ESPN recently surveyed executives, coaches, and scouts around the NFL, to get their opinions on who the top 10 players (paywall) of each position group are on offense and defense. They would then spend the last 11 days releasing their results, one position group per day, beginning with running backs. Over 80 voters submitted a ballot on at least one position.
As noted in the article, “the objective was to identify the best players for 2024. This was not a five-year projection or a career achievement award.”
The list of running backs was rather unsurprising, headlined by the San Francisco 49ers’ Christian McCaffrey, but second among the honorable mentions, so presumably No.