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There are a couple of applicable fouls that may be used here: 9-4-3b (charge into an opponent who is obviously out of the play or after the ball is clearly dead). This is not a new section of the rules. 9-4-3g (make any other contact with an opponent which is deemed unnecessary) Again, not a new section.
Had the ball still been live, we could have had an illegal block in the back, but that would have only resulted in a 10 yd penalty.
IMHO, I would have flagged it for 9-4-3b (charge into an opponent who is obviously out of the play)
We have a new definition of a "defenseless player" (2-32-16) but it is only referenced in fouls by the phrase "helmet to helmet contact against a defenseless player" 9-4-3i(3) so the defenseless player would not apply here.
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