5 best NFL running backs who will hit free agency in 2023 feat. Saquon Barkley

The NFL's free agency frenzy may be months away, but it’s never too early to look ahead to the craziest time on the football calendar.

Plenty of the league's top running backs, such as Derrick Henry and Nick Chubb, are locked to their teams for the foreseeable future, but plenty of talented backs are due to hit the free agency market in March 2023. Here are five of the best.

The NFL's best free agent running backs in 2023

#5 - Jamaal Williams

Detroit Lions running back Jamaal Williams has established himself as one of the best redzone backs in the NFL. He’s already punched in nine touchdowns through ten weeks.

This ranks him second in the league, and he’s also rushed for 604 yards for Detroit in the absence of the injured DeAndre Swift.

The former Green Bay Packers running back has been a bit-part player for the Lions, filling in when needed, but he’s got the ability to be a lead back.

At just 27-years-old Williams has a lot left to offer whoever picks him up in free agency in 2023.

#4 - Kareem Hunt

Kareem Hunt may sit behind Nick Chubb in the Cleveland Browns’ rushing attack, but he’ll still be a sought-after back when free agency comes around in 2023.

Hunt led the league in rushing as a rookie back in 2017 with the Kansas City Chiefs but was released in 2019 after assault allegations were pressed against him.

Hunt was signed by the Browns and topped 1,000 yards from scrimmage in 2020, despite starting just five games.

He may not be as explosive as he once was, but would easily start for a handful of running back-needy teams in the NFL and will be an interesting player to keep an eye on in free agency next year.