The NFL's 101 best players for 2023

During the preseason, names of the best players are common, and we at Touchdown Wire are no different.

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Every year, we make a list of the top 101 NFL players going into the new season. Here is the last part of that list for 2023.

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The goal is always to find a good mix between positional worth and the desire to highlight some of the NFL's most underrated players.

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So, no one who wasn't on our location lists made it on this list. This made the "spotlight" spots a little bit smaller.

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The goal is always to find a good mix between positional worth and the desire to highlight some of the NFL's most underrated players.

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We have 11 quarterbacks, 10 running backs, 12 receivers, 6 tight ends, 9 offensive tackles, 4 offensive guards, 4 centers, 11 defensive linemen, 10 edge defenders, 6 linebackers, 10 cornerbacks, and 8 safeties.

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For this list and all of my other positional lists, I used what I remembered from the 2021 season and what I focused on when I watched tape during the summer.

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Then I went to Sports Info Solutions, Pro Football Focus, and Football Outsiders and looked at their advanced measures.

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There are also a lot of players on this list who weren't here last year. This is a huge flood of young players who are finally getting it.

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The NFL's 101 best players for 2023

During the preseason, names of the best players are common, and we at Touchdown Wire are no different.

Every year, we make a list of the top 101 NFL players going into the new season. Here is the last part of that list for 2023.

The goal is always to find a good mix between positional worth and the desire to highlight some of the NFL's most underrated players.

So, no one who wasn't on our location lists made it on this list. This made the "spotlight" spots a little bit smaller.

The goal is always to find a good mix between positional worth and the desire to highlight some of the NFL's most underrated players.

We have 11 quarterbacks, 10 running backs, 12 receivers, 6 tight ends, 9 offensive tackles, 4 offensive guards, 4 centers, 11 defensive linemen, 10 edge defenders, 6 linebackers, 10 cornerbacks, and 8 safeties.

For this list and all of my other positional lists, I used what I remembered from the 2021 season and what I focused on when I watched tape during the summer.

Then I went to Sports Info Solutions, Pro Football Focus, and Football Outsiders and looked at their advanced measures.

There are also a lot of players on this list who weren't here last year. This is a huge flood of young players who are finally getting it.

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