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Jul 7, 2025, 06:00 AM ET
Fresh names tin beryllium recovered each implicit ESPN's survey of the apical 10 players astatine each position. And that means each top-10 ranking has astatine slightest 1 subordinate who fell from last year's charts, whether due to the fact that of performance, wounded oregon the spot of the rankings. We'll cod those names present arsenic the apical 10 for each presumption is unveiled.
A reminder of the rankings process: League executives, coaches and scouts gave america their champion 10 players astatine a position, past we compiled the results and ranked candidates based connected fig of top-10 votes, composite mean and dozens of interviews, with probe and movie survey assistance from ESPN NFL expert Matt Bowen. More than 70 voters submitted a ballot connected astatine slightest 1 position, and successful galore cases, each positions. Additional voting and follow-up calls with those surveyed helped interruption ties.
We volition rotation retired a presumption per time implicit 11 days. The schedule: running backs (7/7), antiaircraft tackles (7/8), borderline rushers (7/9), safeties (7/10), choky ends (7/11), interior violative linemen (7/12), violative tackles (7/13), quarterbacks (7/14), off-ball linebackers (7/15), wide receivers (7/16), cornerbacks (7/17).
Running backs
Breece Hall, RB, Jets (No. 2 successful 2024 preseason rankings) -- Hall was 2nd down lone the 49ers' Christian McCaffrey connected past year's list, but took a measurement backmost successful rushing yards (876), catches (57) and touchdowns (8) arsenic the Aaron Rodgers-led Jets discourtesy failed to ignite. Hall, 24, looks poised for a bigger relation and perchance a amended play successful 2025.
Nick Chubb, RB, Texans (No. 3 successful 2024 preseason) -- After suffering a superior genu wounded aboriginal successful the 2023 season, Chubb returned to the tract for the Browns successful 2024 but was constricted to 332 yards successful 8 games earlier his season-ending breached ft successful Week 15. Chubb, 29, signed a one-year, $2.5 cardinal woody with the Texans this offseason.
Travis Etienne Jr., RB, Jaguars (No. 10 successful 2024 preseason) -- Etienne failed to present a 3rd consecutive 1,000-yard play for the struggling Jags successful 2024, rushing for 558 yards and 2 touchdowns connected a career-low 3.7 yards per carry. How first-year manager Liam Coen integrates Etienne into the discourtesy volition beryllium among the storylines worthy watching successful 2025 grooming camp.
