This is our NFL Free Agency Master List. It will stay updated deep into the offseason.
Each free agent’s age is shown in parentheses next to his name.
You’ll find a rundown of this offseason’s notable trades at the very bottom of this page.
Offense: Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends | Offensive Tackles | Interior Offensive Linemen
Defense: EDGE Players | Interior Defensive Linemen | Off-Ball Linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties
Special Teams: Kickers | Punters
Quarterbacks
Sam Darnold (28) — Signed 3-year, $110.5 million deal including $55 million guaranteed with Seahawks. Although Darnold is familiar with OC Klint Kubiak‘s scheme from their time together in San Francisco (2023), his surrounding ecosystem is a significant downgrade for fantasy compared to the elite coaching and cast (not to mention indoor environment) he converted into career-highs in points per game (18.1, QB11) and TD rate (6.4%, well above his career 4.2% average) with Minnesota. Expect Darnold to be overdrafted in home leagues, where he should be viewed as a SuperFlex QB2 with a questionable ceiling.
Justin Fields (26) — Signed 2-year, $40 million deal including $30 million guaranteed with Jets. A top-five option in 32.3% (11) of his starts since 2022 (and top-12 in 58.8%), Fields’ contract assures he’ll open as New York’s starter (and a QB1 for fantasy), flirting with a position-separating ceiling given his 8.9 per-game rushing points provided over his last 34 starts. Note that first-time OC Tanner Engstrand‘s job under Ben Johnson in Detroit was planning how to get all their players the ball, understanding the importance of utilizing an individual’s strengths.
Aaron Rodgers (41)
Russell Wilson (37)
Daniel Jones (28) — Signed 1-year, $14 million deal with Colts. The deal includes $13.125 million guaranteed. Another $3.7 million is available through incentives. Indianapolis has opened Anthony Richardson‘s starting job to competition, and Jones is about as competitive an option as GM Chris Ballard could’ve come up with behind the top tier of free agents. Jones will have a very realistic chance to make starts in 2025.
Gardner Minshew (28)
Tyler Huntley (27)
Zach Wilson (26) — Signed 1-year, $6 million deal with Dolphins. The deal is fully guaranteed, and Wilson can earn another $4 million through incentives. Wilson has been erratic to say the least since entering the league, but his arm talent and athleticism give the Fins a better backup option to Tua Tagovailoa than the Miami has had in recent seasons.
Trey Lance (25)
Jacoby Brissett (33) — Signed undisclosed deal with Cardinals. Brissett gives Arizona a viable backup for Kyler Murray.
Marcus Mariota (32) — Re-signed 1-year, $8 million deal with Commanders. Allows OC Kliff Kingsbury to keep the same playbook regardless of Jayden Daniels’ health.
Jarrett Stidham (29) — Re-signed 2-year, $12 million deal including $7 million guaranteed with Broncos. Hasn’t thrown a regular-season pass since Week 18 of the 2023 season, “leading” Denver to 16 and 14 points in his two respective starts.
Drew Lock (29)
Joe Flacco (40)
Jameis Winston (31)
Andy Dalton (38) — Re-signed 2-year, $8 million deal including $6 million guaranteed with Panthers. Scored 24.6 (QB8), 15.7 (QB13), 3.7 (QB28), and 14.9 fantasy points (QB17) in four starts for Bryce Young before being benched with 93 yards and two turnovers in the fourth quarter against Washington.
Mac Jones (27) — Signed 2-year, $7 million deal including $5 million guaranteed with 49ers. Not only becomes Brock Purdy‘s direct backup, but allows HC Kyle Shanahan to come full circle with Mac on his roster after choosing Trey Lance with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 draft.
Jimmy Garoppolo (34) — Re-signed 1-year, $4.505 million deal with Rams. The deal is fully guaranteed. Tossed for 334 yards and two touchdowns in his lone career start under HC Sean McVay. Jimmy G returns as Matthew Stafford‘s primary backup.
Mason Rudolph (30) — Signed 2-year, $8 million deal with Steelers. He got $4.5 million guaranteed.
Taylor Heinicke (32)
Cooper Rush (32) — Signed 2-year, $6.2 million deal with Ravens.
Josh Dobbs (30) — Signed 2-year, $8 million deal with Patriots. He got $3.8 million guaranteed. The signing was significant enough to potentially foreshadow a Joe Milton trade out of New England. Dobbs would then slot in as Drake Maye‘s primary backup.
Nick Mullens (30) — Signed 2-year, $6.5 million deal with Jaguars. Mullens will replace Mac Jones as Jacksonville’s primary backup for Trevor Lawrence.
Kyle Trask (27) — Re-signed 1-year, $2.7 million deal with Buccaneers. Fifth season as the team’s backup QB.
Running Backs
Aaron Jones (31) — Re-signed 2-year, $20 million deal including $13 million guaranteed with Vikings. The RB20 in per-game points in year one under HC Kevin O’Connell, Jones peaked with a career-high 15 weekly carries plus 5.1 yards per touch for the eighth consecutive season. Tolerable seventh-round pick with a sporadic week-to-week ceiling in any pre-draft Best Ball tourneys ahead of his age-31 season.
Rico Dowdle (27) — Signed 1-year, $6.25 million deal with Panthers. Worrisome for Chuba Hubbard‘s every-down role in that HC Dave Canales used Jonathon Brooks in a timeshare in the duo’s second (and what would be last) game together, seeing Brooks out-target Hubbard 3-0 and out-touch him 5-1 inside the red zone; Hubbard merely out-touched Brooks 12-9 in that one (Week 13 versus Bucs). Dowdle, an RB4 and inevitable nuisance with contingency value, closed the year with 14.1 points per game (RB18) after the Cowboys (reluctantly) began leaning on him in Week 12. Note that Carolina’s O-Line finished seventh in creating yards before contact per attempt (2.7).
Najee Harris (27) — Signed 1-year, $5.25 million deal with Chargers. All of that is guaranteed with a chance to earn $4 million more via incentives. An excellent home given Los Angeles’ 42.3% run play rate (10th) and 27.2 carries per game (12th) in year one under HC Jim Harbaugh. Gifted 284+ touches (with 1,200 yards from scrimmage) in all four seasons with the Steelers, Harris comfortably projects with 300+ as a volume-based RB2.
J.K. Dobbins (27)
Nick Chubb (30)
Javonte Williams (25) — Signed 1-year, $3 million deal with Cowboys. Unsurprisingly averaged a career-worst 3.8 yards per touch post-ACL surgery in 2023 and, last season, a career-low 8.2 weekly carries amid HC Sean Payton’s four-headed backfield. Assuming Dallas doesn’t draft an RB with any of their three picks on Night One/Two (and that’s admittedly not a safe assumption), the cup is half full for Javonte as an RB3/4 since Rico Dowdle (Panthers) and Ezekiel Elliott combined for 89% of the team’s backfield carries including 8-of-9 runs inside the five.
Jamaal Williams (29)
Gus Edwards (29)
Alexander Mattison (27)
Raheem Mostert (33) — Signed 1-year, $2.1 million deal with Raiders.
