The 2022 season is not over but with the NFL playoffs about to start, however we’re already trying ahead to subsequent 12 months. We need to be sure to’re greater than prepared for the Fantasy Soccer 2023 marketing campaign.
With that in thoughts, here is an early have a look at PPR’s high 12 fantasy video games of 2023, they usually’re topic to vary typically. We all know lots goes to occur between now and the beginning of coaching camp — teaching adjustments, free company, the NFL Draft, and many others. — and we’ll modify our rankings accordingly.
However for now, here is our first have a look at the highest 12 working backs for 2023 from Adam Eiser, Heath Cummings, Dave Richard, Chris Towers and myself. Begin your prep work now – and hopefully, you will win a championship this season.
Adam Ezer
1. Christian McCaffrey
2. Austin Eckeler
3. Jonathan Taylor
4. Saquon Barkley
5. Joe Mixon
6. Derek Henry
7. Travis Etienne
8. Kenneth Walker III
9. Josh Jacobs
10. Dr. Andre Swift
11. Bryce Corridor
12. Javonte Williams
Heath Cummings
1. Christian McCaffrey
2. Saquon Barkley
3. Jonathan Taylor
4. Austin Eckeler
5. Joe Mixon
6. Kenneth Walker III
7. Travis Etienne
8. Josh Jacobs
9. Derek Henry
10. Bryce Corridor
11. Nick Chubb
12. Dalphine Prepare dinner
Jamie Eisenberg
1. Christian McCaffrey
2. Austin Eckeler
3. Jonathan Taylor
4. Saquon Barkley
5. Kenneth Walker III
6. Travis Etienne
7. Joe Mixon
8. Josh Jacobs
9. Derek Henry
10. Bryce Corridor
11. Tony Pollard
12. Ramondri Stephenson
Dave Richard
1. Christian McCaffrey
2. Austin Eckeler
3. Jonathan Taylor
4. Saquon Barkley
5. Kenneth Walker
6. Derek Henry
7. Josh Jacobs
8. Nagy Harris
9. Bryce Corridor
10. Joe Mixon
11. Nick Chubb
12. Travis Etienne
Chris Towers
1. Austin Eckler
2. Christian McCaffrey
3. Jonathan Taylor
4. Saquon Barkley
5. Josh Jacobs
6. Derek Henry
7. Bryce Corridor
8. Joe Mixon
9. Nick Chubb
10. Tony Pollard
11. Dalphine Prepare dinner
12. Ramondri Stephenson
Welcome again, Christian McCaffrey. For the previous two seasons, we have been ready to see what McCaffrey can do when he is wholesome, and he is proven us in 2022 – with two completely different groups. For the season, McCaffrey averaged 21.1 PPR per recreation, which was second solely to Ekeler (21.9). However McCaffrey was superb with 49erswhich provides us hope for one more sturdy marketing campaign in 2023.
He averaged 22.2 PPR factors per recreation in his final 10 video games in San Francisco, together with 5 video games with no less than 25 PPR factors. He additionally had 50 catches throughout that span. Whereas he could share touchdowns with Elijah Mitchell subsequent season, McCaffrey should get loads of work to justify being drafted because the All-Match MVP and potential No. 1 general decide.
Now, Chris has Eckler 1 in a row – it is 2 for Adam, Dave and I and three for Heath – and Eckler needs to be nice once more. That is the second 12 months in a row that he is averaged no less than 21.5 PPR factors per recreation, and hopefully that may proceed in 2023. The one concern could also be his age (28 in Could), and a possible drop may very well be in play. The alternative of that’s that he hasn’t been an important sprinter till 2021, so I hope he does not have an excessive amount of put on and tear on his physique.
Taylor is the consensus #3 working again for all of us, and hopefully he’ll bounce again in 2023 after a down 12 months in 2022. He is been round him this season and averaged simply 13.3 factors per recreation. He is solely 24 years previous, we count on him to be colts For the improve in coach, quarterback, and offensive lineman this low season, which is why we’re all for Taylor once more.
Barkley is a high 4 working again for all of us (he is No. 2 for Heath), and it was nice to see him rebound in 2022 after two seasons down. He averaged 17.8 PPR per recreation, his finest season since 2019. Barkley is heading into free company this offseason, so his fantasy worth might change dramatically if he leaves. giants. But when he stays, which is good, he’ll be with an important coach in Brian Dabul and an offensive line on the rise. He’ll additionally solely be 26 years previous, so one other season of stellar manufacturing is inside attain.
Once we get to the fifth place, issues begin to change in our rankings. Adam and Heath have Mixon there, Dave and I’ve Walker and Chris has Jacobs.
