Is Bijan Robinson the best player in the NFL? Arguments for and against Falcons star RB

Bijan Robinson stole the show to close out Week 6, producing a career effort on Monday Night Footballracking up 238 yards from scrimmage (a single-game franchise record for a RB) in Atlanta’s dominant win over Buffalo. Highlighted by a career-long 81-yard touchdown run, Robinson’s effort prompted head coach Raheem Morris to double down on a strong statement he made early in the season.

“He’s the best player in football,” Morris said after the game. “I’ve said it many times. I can’t say it enough. You can always take your pick. You can always go out there and figure out who you want to vote for, but in my opinion, he’s the best player in football.”

Entering Week 7, Robinson leads the NFL with 822 yards from scrimmage despite playing only five games. He and Hall of Famer Thurman Thomas are the only players in NFL history to total at least 450 rushing yards and 300 receiving yards in their first five games of a season (Thomas accomplished this en route to being named MVP in 1991). Additionally, Robinson is on track for 2,795 rushing yards this season, which would set the NFL’s all-time single-season record, breaking Chris Johnson’s mark of 2,509, set in 2009. He is also on pace to join Christian McCaffrey (2019), Marshall Faulk (1999) and Roger Craig (1985) as the only players in NFL history NFL to total 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in a single season.

Robinson is off to a historic start – which is why we ask this question: