When the new NFL league year begins on Wednesday, March 13, all 32 teams must be in compliance with the salary cap. and it’s time for those teams who can to try and pluck the best free agents on the open market. Teams are allowed to discuss potential contracts with those free agents on March 11, which is the league’s legal tampering period.
Some of the players on this list will be given the franchise tags by their current teams, which obviously complicates things to a point, but below, you’ll see our list of the top 101 impending free agents. This list is based on age. tape study, advanced metrics, production, scheme-transcendence, and potential impact on any new team.
Here are Touchdown Wire’s top 101 free agents for the 2024 league year.
1. Chris Jones, DL, Kansas City Chiefs
2. Kirk Cousins, QB, Minnesota Vikings
3. Justin Madubuike, DL, Baltimore Ravens
4. L’Jarius Sneed, CB, Kansas City Chiefs
5. Mike Evans, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6. Josh Allen, EDGE, Jacksonville Jaguars
7. Brian Burns, EDGE, Carolina Panthers
8. Antoine Winfield Jr., S, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
9. Christian Wilkins, DI, Miami Dolphins
10. Jaylon Johnson, CB, Chicago Bears
11. Tee Higgins, WR, Cincinnati Bengals
12. Bryce Huff, EDGE, New York Jets
13. Danielle Hunter, EDGE, Minnesota Vikings
14. Leonard Williams, DL, Seattle Seahawks
15. Geno Stone, S, Baltimore Ravens
16. Frankie Luvu, LB, Carolina Panthers
17. Jonathan Greenard, EDGE, Houston Texans
18. Calvin Ridley, WR, Jacksonville Jaguars
19. Patrick Queen, LB, Baltimore Ravens
20. Kyle Dugger, S, New England Patriots
22. Kamren Curl, S, Washington Commanders
23. Josh Jacobs, RB, Las Vegas Raiders
24. Michael Pittman Jr., WR, Indianapolis Colts
25. D.J. Reader, DI, Cincinnati Bengals
26. Saquon Barkley, RB, New York Giants
27. Lavonte David, LB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
28. Kenny Moore II, CB, Indianapolis Colts
29. Drue Tranquill, LB, Kansas City Chiefs
30. Tyron Smith, OT, Dallas Cowboys
31. Chidobe Awuzie, CB, Cincinnati Bengals
32. Kevin Dotson, OG, Los Angeles Rams
33. Denico Autry, DL, Tennessee Titans
34. Chase Young, EDGE, San Francisco 49ers
35. Robert Hunt, OG, Miami Dolphins
36. Xavier McKinney, S, New York Giants
37. Marquise Brown, WR, Arizona Cardinals
38. Derrick Henry, RB, Tennessee Titans
39. Trent Brown, OT, New England Patriots
40. Bobby Wagner, LB, Seattle Seahawks
41. Kendall Fuller, CB, Washington Commanders
42. Dalton Schultz, TE, Houston Texans
43. Mike Onwenu, OL, New England Patriots
44. Baker Mayfield, QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
45. Julian Blackmon, S, Indianapolis Colts
46. Za’Darius Smith, EDGE, Cleveland Browns
47. Kevin Zeitler, OG, Baltimore Ravens
48. Jadeveon Clowney, EDGE, Baltimore Ravens
49. Stephon Gilmore, CB, Dallas Cowboys
50. Tony Pollard, RB, Dallas Cowboys
51. Steven Nelson, CB, Houston Texans
52. Austin Ekeler, RB, Los Angeles Chargers
53. Mike Danna, DL, Kansas City Chiefs
54. Curtis Samuel, WR, Washington Commanders
55. C.J. Gardner-Johnson, DB, Detroit Lions
56. Grover Stewart, DI, Indianapolis Colts
57. Andrew Van Ginkel, EDGE, Miami Dolphins
58. Gabriel Davis, WR, Buffalo Bills
59. Hunter Henry, TE, New England Patriots
60. Leonard Floyd, EDGE, Buffalo Bills
61. Dalton Risner, OG. Minnesota Vikings
62. Jordyn Brooks, LB, Seattle Seahawks
63. Tyler Boyd, WR, Cincinnati Bengals
64. Lloyd Cushenberry III, C, Denver Broncos
65. Josh Uche, EDGE, New England Patriots
66. Odell Beckham Jr., WR, Baltimore Ravens
67. Noah Fant, TE, Seattle Seahawks
68. Teair Tart, DI, Tennessee Titans
69. Gardner Minshew, QB, Indianapolis Colts
70. Fletcher Cox, DI, Philadelphia Eagles
71. D'Andre Swift, RB, Philadelphia Eagles
72. Connor Williams, C, Miami Dolphins
73. Ryan Tannehill, QB, Tennessee Titans
74. Darnell Mooney, WR, Chicago Bears
75. Devin White, LB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
76. Kendrick Bourne, WR, New England Patriots
77. Ezra Cleveland, OG, Jacksonville Jaguars
78. Sheldon Rankins, DI, Houston Texans
79. Azeez Al-Shaair, LB, Tennessee Titans
80. Brandon Graham, EDGE, Philadelphia Eagles
81. Jonah Jackson, OG, Detroit Lions
82. Blake Cashman, LB, Houston Texans
84. DaQuan Jones, DL, Buffalo Bills
85. Jordan Fuller, S, Los Angeles Rams
86. Carl Lawson, EDGE, New York Jets
87. Josey Jewell, LB, Tennessee Titans
88. Kyle Van Noy, EDGE, Baltimore Ravens
89. Javon Kinlaw, DL, San Francisco 49ers
90. Willie Gay, LB, Kansas City Chiefs
91. Tashaun Gipson Sr., S, San Francisco 49ers
92. Graham Glasgow, OG, Detroit Lions
93. Jordan Hicks, LB, Minnesota Vikings
94. Maurice Hurst, DI, Cleveland Browns
95. Noah Brown, WR, Houston Texans
96. Dorance Armstrong, EDGE, Dallas Cowboys
97. Quinton Jefferson, DI, New York Jets
98. A.J. Epenesa, EDGE, Buffalo Bills
99. Mike Edwards, S, Kansas City Chiefs
100. Josh Reynolds, WR, Detroit Lions
101. Darrell Taylor, EDGE, Seattle Seahawks