Ameer Abdullah (32)
Samaje Perine (30) — Signed 2-year, $3.8 million deal with Bengals. Perine spent most of four seasons (2019-2022) in Bengals HC Zac Taylor‘s offense and will fit in seamlessly as a passing-down specialist back in Cincinnati. Never a priority ball handler, Perine’s addition is excellent news for Chase Brown‘s fantasy value assuming it means the Bengals will use the rest of their draft and salary cap resources to upgrade positions other than running back.
Ty Johnson (28) — Re-signed 2-year, $5 million deal with Bills. A favorite of Buffalo’s coaching staff, Johnson wound up playing nearly 30% of the Bills’ 2024 offensive snaps as part of a backfield rotation with James Cook and Ray Davis. Johnson is excellent in the receiving game. His role doesn’t figure to change in 2025.
Kenneth Gainwell (26) — Signed 1-year, $1.79 million deal with Steelers. No idea who ultimately wears No. 14 between himself, D.K. Metcalf, and George Pickens. Never entrusted as Philadelphia’s direct backup RB, the addition of Gainwell (on a minimal deal) is terrific news for Jaylen Warren‘s pre-draft value as an RB3 with upside.
Khalil Herbert (27) — Signed 1-year deal with Colts. Early-down insurance for Jonathan Taylor with Tyler Goodson in on passing downs.
Miles Sanders (28)
D’Ernest Johnson (29)
Kareem Hunt (30) — Re-signed 1-year, $1.5 million deal with Chiefs.
Cam Akers (26)
D’Onta Foreman (29)
Trey Sermon (26)
A.J. Dillon (27) — Signed undisclosed deal with Eagles. Hasn’t logged a snap since December 2023 due to a season-ending stinger in his neck.
Tyler Goodson (25) — Re-signed 1-year, $1 million deal with Colts. Progressively earned more touches (8 < 12 < 14) in Jonathan Taylor‘s three absences for being far more explosive than Trey Sermon (free agent).
Elijah Mitchell (27) — Signed 1-year, $2.5 million deal with Chiefs. Bursty but oft-injured former 49er joins Isiah Pacheco and Carson Steele as Chiefs running backs under contract as of March 10. Kareem Hunt is a free agent, and Clyde Edwards-Helaire is now a Saint.
Dare Ogunbowale (31) — Re-signed 1-year, $1.8 million deal with Texans. Ogunbowale is a special teamer and situational passing-down back.
Darrynton Evans (27) — Signed 1-year, $1.21 million deal with Bills.
Fullbacks
Kyle Juszczyk (34) — Re-signed 2-year, $8 million deal with 49ers.
Patrick Ricard (31) — Re-signed 1-year deal with Ravens.
Reggie Gilliam (27) — Re-signed 1-year, $2 million deal with Bills.
Wide Receivers
Tee Higgins (26) — Re-signed 4-year, $115 million deal with Bengals; only guaranteed money for 2026 is (oddly) his $10 million roster bonus. Finally flashed a ceiling as Cincinnati’s 1B (rather than WR2) alongside Ja’Marr Chase, earning 8.8 targets and 18.6 points per game (WR7) in 12 starts with his teammate. Strong selection at/immediately before the second/third-round turn.
Chris Godwin (29) — Re-signed 3-year, $66 million deal including $44 million guaranteed with Bucs; reportedly left “millions” on table to return. Only Ja’Marr Chase scored more total fantasy points (138.1) than Godwin (137.8) while the latter was available through Week 7, out-targeting Mike Evans 61-42 in that span. Godwin had an outside chance to return from his dislocated ankle if Tampa Bay made a deep playoff run, so the assumption is he’ll be at full strength by Week 1.
Davante Adams (32) — Signed 2-year, $46 million deal including $26 million guaranteed with Rams. Earned a 23.4% (Raiders) and 28% target share (Jets) as the WR10 in per-week fantasy points across two teams in his age-31 season. With Matthew Stafford still able to support multiple wideouts for fantasy, Adams initially projects as a fringe WR1 in the same tier as Terry McLaurin, Tyreek Hill, Tee Higgins, etc. Puka Nacua remains a strong mid-first-round selection behind the Big Three of Ja’Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson, and CeeDee Lamb for his massive 34.9% target share from Stafford in the nine games he finished with Cooper Kupp, proving Nacua can earn league-winning volume regardless of the presence of another competent wideout.
Cooper Kupp (31) — Signed 3-year, $45 million deal with Seahawks. Unclear if first-year OC Klint Kubiak will ask Kupp to win from the outside in his age-32 season given Jaxon Smith-Njigba‘s 77.6% slot rate during his 2024 breakout season. The former’s lengthy injury history coupled with the cliff he hit to close the year — 10 catches over his final five games — leaves our rankings a full round behind Kupp at his current cost (87.1 ADP).
Josh Palmer (26) — Signed 3-year, $36 million deal with Bills. The deal includes $18 million guaranteed. A versatile but workmanlike receiver, Palmer slots in as another body in Buffalo’s crowded wideout room. As OC Joe Brady leans on a heavy rotational approach at the position, Palmer is unlikely to emerge as a bankable fantasy factor in Buffalo.
Darius Slayton (28) — Re-signed 3-year, $36 million deal with Giants. Contingency value for Slayton’s team-high 29.3% target share and 19 weekly points in Malik Nabers‘ two absences compared to his 9.8% share and 5.2 points per game when Nabers played.
Stefon Diggs (32)
Keenan Allen (33)
Tyler Lockett (32)
Amari Cooper (31)
Diontae Johnson (29)
DeAndre Hopkins (33) — Signed 1-year, $5 million deal with Ravens. He can earn another $1 million via incentives. Nearing the end of his career, Hopkins managed a 56/610/5 (10.9 YPR) receiving line across 16 games between the Chiefs and Titans last year. In Baltimore, Hopkins will compete for No. 2 receiver playing time with Rashod Bateman and probably to-be-determined others behind Zay Flowers, barely moving the needle for fantasy.
Mike Williams (31) — Signed 1-year deal with Chargers. Fewest Yards Per Route Run (0.96) since his rookie year (0.7) with the Jets and Steelers in his age-30 season. Acceptable dart in pre-draft Best Ball for his rapport with Justin Herbert as Los Angeles’ “X” in 3-WR sets.
Brandin Cooks (32)
Robert Woods (33)
Hollywood Brown (28) — Re-signed 1-year, $6.85 million deal with Chiefs. He got $6.5 million guaranteed. Currently a steal in the 10th/11th round of best-ball drafts given last year’s eighth-round appeal through August (in a worse on-field spot) despite his known multi-week absence to begin the 2024 season.
Devin Duvernay (27) — Signed 1-year deal with Bears.
K.J. Osborn (28) — Re-signed 1-year deal with Commanders.
Demarcus Robinson (31) — Signed 2-year, $9.5 million deal with 49ers. The deal includes $6 million guaranteed. Formerly of the division-rival Rams, Robinson is a useful No. 3/4 type receiver who provides depth behind Brandon Aiyuk, Jauan Jennings, and Ricky Pearsall in San Francisco.
Josh Reynolds (30)
Nelson Agholor (32)
D.J. Chark (29)
Mack Hollins (32) — Signed 2-year, $8.4 million deal with Patriots. Career-highs in targets (94), receiving yards (690), and fantasy points per game (9.1) in his lone season under Josh McDaniels in 2022. (McDaniels is back as Patriots offensive coordinator under Mike Vrabel this year.) Comfortable late-round flier as a longshot to lead Pats in receiving from Drake Maye.
