For the fifth year, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler has polled league executives, coaches and scouts to comprise positional rankings of NFL players. Per Fowler, he had 80 members vote this year, which seems like a solid enough sample size to make out what the consensus is around the NFL.
One player who I looked for in Fowler’s rankings is new Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs, who was named a first-team All-Pro in 2022 but rushed for just 3.5 yards per carry — his career low — in 2023. According to Fowler, Jacobs, who was ranked third on his list going into 2023, is considered the sixth-best running back in the league going into 2024.