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May 2023
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Early Top 10 Positional Rankings for 202...

NBC Sports, Matthew Berry
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May 17: Matthew (@MatthewBerryTMR), Jay Croucher (@croucherJD) and Connor Rogers (@ConnorJRogers) take a whip around the league in top headlines including skepticism from Davante Adams about the Raiders offense and Bijan Robinson explaining his role with the Falcons. The trio then shift to a position-by-position analysis of Matthew’s Top 10 rankings for the 2023 season. Players discussed include: Lamar Jackson, Bijan Robinson, Rhamondre Stevenson, Cooper Kupp, Amon-Ra St. Brown and Darren Waller.

(3:10) – Top Headlines: Davante Adams voices concern about the Raiders, positive Michael Thomas injury news, Bijan Robinson’s versatility on display with Falcons and more touches for Antonio Gibson in Washington

(15:55) – More Headlines: Sean Payton weighs in on Samaje Perine and Javonte Williams in Denver’s backfield, brewing Bucs QB competition and Anthony Richardson continues to impress 

(33:25) – Top 10 QBs: Josh Allen as the QB1 + ranking Lamar Jackson, Trevor Lawrence and Deshaun Watson

(38:40) – Top 10 RBs: Christian McCaffrey occupies the top spot + analyzing Bijan Robinson, Josh Jacobs and Rhamondre Stevenson

(42:15) – Top 10 WRs: Cooper Kupp placed behind Justin Jefferson + Amon-Ra St. Brown’s target share in Detroit

(46:00) – Top 10 TEs: Travis Kelce as the unquestioned TE 1 + possible Darren Waller and Kyle Pitts bounce-back seasons

(54:15) – Schedule release takeaways: Matt LaFleur as a coach of the Year candidate, expecting an early Bijan Robinson breakout, bye weeks impacting fantasy playoffs

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