Tyler Boyd (31)
Zay Jones (30) — Re-signed 1-year, $4.4 million deal with Cardinals. A versatile yet pedestrian producer, Jones profiles as Arizona’s No. 4 wideout.
Zach Pascal (31)
Elijah Moore (25)
Ashton Dulin (28) — Re-signed 2-year, $6.5 million deal with Colts. Dulin is one of the league’s top special teams gunners.
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine (28) — Signed 2-year, $6.5 million deal with Dolphins. A special teamer and quality situational wideout, Westbrook-Ikhine will compete with Malik Washington for Miami’s No. 3 receiver role behind Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle. Vastly overperformed in 2024 with nine touchdowns despite averaging 1.9 weekly catches.
Trent Sherfield (29) — Signed 2-year, $6 million deal with Broncos. Annual training camp star on his sixth NFL team.
Rondale Moore (25) — Signed 1-year deal with Vikings.
Tutu Atwell (26) — Re-signed 1-year, $10 million (fully guaranteed) deal with Rams. Averaged eight targets for box scores of 4/93/0, 4/82/0, 6/58/0, 6/51/0, and 5/37/0 in five starts without both Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp. Expected to start in 3-WR sets as an intriguing (undrafted) selection in any pre-draft Best Ball tourneys given Demarcus Robinson‘s availability on the open market and Kupp’s inevitable trade.
Sterling Shepard (32) — Re-signed 1-year, $2.5 million deal with Buccaneers.
Steven Sims (28)
Van Jefferson (29) — Signed 1-year, $2.5 million deal with Titans. A pedestrian talent on his fourth team in the last four seasons, Jefferson essentially replaces Nick Westbrook-Ikhine (Dolphins) in Nashville.
Olamide Zaccheaus (28)
Jamison Crowder (32)
Dyami Brown (26) — Signed 1-year, $10 million deal with Jaguars. Can earn another $2 million via incentives. Formerly a rotational player in Washington, Brown’s addition threatens the role of Gabe Davis, who was overpaid by the Jaguars’ previous front office. Brown ran 77% of his routes on the perimeter with the Commanders last season. Davis worked outside 82% of the time.
Marquez Valdes-Scantling (31) — Signed 1-year, $5.5 million deal with Seahawks. Reunites with OC Klint Kubiak as Seattle’s WR2 by default (and a strong late-round flier for Best Ball), closing the year with 10.1 points per game and a 19.8 aDOT in New Orleans.
JuJu Smith-Schuster (29) — Re-signed 1-year deal with Chiefs.
Allen Robinson (32)
Noah Brown (29) — Re-signed 1-year, $4.5 million deal with Commanders. Brown earned Washington’s No. 2 receiver job for most of last season but will at best be their No. 3 going forward behind Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel.
DeAndre Carter (32) — Signed 1-year deal with Browns.
Tyler Johnson (27) — Signed 1-year deal with Jets.
Jalen Reagor (26) — Re-signed 1-year deal with Chargers. Has failed to average one catch per game since the 2021 season.
Tim Patrick (32)
Parris Campbell (28) — Signed 1-year deal with Cowboys.
Mecole Hardman (27) — Signed 1-year deal with Packers.
Dante Pettis (29) — Re-signed 1-year, $1.3 million deal with Saints. Will compete for roster spot after closing out 2024 as injury-induced contributor in New Orleans.
Terrace Marshall Jr. (25)
Ben Skowronek (28)
Simi Fehoko (28) — Signed 1-year, $1.75 million deal with Cardinals.
Collin Johnson (28)
Tylan Wallace (26) — Re-signed 1-year, $2.25 million deal with Ravens. 51% of Baltimore’s special teams snaps in every season since being drafted (2021).
Justin Watson (29) — Signed 1-year deal with Texans. Watson isn’t very good but does own three Super Bowl rings. He’ll be a dirty work/role player in Houston.
Braxton Berrios (29) — Signed 1-year, $1.8 million deal with Texans. Slot receiver depth behind Christian Kirk. Berrios also excels on special teams.
Tight Ends
Evan Engram (30) — Signed 2-year, $23 million deal including $16.5 million guaranteed with Broncos. Presumably removes Denver from selecting Penn State TE Tyler Warren at No. 20 overall. The TE6 and TE15 in weekly points during his two seasons in Jacksonville, Engram slides into HC Sean Payton‘s coveted ‘Joker’ role as a high-floor TE1 with no competition. Bo Nix‘s paltry 13.1% target rate to that position (31st) is solely attributed to having Greg Dulcich, Adam Trautman, and Lucas Krull.
Tyler Conklin (30)
Juwan Johnson (29) — Re-signed 3-year, $30.75 million deal with Saints. The deal includes $21.25 million guaranteed. A pure receiving tight end, Johnson is coming off career highs in targets (66), receiving (50/548/3), catch rate (76%), and yards per target (8.3). Fringe-TE1 with multi-touchdown performances sprinkled in.
Mike Gesicki (30) — Re-signed 3-year, $25.5 million deal (including $12 million in year one) with Bengals. 13.6 points per game (TE4) and increased 18.3% target share in Tee Higgins‘ five absences compared to 6.2 PPG (TE33) and 10.1% share with Higgins available; terrific 15th/16th-round pick if only for the contingency upside if/when either Ja’Marr Chase or Tee are injured.
Luke Farrell (28) — Signed 3-year, $20.25 million deal with 49ers. PFF’s No. 2 graded pass-blocking TE in 2024.
Tommy Tremble (25) — Re-signed 2-year, $10.5 million contract with Panthers. Primarily utilized as the team’s blocking TE, Tremble earned 5/77/0 receiving with a 19.5% target share in Ja’Tavion Sanders‘ lone 2024 absence.
Mo Alie-Cox (32)
Harrison Bryant (27) — Signed 1-year, $2 million deal with Eagles. The former Mackey Award winner will back up Dallas Goedert in Philly.
Zach Ertz (35) — Re-signed 1-year, $6.25 million deal with Commanders. TE10, TE6, and TE9 in per-week points in his last three seasons under Kliff Kingsbury.
Austin Hooper (31) — Re-signed 1-year, $5 million deal with Patriots. Registered four-year highs in catches (2.6) and yards per game (28) in 2024, presumably because he was mistaken for Hunter Henry when the two shared the field.
Durham Smythe (30) — Signed 1-year deal with Bears. Blocked on 65% of snaps in final year with Dolphins.
Gerald Everett (30)
Johnny Mundt (31) — Signed 2-year, $5.5 million deal with Jaguars. A positive for Brenton Strange, who averaged a 14.2% target share and 65% route rate in eight starts for Evan Engram (released).
Marcedes Lewis (41)
Jordan Akins (33)
Kenny Yeboah (27) — Signed 1-year deal with Lions.
Chris Manhertz (33) — Re-signed 1-year, $1.4 million deal with Giants. One of only five TEs (among 85 qualifiers with 100 snaps) asked to stay in and block on 80% of plays.
Ian Thomas (29)
Ross Dwelley (30)
Tanner Hudson (31) — Re-signed 1-year, $1.25 million deal with Bengals. Preseason DFS Hall of Famer entering his eighth NFL campaign.
