Fastest NFL players of the 2023 season

Every year, the question of “who the fastest player in the NFL is” always comes to surface. There are always familiar names on the list coupled with surprises you may not think of.

With training camp in full swing for all 32 teams, FOX Sports Research decided to break down the fastest players from the 2023 season to answer this question.

Using NFL Next Gen Stats, we broke down this question into two parts. First, we listed the top 10 fastest ball carriers (excluding repeat instances for players who cracked the list more than once), and then we listed the players who had the most appearances in the top 100 fastest plays of the season (offense, defense, and special teams). We included both the regular season and playoffs.

Let’s take a look: 

Top 10 fastest plays

DK Metcalf: 22.23 MPH

Chase Brown: 22.05 MPH

Tyreek Hill: 22.01 MPH

Devon Achane: 21.93 MPH

Kavontae Turpin: 21.91 MPH

Derrick Henry: 21.68 MPH

Raheem Mostert: 21.62 MPH

Kenneth Walker III: 21.56 MPH

Ja’Marr Chase: 21.54 MPH

George Pickens: 21.54 MPH

Players with most appearances in top 100 fastest plays

Tyreek Hill: 9 times

• twice in Week 1 (at Chargers), twice in Week 5 (vs Giants), twice in Week 6 (vs Panthers), once in Week 8 (vs Patriots), once in Week 12 (at Jets), once in Week 13 (at Commanders)

Rashid Shaheed: 4 times

• Week 3 (vs Patriots), Week 6 (vs Eagles), Week 8 (vs Giants), Week 10 (vs Raiders)

Marvin Mims Jr.: 4 times

• twice in Week 2 (vs Commanders), twice in Week 3 (at Dolphins)

George Pickens: 3 times

• twice in Week 16 (vs Bengals), Week 17 (at Seahawks)

Jaylen Waddle: 3 times 

• Week 1 (at Chargers), Week 9 (vs Chiefs), Week 16 (vs Cowboys)

Keaton Mitchell: 3 times

• Week 9 (vs Seahawks), Week 10 (vs Browns), Week 15 (at Jaguars)

Devon Achane: 3 times

• twice in Week 3 (vs Broncos), Week 5 (vs Giants)

Ja’Marr Chase: 3 times

• Week 5 (at Cardinals), Week 10 (vs Texans), Week 13 (at Jaguars)

Jahmyr Gibbs: 3 times

• Week 7 (at Ravens), Week 14 (at Bears), Week 21 (vs 49ers)

Kavontae Turpin: 3 times 

• Week 4 (vs Patriots), Week 8 (vs Rams), Week 14 (vs Eagles)

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