NFL Draft 2023 Rumors: Jahmyr Gibbs Linked to Giants, Chiefs, Bills, Bengals

Jahmyr Gibbs is widely considered to be the second-best running back available in this week's NFL draft, behind only Texas superstar Bijan Robinson. And he reportedly has fans around the NFL.

According to Albert Breer of The MMQB, the Alabama running back has been linked to the New York Giants, Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals.

Gibbs has plenty of fans among draft pundits, too.

The B/R Scouting Department ranked him as the No. 31 overall prospect in the upcoming NFL draft, comparing him to Minnesota Vikings' star Dalvin Cook and calling him an "explosive play waiting to happen."

The NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah had him as his No. 29 overall prospect, writing that he "isn't quite as strong as Alvin Kamara, but the rest of his game is almost identical to that of the New Orleans Saints' star running back."

And ESPN's Todd McShay ranked him No. 28 overall, noting that he "isn't overpowering, but he shows good balance to absorb contact and advance the carry" and "displays good vision when stringing together multiple cuts through the line of scrimmage, although he gets impatient at times and bounces too many carries to the outside."

Putting an "intriguing jack of all trades for creative offensive coordinators," as Breer described him, on any of the Giants, Chiefs, Bills or Bengals would be scary for opposing defenses.

He would be terrifying with Andy Reid in Kansas City, pairing with Isiah Pacheco to give the team a nasty one-two punch and providing an upgrade over the still-unsigned Jerick McKinnon, who caught 56 passes for 512 yards and nine scores in 2022.

Buffalo could use an upgrade at the position as well, as Devin Singletary has never quite shaken free from a committee approach that includes James Cook. Gibbs would immediately have a major role in Buffalo's explosive offense.

The Giants would be an interesting fit, with Saquon Barkley entrenched as the starter. But he'll be playing in 2023 on the franchise tag, and if the two sides don't work out an extension, he could be a year away from departing in free agency. Gibbs would add another playmaker and potentially long-term insurance at the position.

And in Cincinnati, he would add a more explosive element to the physical running style of Joe Mixon, giving the team a bit of lightning to that thunder.

Of course, plenty of other teams may have him on their radar as well. It won't be surprising to see him off the board later in the first round.