Hunter Long (27) — Signed 2-year, $5 million deal with Jaguars. Profiles as Jacksonville’s No. 3 tight end behind Brenton Strange and Johnny Mundt.
Shane Zylstra (29) — Re-signed 1-year deal with Lions.
Pharaoh Brown (31)
Eric Saubert (31)
C.J. Uzomah (32)
Nick Vannett (32)
Josiah Deguara (28)
Hayden Hurst (32)
Donald Parham (27) — Signed 1-year deal with Steelers. Viable last-round dart in deep TE-premium leagues given OC Arthur Smith‘s 26.4% target rate (eighth) to that position.
Irv Smith Jr. (27)
John Bates (28) — Re-signed 3-year, $21 million deal with Commanders. Rotational TE with special-teams chops. Regarded as a difference-making blocker.
Kylen Granson (27) — Signed 1-year deal with Eagles.
Jody Fortson (30)
Peyton Hendershot (26)
Offensive Tackles
Ronnie Stanley (31) — Re-signed 3-year, $60 million deal with Ravens. The deal includes $44 million guaranteed. No. 12 OT in ESPN’s Pass Block Win Rate metric with the second-most snaps (1,221) at his position. Even if Stanley is no longer a true first-tier left tackle, retaining him was a massive win for Baltimore considering this year’s barren markets at the position in both free agency and the draft.
Dan Moore Jr. (27) — Signed 4-year, $82 million deal with Titans. He got a whopping $50 million guaranteed, including $30 million in year one. An overachiever in Pittsburgh, Moore maintained starting left tackle duties all four years there even as the Steelers used first-round picks on OTs Broderick Jones and Troy Fautanu. The Titans will keep Moore on the blindside and shift J.C. Latham to right tackle, his college position.
Jaylon Moore (27) — Signed 2-year, $30 million deal with Chiefs. Moore operated as Trent Williams‘ backup over the past four seasons in San Francisco, mixing in for 12 career starts. Advanced metrics show Moore struggled badly in pass protection in those games. The Chiefs are banking on Moore winning the starting job on Patrick Mahomes‘ blindside.
Cam Robinson (30) — Signed 1-year, $12 million deal with Texans.
Joseph Noteboom (30)
Tyron Smith (35)
Patrick Mekari (28) — Signed 3-year, $37.5 million deal with Jaguars. A “high floor addition” (per Brandon Thorn) with snaps at LT (672), LG (832), C (683), RG (272), and RT (1,206) since entering the league.
D.J. Humphries (32)
Morgan Moses (34) — Signed 3-year, $28.5 million deal with Patriots. Moses is a right tackle only nearing the end of his career, but New England was desperate for offensive line help, and this year’s tackle market was all but barren after Ronnie Stanley re-signed in Baltimore.
Jedrick Wills (26)
Alaric Jackson (27) — Re-signed 3-year, $57 million deal with Rams. Jackson’s 2.5% blown block rate in 2024 (21st among 110 qualifiers with 100 snaps, per SIS) is the best among this year’s pool at his position (with zero holding penalties to boot).
Trent Brown (32)
Chukwuma Okorafor (28) — Signed 1-year deal with Jets. Played 12 offensive snaps as New England’s starting LT before being replaced by Vederian Lowe in Week 1; was promptly placed on the “left squad” list for the rest of the year.
Cornelius Lucas (34)
Mekhi Becton (26) — Signed 2-year, $20 million deal with Chargers.
George Fant (32)
Kelvin Beachum (36) — Re-signed 1-year, $4 million deal with Cardinals. Beachum made starts at both left and right tackle for last year’s Cards. He returns as Arizona’s swing tackle behind LT Paris Johnson and RT Jonah Williams.
Kendall Lamm (33)
Olisaemeka Udoh (28)
Andrus Peat (32)
Isaiah Wynn (30)
David Quessenberry (35)
Josh Jones (28) — Signed 1-year, $4.75 million deal with Seahawks. The former Cardinal is a candidate to start at either guard position or right tackle if Abe Lucas can’t turn his play around.
Dillon Radunz (27)
Trenton Scott (31)
Chuma Edoga (28) — Signed 2-year deal with Jaguars. Edoga joins his fourth team since being drafted in 2019’s third round out of USC.
Storm Norton (31) — Re-signed 2-year deal with Falcons. Norton is Atlanta’s swing tackle behind LT Jake Matthews and RT Kaleb McGary.
Matt Peart (28) — Re-signed 2-year, $7 million deal with Broncos. Appeared in all 17 games for Denver as a swing tackle/special teamer last year.
Le’Raven Clark (32)
Justin Skule (29)
Germain Ifedi (31)
Chris Hubbard (34)
Dan Skipper (31) — Re-signed 1-year deal with Lions. Skipper returns as Detroit’s swing tackle behind LT Taylor Decker and RT Penei Sewell.
Jackson Barton (30)
Calvin Anderson (29)
Geron Christian (29)
Brandon Parker (30)
Andre Dillard (30)
Larry Borom (26) — Signed 1-year deal with Dolphins. Borom’s spot appearances in Chicago were always an adventure.
Ben Bartch (27) — Re-signed 1-year, $1.33 million deal with 49ers. Expected to replace LG Aaron Banks (free agent) as San Francisco’s starting left guard.
Jack Driscoll (28)
Justin Herron (30)
Charlie Heck (29)
Hakeem Adeniji (28)
James Hudson (26) — Signed 2-year, $11 million deal with Giants. Made 17 combined spot starts — mostly at right tackle — across his first four NFL seasons, all with the Browns.
Jackson Carman (25) — Signed 1-year deal with Dolphins. Committed two penalties and allowed a sack in his lone appearance last year.
Jake Curhan (27)
Interior Offensive Linemen
Aaron Banks (28) — Signed 4-year, $77 million deal with Packers, sliding Elgton Jenkins to C. Allowed one sack over 1,068 pass-blocking snaps the past two years.
Trey Smith (26) — Franchise tagged by Chiefs ($23.4 million). 26 in June and fresh off his first Pro Bowl nod, Smith ranked as PFF’s No. 14 G among 79 qualifiers with a career-best 1.5 sacks allowed across 829 pass-blocking snaps in 2024.
Drew Dalman (27) — Signed 3-year, $42 million deal including $28 million guaranteed with Bears. Registering PFF’s No. 4 grade at his position in 2024, Dalman (suddenly the league’s second-highest-paid center) continues Chicago’s revamp alongside RG Jonah Jackson and LG Joe Thuney. ESPN assigned Dalman a 95% pass-block win rate in 2024, ninth best among centers.
Ben Bredeson (27) — Re-signed 3-year, $22 million deal including $12.5 million guaranteed with Buccaneers. Started all 17 games at LG last year, guaranteeing Tampa Bay returns all five starters in 2025.
Evan Brown (29) — Re-signed 2-year, $11.5 million deal with Cardinals. Started all 17 games for Arizona in 2024, limiting his mistakes to four combined penalties and sacks.
Alex Cappa (30) — Signed 2-year, $11 million deal including $5.5 million guaranteed with Raiders. 2024’s Triple UNcrown winner with most pressures (51), sacks (eight), and hurries (36) allowed at his position.
