The 2023 NFL Training Camps are set to begin in late July and early August, and numerous players are ready to take the next step to become productive league standouts. Every NFL campaign has young players who enjoy breakout seasons and become top-level stars. Last season, Jalen Hurts, Tony Pollard, and Josh Jacobs all made the leap from players with potential to legitimate NFL superstars. Below are players who are set for breakout campaigns this upcoming season.
With training camp fast approaching, some talented NFL free agents are still available on the market. Teams can also sign players without losing their compensatory picks in the 2024 NFL Draft. An array of productive NFL free agents that can help teams contend for playoff spots in 2023 should be off the market in the coming weeks. Below are the top remaining players currently available.
Quarterbacks dominate the list of top players in the pass-happy NFL. Black Sports Live’s Top 10 NFL players for the upcoming 2023 season look at the best players in football. Two-time Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes is the top player on our list, which features four signal-callers in the top 5. The list also includes three pass rushers, two wide receivers, and the best cornerback in the league.
The National Football League has had 15 head coaches sent packing over the past two seasons. The league will have five rookie head coaches in 2023 and 18 coaches who have been at the helm of their respective teams for 24 months or less. Last year, five head coaches were given their pink slips, including Matt Rhule, Nathaniel Hackett, Lovie Smith, Kliff Kingsbury, and Frank Reich.
The secret to success in today’s pass-happy NFL is having a dynamic quarterback and wide receiver duo. Last year, the Philadelphia Eagles rode the tandem of Jalen Hurts and A.J. Brown all the way to the Super Bowl.
An array of Super Bowl contenders will lean on their elite defenses this upcoming season in their quest to capture the Vince Lombardi Trophy. The San Francisco 49ers boasted the top defensive unit last year and have a good shot at being the top dawg again in 2023.
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith came out of nowhere to win the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award last year after eight seasons as a backup quarterback. The 2013 second-round pick led the league in completion percentage and earned his first trip to the Pro Bowl.
Before Smith’s stunning Cinderella season, the award was mostly given to players who posted impressive numbers after returning from a severe injury the previous season.
The measuring stick for a Dallas Cowboys quarterback is a Super Bowl win. Troy Aikman has three rings, while Roger Staubach has a pair. The Tony Romo era failed to deliver a Lombardi Trophy, and more than a few fans of America’s Team do not believe Dak Prescott is the field general to lead the Cowboys back to the promised land.
A fourth-round pick in 2016, Prescott took over the reins of the Dallas’ offense after Romo was injured in the preseason. He enjoyed a spectacular rookie campaign leading the Cowboys to a 13-3 mark with 3,667 yards, 23 touchdown passes, and four interceptions en route to the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year Award.
Now that the draft is completed, it’s time to predict which rookies will have an “instant impact” this upcoming season. While it is a Herculean challenge to forecast which players will find early success at the NFL level, some rookies possess game-changing talent from day one.
The NFL has evolved into a pass-happy league that devalues running backs while prioritizing gunslingers and pass-catchers. Compiling the top 10 receivers was not an easy task.
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