The official start of the new league year and free agency is finally under a week away and analysts are scurrying to put together their lists of the best available free agents.
Pete Prisco of CBS Sports has released his top 100 potential free agents and six Seattle Seahawks made the list.
Below are the six players with Prisco’s thoughts on the matter.
S Quandre Diggs No. 16: “A lot of teams are looking for a guy who can play the middle of the field, and Diggs is that guy. Even as teams move to more split-safety looks, he fits in any scheme. He has the range you like since he’s a former corner.”
LB Bobby Wagner No. 19: “The Seahawks released him Tuesday because he’s getting up in the years and they are in rebuild mode. He isn’t the same player he was a few years ago, but he can still help a team with his smarts in the middle of a defense.”
OT Duane Brown No. 27: “Age is becoming an issue for him at 36, but he is coming off another solid season. He excels in pass protection on the left side, which gives him value on this market, even at his age.”
CB D.J. Reed No. 37: “He is a smallish corner at 5-9, but he is feisty and will battle. He has fit playing in Seattle’s zone scheme, but his height might hurt him on the outside as a man player.”
RB Rashaad Penny No. 86: “He finished 2021 looking like one of the best runners in the league. After dealing with a bunch of injuries in his career, he finally looked like the first-round pick he was for Seattle. But the injury history has to be a concern.”
TE Gerald Everett No. 88: “In his one season with the Seahawks, he caught 48 passes with four touchdowns. He turns 28 this summer, so there is still a lot of good football left in him. He doesn’t provide much as a blocker, but he can create opportunities in the passing game.”
The legal tampering period ahead of the start of free agency kicks off on March 14 at 9:00 a.m. PT.