Ryan Kelly (32) — Signed 2-year, $18 million deal with Vikings. Minnesota is revamping its formerly problematic O-Line interior with former Colts; Kelly at center and Will Fries at right guard.
Brandon Scherff (34)
Shaq Mason (31)
Robert Hainsey (27) — Signed 3-year, $21 million deal with Jaguars. Hainsey is familiar with new Jags HC Liam Coen‘s scheme from their time together in Tampa Bay. Hainsey projects as Jacksonville’s new starting center.
James Daniels (28) — Signed 3-year, $24 million deal with Dolphins. Daniels tore his Achilles’ last Week 4. When healthy, he is a top-notch pass blocker. Interior pass protection has been problematic for Tua Tagovailoa in Miami.
Cody Ford (29) — Re-signed 2-year, $6 million deal with Bengals. Utility OL with experience at LT (431 snaps last year), LG (152), and RT (80).
Austin Corbett (30) — Re-signed 1-year, $3 million deal with Panthers. Carolina’s starting RG and C the past two years before suffering season-ending injuries early into both campaigns.
Kevin Zeitler (35) — Signed 1-year, $9 million deal with Titans. Elite starter with both the Ravens and Lions the past two seasons. Tennessee’s revamped O-Line includes LT Dan Moore, LG Peter Skoronski, C Lloyd Cushenberry, RT J.C Latham, and Zeitler on the interior.
Will Hernandez (30)
Will Fries (27) — Signed 5-year, $88 million deal with Vikings. Fries vastly exceeded expectations in Indianapolis, entering the league as a 2021 seventh-round pick. He emerged as a starter at right guard midway through the 2022 campaign and stayed there until fracturing his tibia last Week 5. He will be fully recovered well before training camp.
Nate Herbig (27) — Signed 1-year deal with Commanders.
Andre James (27) — Signed 1-year, $1.17 million deal with Chargers.
Coleman Shelton (30) — Signed 2-year deal with Rams. After flopping with 2024’s Bears, Shelton returns to L.A. as experienced depth behind Beaux Limmer, who emerged as the Rams’ starting center as a rookie last year.
Jon Feliciano (33)
Daniel Brunskill (31)
Cody Whitehair (33)
Wes Schweitzer (32)
Dalton Risner (30)
Nick Harris (27)
Royce Newman (28)
Teven Jenkins (27) — Signed 1-year deal with Browns.
Liam Eichenberg (27)
Rob Jones (26) — Signed 1-year, $3.75 million deal with Cowboys. A 17-game starter for the Dolphins last year, Jones was one of the biggest problems along a porous Miami interior offensive line.
Greg Van Roten (35)
Michael Deiter (29)
Dan Feeney (31)
Trystan Colon (27)
Blake Hance (29) — Signed 1-year, $1.327 million deal with Titans. Purely offensive line depth, Hance did spend time with Titans OL coach Bill Callahan in Cleveland during the 2020 and 2021 seasons.
Josh Myers (27) — Signed 1-year, $3.5 million deal with Jets. Replaces C Wes Schweitzer in front of Justin Fields, who Myers previously blocked for as teammates at Ohio State.
Lucas Patrick (32)
Iosua Opeta (29)
Michael Dunn (31)
Aaron Stinnie (31)
Brady Christensen (29) — Re-signed 1-year, $2.8 million deal with Panthers. Christensen has made NFL starts at guard, center, and left tackle. He returns to Carolina as a versatile swing reserve.
Danny Pinter (29) — Re-signed 1-year, $1.67 million deal with Colts. Pinter is a swing reserve at guard and center.
Kendrick Green (27)
Mark Glowinski (33)
Elijah Wilkinson (30) — Re-signed 1-year deal with Falcons.
Conor McDermott (33)
Laken Tomlinson (33) — Signed 1-year, $4.25 million deal with Texans. Houston’s near-complete offensive line overhaul continues. Tomlinson has been a wildly up-and-down performer throughout his career but hasn’t missed a start in seven years.
Fred Johnson (28) — Signed 1-year deal with Jaguars.
Ben Cleveland (27) — Re-signed 1-year, $1.17 million deal with Ravens.
Matt Pryor (31)
Sam Mustipher (29)
Bradley Bozeman (31) — Re-signed 2-year, $12 million deal with Chargers. Bozeman coughed up 38 QB pressures last season, most among NFL centers.
EDGE Players
Khalil Mack (34) — Re-signed 1-year, fully guaranteed $18 million deal with Chargers. The Bolts moved on from Joey Bosa but are running it back with Mack, who eked out six sacks in 2024 but graded out as an elite run-stopping EDGE.
Haason Reddick (31) — Signed 1-year, $14 million deal with Bucs. He got $12 million guaranteed. Ignore 2024’s career-lows amid his holdout to begin the year: Reddick notched double-digit sacks in each of the four seasons prior.
Demarcus Lawrence (33) — Signed 3-year, $42 million deal with Seahawks. Three sacks in four games before suffering a season-ending Lisfranc injury.
Joey Bosa (29) — Signed 1-year, $12.6 million deal with Bills. Injuries have severely curbed Bosa’s impact and availability over the past three seasons, but he is healthy now entering his age-30 campaign. This is a high-upside, one-year gamble by a Super Bowl-contending Buffalo team.
Josh Sweat (28) — Signed 4-year, $76.4 million deal including $41 million guaranteed with Cardinals. Finished the year ranked 22nd in pressure rate, recording a team-high six (with 2.5 sacks) in Super Bowl LIX.
Dayo Odeyingbo (26) — Signed 3-year, $48 million deal with Bears. Primarily deployed as a three-tech (at 6’6/285) last year to help the Colts, Dayo’s sack total unsurprisingly dipped from eight in 2023 to three. Expected to rush the passer opposite Montez Sweat (and around DT Grady Jarrett) in Chicago.
Harold Landry (28) — Signed 3-year, $43.5 million deal with Patriots. At least nine sacks and 14 tackles for loss in each of his last three seasons (around 2022’s torn ACL). This deal reunites Landry with former Titans HC Mike Vrabel — now New England’s head coach — as part of a revamped and potentially high-octane Patriots defense from front to back.
Za’Darius Smith (32)
Chase Young (26) — Re-signed 3-year, $51 million deal with Saints. Young managed 5.5 sacks across 17 games for New Orleans last year but did finish 11th in the league in pressures (46).
Derrick Barnes (26) — Re-signed 3-year, $24 million deal with Lions. He got $16 million guaranteed. A breakout player in 2023, Barnes missed nearly all of 2024 after tearing his right MCL and PCL last Week 3. He’s expected to be back to full strength well before training camp.
Baron Browning (26) — Re-signed 2-year, $15 million deal with Cardinals. Pressure rate increased from 6% with Broncos to 16.4% with Arizona upon being traded in Week 10.
Larry Ogunjobi (34) — Signed 1-year, $8.3 million deal including $8 million guaranteed with Bills. Typically deployed as a three-tech in Pittsburgh’s 3-4 scheme. Bills HC Sean McDermott‘s four-man fronts will now include Ogunjobi, EDGE Joey Bosa, DT Ed Oliver, and Greg Rousseau.
Von Miller (36)
Preston Smith (33)
Matt Judon (33)
Charles Omenihu (28)
Anthony Nelson (28) — Re-signed 2-year, $10 million deal with Bucs. A rotational edge player, Nelson tallied four sacks and 13 QB hits across 17 games (6 starts) last season.