Let’s begin with Mixon, who averaged 17.1 PPR factors per recreation for the season however has surpassed 17 PPR factors simply twice, together with 54 in Week 9. (60) yards and (441) receiving in simply 14 video games. However he went from 16 whole touchdowns in 2021 to simply 9 in 2022, and his yards per carry dropped to three.9. I anticipate Mixon’s landing rebound in 2023 as a result of he performs on an explosive offense, and if his receiving totals keep in that vary, he deserves to be drafted because the No. 5 working again.
I will take Walker earlier than Mixon, and I like what Walker did as a rookie. He averaged simply 13.5 PPR per recreation for the season, however in his final 11 wholesome video games, he averaged 17.2 PPR per recreation. the Seahawks They’ve loads of experimental capital to enhance their offensive line, which needs to be a energy in 2023, and Walker will get loads of work below head coach Pete Carroll. I am shocked Chris is not within the high 12.
As for Chris, he goes with Jacobs in fifth, and he simply led the NFL in speeding yards with 1,653. He additionally averaged 19.3 PPR factors per recreation and was distinctive. He is a free agent this low season, so we’ll see the place he finally ends up, and his fantasy outlook might change dramatically with a brand new workforce. We additionally need to see who the quarterback finally ends up with RaidersAnd there is a lot to see with Jacobs over the following few months.
Henry ranks sixth behind Adam, Dave and Chris, and had one other standout season in 2022 at 19.0 PPR factors per recreation. That is now 4 consecutive seasons at 19.0 PPR factors per recreation or higher, and we’ll see if he can do it once more in 2023. It is laborious to wager towards Henry, however he is 29 and uptime coming. He additionally has a poor offensive line, questionable quarterback placement and titans Offensive coordinator Todd Downing was fired this week. Heath and I are most frightened about Henry, who’s ninth for each of us.
I might reasonably gamble on the upside of Etienne than Henry, and Etienne may very well be a star in 2023 with Jaguar rising. He averaged 12.1 PPR factors per recreation, however had 4 video games with no less than 18 PPR factors over the past 10 wholesome video games after James Robinson was traded for the sport. Planes. We’ll see what Jacksonville does to enhance Etienne subsequent season, however he is working on an explosive workforce, making him somebody to covet within the second spherical.
The ultimate consensus again for all of us is Corridor, and I will transfer him if he is prepared for week one. He suffered a torn ACL in Week 7, however was a star earlier than he bought harm, averaging 16.4 PPR factors per recreation. That features his scoring 13 PPR factors within the recreation he hit in Denver when he had simply 4 carries for 72 yards and a landing. I hope the rehab goes effectively and we get optimistic reviews every season.
Adam bought Swift and Williams on his first 12 and hopefully Williams will probably be prepared for Week 1 after coming off a torn ACL in Week 4. Earlier than he bought harm, he solely had one recreation over 9 PPR factors, however he has a lot Of potential if he can get again to full energy at first of the season. And Swift may very well be a star if he was black This made him an excellent working again. He had three video games in 2022 in double figures at carriers, scoring no less than 20 PPR factors in all of them. Jamal Williams is a free agent this offseason, so perhaps Swift will lastly have a shock marketing campaign in 2023.
Heath and Chris have Chubb and Prepare dinner within the high 12, and Dave has Chubb in #11. Chubb had one other standout season in 2022 at 16.6 PPR per recreation, and he might get a price increase if Kareem Hunt leaves at no cost. agent. CHEP is simply outdoors the highest 12 for me. I am extra involved about Prepare dinner, who will probably be 28 and has simply come into the 2022 season at 14.0 PPR per recreation. That is his worst season since 2018, and it is laborious to rely on him returning to a a lot greater degree in 2023.
For Chris and I, we have now each Pollard and Stephenson within the high 12. They each have a excessive rating primarily based on some contingencies. With Pollard, who averages a career-high 15.6 factors per recreation, I hope he re-signs with Dallas as a free agent and Cowboys Transferring on from Ezekiel Eliot. If that occurs, Pollard has a excessive 5 in the entire leagues. And Stevenson may gain advantage drastically if Damien Harris leaves New England as a free agent. Stephenson had a breakout season in 2022 at 14.7 PPR factors per recreation, and will do higher if he Patriots Improve their offense this off season.
The ultimate distinction for both of us is Dave and Harris in eighth place. It was a bust of the season, going from 17.7 PPR factors per recreation in 2021 to 13.2, however he completed the 12 months excessive with 4 runs in a . A row with no less than 14 PPR factors. The most important distinction for Harris from his rookie season was his function within the passing recreation, which broke out, going from 74 passes made on 94 targets to 41 catches on 53 targets. I am unsure his receptions will rebound in 2023, which is why he is simply outdoors the highest 12 for me.