15 a.m. Friday, August 4
1. RB Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons (RB1, Round 1-Pick 8)
Landing in Atlanta was the best-case scenario for the top running back prospect in years.
- The Falcons were the only team to run the ball on more than half of their offensive plays last season, which included maintaining the run even when playing from behind.
- They ran 48.8% of the time while losing, which was 5 percentage points more than any other team.
- Those rates remained similar when Desmond Ridder took over as the team’s starting quarterback.
- The Falcons’ depth was a talented Tyler Allgeier and a 32-year-old Cordarrelle Patterson. Allgeier can allow Robinson to rest at times, but that shouldn’t stop Robinson from seeing 20 touches per game.
- He will be running behind some of the best interior linemen in the league. Chris Lindstrom and Matt Hennessy are two of the five interior linemen to earn a 90.0-plus PFF run-blocking grade over the past two seasons.
- He should be an early first-round pick in redraft leagues — and the top option in single-quarterback dynasty drafts, rookie or not.
2. QB Anthony Richardson, Indianapolis Colts (QB1, 1-4)
Richardson leads all quarterbacks on this list thanks to his rushing ability.
- Each of the top six quarterbacks last season ran for at least 250 yards.
- Five of the 10 quarterbacks to average 18.4 fantasy points per game or better gained at least 700 rushing yards.
- Richardson was clearly the best runner of the class, both on tape and through combine measurables.
- He will benefit from having Shane Steichen as his head coach.
- Steichen was most recently the Philadelphia Eagles‘ offensive coordinator during Jalen Hurts’ breakout seasons.
- Steichen was also the offensive coordinator for Justin Herbert in his rookie season where he finished at QB9.
- There is no guarantee Richardson hits the same heights as past rushing quarterbacks, but his odds are the highest among the 2023 signal-callers.
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