Marcus Davenport (29) — Re-signed 1-year, $2.5 million deal with Lions. Only six appearances through multiple injuries the past two seasons, but graded as PFF’s No. 24 EDGE among 129 qualifiers the last time he was at full strength (2022).
Deatrich Wise (31) — Signed 1-year, $5 million deal with Commanders. 34 career sacks across eight seasons with New England.
Lorenzo Carter (30) — Signed one-year deal with Titans.
Dre’Mont Jones (28) — Signed 1-year, $10 million deal with Titans. Jones’ 45 pressures in 2024 would’ve tied for Tennessee’s team-high mark.
Leonard Floyd (32) — Signed 1-year, $10 million deal with Falcons. Floyd piled up 8.5 sacks for last year’s 49ers but was cut early in free agency. Floyd played for Falcons HC Raheem Morris‘ Rams when Morris coordinated L.A.’s defense in 2021 and 2022.
Clelin Ferrell (28) — Signed 1-year deal with Commanders.
Dennis Gardeck (31)
Dante Fowler Jr. (31) — Signed 1-year, $8 million deal with Cowboys.
Emmanuel Ogbah (32)
Darrell Taylor (28) — Signed 1-year, $4.75 million deal with Texans. A situational pass rusher, Taylor has tallied 24.5 sacks across four seasons since entering the league.
Payton Turner (26) — Signed 1-year, $3 million deal with Cowboys. A bust across four seasons with the Saints after they drafted him in 2021’s first round, Turner has five career sacks in 31 games (0 starts).
Joshua Uche (27) — Signed 1-year deal with Eagles. Uche’s career has spiraled since he logged 11.5 sacks for the 2022 Patriots. He’ll compete for snaps as a rotational edge rusher in Philly.
Michael Hoecht (28) — Signed 3-year, $21 million deal with Rams. A freak athlete with experience at defensive tackle, defensive end, and linebacker, Hoecht blocked three kicks with the Rams last season.
Joe Tryon-Shoyinka (26) — Signed 1-year, $4.75 million deal with Browns. The 32nd overall pick in 2021’s draft, Tryon never met expectations in four years with the Bucs. He banked just two sacks across 15 appearances (11 starts) in 2024.
Tanoh Kpassagnon (31)
Dawuane Smoot (30)
Derek Barnett (29) — Re-signed 1-year, $5 million deal with Texans. 7.5 sacks across 22 appearances under HC DeMeco Ryans the past two years.
Jihad Ward (31)
Kentavius Street (29) — Signed 1-year deal with Falcons.
Azeez Ojulari (25) — Signed 1-year, $4 million deal with Eagles.
Jerry Hughes (37)
Joseph Ossai (25) — Re-signed 1-year, $7 million deal with Bengals. Ossai netted five sacks while playing 51% of Cincinnati’s 2024 defensive snaps. His role is sure to grow with Sam Hubbard retiring and Trey Hendrickson on the trade block.
L.J. Collier (30) — Signed 1-year, $4 million deal with Cardinals. Set career-highs with 3.5 sacks and 29 tackles in 15 starts.
Trevis Gipson (28)
Jacob Martin (30)
James Smith-Williams (28)
Malcolm Koonce (27) — Re-signed 1-year, $12 million deal with Raiders. Koonce was a breakout player in 2023 before tearing his ACL ahead of the 2024 campaign and missing the entire season. He returns on a one-year, prove-it deal to bookend Maxx Crosby.
Chauncey Golston (27) — Signed 3-year, $19.5 million deal with Giants. An inside-out presence who can play both end and tackle, Golston rang up 5.5 sacks as part of Dallas’ down-line rotation last season.
Patrick Jones II (27) — Signed 2-year, $20 million deal with Panthers. Minnesota’s third-round pick in 2021, Jones worked his way into a rotational role and notched a career-high seven sacks in 2024.
Shaquil Barrett (33)
Larrell Murchison (28) — Signed 1-year deal with Rams.
Julian Okwara (28)
K’Lavon Chaisson (26)
Al-Quadin Muhammad (30) — Signed 1-year deal with Lions.
Carl Lawson (30)
Tyus Bowser (30)
Interior Defensive Linemen
Milton Williams (26) — Signed 4-year, $104 million deal with Patriots. He got $63 million guaranteed. An explosive gap shooter at three-technique tackle, Williams is coming off a five-sack season in Philadelphia. He also sacked Patrick Mahomes twice in Philly’s Super Bowl LIX win.
Osa Odighizuwa (27) — Re-signed 4-year, $80 million deal including $58 million guaranteed with Cowboys; receives $22.25 million in the first year compared to $25.1 million had he been tagged. An interior bulldozer at 6’2/280, Odighizuwa ranked fourth (18%) and 12th (11%) in ESPN’s Pass Rush Win Rate at his position the past two years.
Javon Hargrave (32) — Signed 3-year, $45 million deal including $30 million guaranteed with Vikings. Registered a career-high in sacks the past two years (4 < 5) with two forced fumbles from up the gut in 2024.
Jonathan Allen (30) — Signed 3-year, $51 million deal with Vikings. Allen missed the first nine games of 2024 with a torn pectoral muscle, but returned to finish fast for the upstart Commanders, only to be released at season’s end. He was a Pro Bowler in 2021 and 2022 and is a highly respected team leader type.
D.J. Jones (30) — Re-signed 3-year, $39 million deal with Broncos. Finished 15th (out of 142 qualifiers) in ‘stops’ as a run-stuffing plug up the middle last year.
Grady Jarrett (31) — Signed 3-year, $43.5 million deal with Bears. Career Falcons is a true ironman with only 11 absences across nine seasons. Jarrett will be called on to play three-technique tackle, a huge weakness for years in Chicago.
Javon Kinlaw (28) — Signed 3-year, $45 million deal with Commanders. The deal includes $30 million guaranteed. Washington dedicated a surprisingly large sum to a former first-round pick who disappointed in previous stops with San Francisco and the Jets. Commanders GM Adam Peters played a major part in the 49ers drafting Kinlaw, however, and HC Dan Quinn has a history of getting the most out of past underachievers.
Dalvin Tomlinson (31) — Signed 2-year, $29 million deal including $16 million guaranteed with Cardinals. 11.4% pressure rate (at 6’3/320!) last year, second only to Milton Williams among this year’s pool of available DTs.
B.J. Hill (30) — Re-signed 3-year, $33 million deal with Bengals. Cincinnati permitted 1.4 rushing yards before contact per attempt (first) with Hill on the field compared to 2.7 (24th) when he was out. Hill was wholly ineffective in pass-rush situations, however.
Jarran Reed (33) — Re-signed 3-year, $22 million deal with Seahawks. Career-best 34 hurries with 48 pressures (second most of his career) in 2024.
T.J. Slaton (27) — Signed 2-year, $14.1 million deal with Bengals. He got $5 million guaranteed. A massive interior presence at 6-foot-4, 330, ex-Packer Slaton will be called on specifically to beef up Cincinnati’s previously cupcake run defense.
Bobby Brown (24) — Signed 3-year, $21 million deal with Panthers. A 6-foot-4, 321-pound behemoth inside, former Ram Brown is purely an early-down run stopper lacking pass-rush juice.
