Week 16 means most fantasy team owners are out of the playoffs. But the NFL is still on and there are notable changes coming down the road worth thinking about because players changing teams is where a significant amount of fantasy value lies – there’s no way to know just how a player will produce on a new team and the inclination is to undervalue them.
The 2023 draft class proved to be a disappointment. Bijan Robinson has not been the next generational running back, he hasn’t even been the primary back for his own team in some weeks. Jahmyr Gibbs is the No. 9 fantasy back so far, and has been marginally better than Robinson. De’Von Achane had a few monster games but has been mostly injured. Otherwise, not a lot so far from the class of 2023.
Let’s take a quick look at the pending free agents running backs when the NFL’s 2024 season starts on Wednesday, March 13 at 4 p.m. ET. Some will be signed by their own teams, but most likely head on to new teams. Here are my Top-6 running back free agents. A number of these players were top free agents last year. Many teams are not wanting to commit to any back for more than a year.