Adam Butler (31) — Re-signed 3-year, $16.5 million deal including $11 million guaranteed with Raiders. Leveraged last year’s ‘prove it’ deal (for $1.8 million) into career-highs in snaps (77%), pressures (15), and tackles (65).
Da’Shawn Hand (29) — Signed 1-year, $3.35 million deal with Chargers.
Raekwon Davis (27)
Folorunso Fatukasi (30)
Larry Ogunjobi (31) — Signed 1-year, $8.3 million deal with Bills. He got $8 million guaranteed. Ogunjobi showed signs of decline in 2024, managing 1.5 sacks and five tackles for loss for the Steelers, who cut him after the season.
Sebastian Joseph-Day (30) — Re-signed 1-year, $7.5 million deal with Titans. Started 12 games (on a 1-year, $4 million deal) for Tennessee, logging 44 tackles, six QB hits, and 2.5 sacks.
Morgan Fox (31) — Signed 2-year deal with Falcons.
Naquan Jones (27) — Signed 1-year deal with Chargers. A massive presence on the interior at 6-foot-3, 313, Jones logged three sacks across 12 appearances for Arizona last season.
Sheldon Rankins (31) — Signed 1-year, $5.25 million deal with Texans. Registered six sacks under HC DeMeco Ryans during Rankins’ last stint with Houston (2023).
Greg Gaines (29) — Signed 1-year, $3.5 million deal with Buccaneers. Third consecutive season with Tampa Bay; reliable depth on the defensive line.
Austin Johnson (31)
Roy Robertson-Harris (31) — Signed 2-year, $9 million deal with Giants. One year removed from a 42-pressure season from the interior.
Solomon Thomas (30) — Signed 2-year, $8 million deal with Cowboys. The third overall pick in the 2017 draft, Thomas has plateaued as a situational pass rusher from the interior. He accrued a combined 8.5 sacks in that role for the Jets over the past two seasons.
John Cominsky (30)
John Jenkins (36)
Jerry Tillery (29)
Tershawn Wharton (27) — Signed 3-year, $45 million deal with Panthers. An undersized (6’1/280) gap shooter, Wharton banked 6.5 sacks for 2024’s Chiefs while logging 62% of Kansas City’s defensive snaps.
Linval Joseph (37)
Leki Fotu (27)
Jonathan Bullard (32)
Johnathan Hankins (33)
Levi Onwuzurike (27) — Re-signed 1-year, $5.5 million deal with Lions. Bounced back as a pass-rushing DT in Detroit, playing in 16 games compared to his 10 appearances due to injuries from 2022-23.
Taven Bryan (29)
Derrick Nnadi (29) — Signed 1-year deal with Jets.
Kevin Givens (28) — Re-signed 1-year deal with 49ers. An undersized gap shooter, Givens notched 3.5 sacks in eight appearances before tearing his pectoral last year.
Calais Campbell (39)
Daniel Ekuale (31) — Signed 1-year deal with Patriots.
Jeremiah Ledbetter (31) — Signed 1-year, $1.775 million deal with Giants.
Maurice Hurst (30)
Poona Ford (30) — Signed 3-year, $27.6 million deal with Rams. The deal includes $11.85 million guaranteed. Career-highs in QB hits (9) and sacks (3) for Chargers in 2024.
Benito Jones (28)
Khyiris Tonga (29) — Signed 1-year, $2.7 million deal with Patriots. Two-down run-stuffer (at 6’4/338) with experience under Pats LBs coach Mike Smith.
Khalil Davis (29)
Mario Edwards Jr. (31) — Re-signed 2-year, $9.5 million deal with Texans. Edwards returns as a rotational piece on Houston’s defensive front after recording three sacks as a 12-game starter last year.
Teair Tart (28) — Re-signed 1-year, $5.5 million deal with Chargers. Tart is a rotational run plugger who leaves the field on passing downs.
William Gholston (34)
Brent Urban (34)
Roy Lopez (27) — Signed 1-year, $4.65 million deal with Lions. Formerly of the Cardinals, Lopez is a rotational run-stopping nose tackle type.
Mike Pennel (34)
Quinton Jefferson (32)
Jeremiah Pharms (29)
Sheldon Day (31) — Re-signed 1-year deal with Commanders. Day is a rotational gap shooter inside.
DeShawn Williams (33)
Jordan Phillips (33)
Eddie Goldman (31) — Signed 1-year deal with Commanders. 6’4/325 NT retired in 2022 before returning and making 10 starts with the Falcons last year.
Kyle Peko (32)
Neville Gallimore (28)
Off-Ball Linebackers
Zack Baun (29) — Re-signed 3-year, $51 million deal including $34 million guaranteed with Eagles. Allowed the fewest yards per target (5.0) among off-ball linebackers as a first-team All-Pro in his first year at the position, per Next Gen Stats.
Nick Bolton (25) — Re-signed 3-year, $45 million deal with Chiefs. He got $30 million guaranteed. Opponents diced Kansas City for 8.8 yards per pass attempt plus 5.6 yards per run with Bolton off the field in 2024, up from 6.9 YPA and 4.6 YPC when available.
Jamien Sherwood (25) — Re-signed 3-year, $45 million deal with Jets. Shifted to LB to compensate for C.J. Mosley‘s injury, Sherwood registered the league’s third-most tackles as a three-down player.
Ernest Jones (26) — Re-signed 3-year, $28.5 million deal with Seahawks. Seattle’s defense ranked ninth in EPA per play and eighth in EPA per opponent rushing attempt upon acquiring Jones from Tennessee in Week 8.
Dre Greenlaw (28) — Signed 3-year, $35 million deal with Broncos. A true difference maker when healthy with San Francisco, Greenlaw barely played in 2024 after tearing his Achilles’ in Super Bowl LVIII. The Broncos are taking a calculated risk that Greenlaw will return to full strength over a season removed from the injury.
Lavonte David (35) — Re-signed 1-year, $10 million deal with Buccaneers. Totaled 122 combined tackles (solo and assisted) in each of the last three seasons, registering 34 pressures (tied for the most among off-ball linebackers) in 2024.
Divine Deablo (26) — Signed 2-year, $14 million deal with Falcons. He got $7.8 million guaranteed. Deablo appeared on 75% of the Raiders’ 2024 defensive snaps. He’s a rangy run-and-hit linebacker at 6-foot-3, 226 with 4.45 speed.
C.J. Mosley (32)
Jack Sanborn (25) — Signed 1-year deal with Cowboys. Reunited with DC Matt Eberflus and LB coach Dave Borgonzi, who coached Sanborn to 164 tackles since 2022.
Jerome Baker (29)
Bobby Wagner (35) — Re-signed 1-year, $9.5 million deal with Commanders. Led Washington in tackles (108) in his age-34 season.
Isaiah Simmons (27)
Kyzir White (29)
Chris Board (29) — Signed 2-year, $6 million deal with Giants. Special teamer and reserve off-ball linebacker spent most of his first seven seasons with John Harbaugh‘s Ravens.
De’Vondre Campbell (32)
Tyrel Dodson (27) — Re-signed 2-year, $8.25 million deal with Dolphins. Above-average coverage LB finished the year as Miami’s starter across from Jordyn Brooks.
E.J. Speed (30)
Robert Spillane (30) — Signed 3-year, $33 million contract with Patriots. Has upped his total tackles in every season since initially playing under HC Mike Vrabel in 2018, most recently logging 97% and 98% of Las Vegas’ defensive snaps as a three-down player.
Elandon Roberts (31) — Signed 1-year, $3 million deal with Raiders. Roberts is a run-stuffing inside linebacker with pass-coverage limitations.
Sione Takitaki (30)
Shaq Thompson (31)
Eric Kendricks (33)
Willie Gay, Jr. (27) — Signed 1-year deal with Dolphins.
Malik Harrison (27) — Signed 2-year, $10 million deal with Steelers. Questionably replaces ILB Elandon Roberts (Raiders) for $2 million more following Harrison’s career-high 52 tackles and 2.0 sacks with Baltimore; recorded zero sacks from 2020-23.
Akeem Davis-Gaither (28) — Signed 2-year, $10 million deal with Cardinals. Davis-Gaither gives the Cards an option to start at middle linebacker after HC Jonathan Gannon‘s defense got carved up there all last year, particularly via the pass.
Del’Shawn Phillips (29) — Signed 1-year deal with Chargers.
Duke Riley (31)
Cody Barton (29) — Signed 3-year, $21 million deal with Titans. Barton is a replacement-level type off-ball linebacker.
Neville Hewitt (32)
Denzel Perryman (33) — Re-signed 1-year, $3.65 million deal with Chargers. Proven experience as Los Angeles awaits LB Junior Colson‘s development.
Amen Ogbongbemiga (27) — Re-signed 2-year, $5 million contract with Bears. Core special teamer during his first year in Chicago.
Troy Dye (29) — Re-signed 2-year, $5.5 million deal with Chargers. Career-high 57 tackles as a rotational fill-in in year one under HC Jim Harbaugh.
Devin Bush (27) — Re-signed 1-year, $3.25 million deal with Browns. Bush returns as Cleveland’s favorite to start at strong-side linebacker in base defensive packages.
Christian Rozeboom (28) — Signed 1-year deal with Panthers. The light came on during the second half of the season, finishing with a career-best 135 tackles.
Eric Wilson (31)
Anthony Walker Jr. (30)
Kamu Grugier-Hill (31)
Caleb Johnson (27)
Justin Strnad (29) — Re-signed 1-year, $2.7 million deal with Broncos. Excellent special teams player who will compete to start.
Quinton Bell (29) — Re-signed 1-year, $1.5 million deal with Dolphins. Bell is a special teamer with some ability to chip in at linebacker and off the edge on defense.
Luke Gifford (29) — Signed 1-year deal with 49ers. Gifford is a special teams maven.
Nick Niemann (27) — Signed 2-year, $6.5 million deal with Texans. Core special teamer and capable defensive contributor last four years for Chargers.
K.J. Britt (26) — Signed 1-year deal with Dolphins.
Cornerbacks
Carlton Davis (29) — Signed 3-year, $60 million deal with Patriots. He got $34.5 million guaranteed. A press-man corner, Davis’ 2024 season in Detroit was cut short when he suffered a broken jaw in Week 15. In Foxboro, Davis will bookend Christian Gonzalez to round out an again-formidable Patriots secondary.
Jourdan Lewis (30) — Signed 3-year, $30 million deal with Jaguars. He got $20 million guaranteed. PFF’s No. 8 CB in coverage (among 128 qualifiers) in his final season with Dallas. Lewis will play slot corner between Tyson Campbell and Jarrian Jones in Jacksonville.
Charvarius Ward (29) — Signed 3-year, $54 million deal with Colts. The deal includes $35 million guaranteed. Ward often shadowed No. 1 wide receivers for the 49ers. Indianapolis’ perimeter pass coverage was perennially among the worst in football under outgoing DC Gus Bradley.
D.J. Reed (29) — Signed 3-year, $48 million deal with Lions. Known for playing larger than his 5’9/188-pound frame, Reed held Justin Jefferson catchless when aligned against him last Week 5. Replaces Carlton Davis opposite 2024 first-round pick Terrion Arnold in Detroit.
Jonathan Jones (32) — Signed 1-year, $5.5 million deal with Commanders. Replaces Benjamin St-Juste as Washington’s versatile starter capable of playing both in the slot and on the outside.
Byron Murphy (27) — Re-signed 3-year, $54 million deal with Vikings. Murphy picked off six passes in 2024, earning his first career Pro Bowl selection. He can play both slot and perimeter corner, versatility that comes in especially handy in DC Brian Flores‘ multiple scheme.
Darius Slay (34) — Signed 1-year, $10 million deal with Steelers. Allowed the third-lowest completion rate (41.9%) when the nearest defender in man coverage in 2024, per Next Gen Stats.
Kendall Fuller (30)
Rasul Douglas (31)
Stephon Gilmore (35)
Donte Jackson (30) — Signed 2-year, $13 million deal with Chargers. Jackson offers blazing speed and ball skills — he intercepted five passes last season — but has been highly inconsistent in pass coverage in his career.
Isaiah Rodgers (27) — Signed 2-year, $15 million deal with Vikings. He got $8 million guaranteed. Rodgers held his own in spot starts for Darius Slay with 2024’s Super Bowl champion Eagles. He’ll be penned in as Minnesota’s starting corner opposite Byron Murphy.
Mike Hilton (31)
Jeff Okudah (26) — Signed 1-year deal with Vikings.
Shaquill Griffin (30)
Nate Hobbs (26) — Signed 4-year, $48 million deal with Packers. The deal includes $16 million guaranteed. Former Raider Hobbs figures to take over as Green Bay’s primary slot corner in 2025.
Paulson Adebo (26) — Signed 3-year, $34.75 million deal with Giants. The deal is fully guaranteed. Adebo emerged as the No. 1 cornerback in New Orleans’ secondary before breaking his femur seven games into the 2024 season. Adebo has said he will be ready for training camp.
Kristian Fulton (27) — Signed 2-year, $20 million deal with Chiefs. The deal includes $15 million guaranteed. Fulton is an above-average perimeter coverage corner who fills aggressively against the run.
Michael Jackson Sr. (28) — Re-signed 2-year, $14.5 million deal with Panthers. Led Carolina in pass deflections (17) across from fellow outside CB Jaycee Horn.
James Bradberry (31)
Dane Jackson (29)
Tre’Davious White (30)
Mike Jackson (28) — Re-signed 2-year, $14.5 million deal with Panthers. Jackson turned in a breakout season starting opposite Jaycee Horn last year.
Mike Hughes (28) — Re-signed 3-year, $18 million deal with Falcons. Hughes started 15 games for Atlanta last season, bookending A.J. Terrell on the perimeter and holding his own in HC Raheem Morris‘ zone-heavy defense.
Michael Davis (30)
Isaac Yiadom (29) — Signed 3-year, $9 million deal with Saints.
Eric Stokes (26) — Signed 1-year, $4 million deal with Packers. A first-round pick in the 2021 draft, Stokes was up and down throughout his Green Bay career but is a worthy one-year, prove-it gamble for corner-needy Las Vegas.
Emmanuel Moseley (29)
Tremon Smith (29) — Signed 2-year, $7.5 million deal with Texans. Qualifies Smith as the highest-paid core special teamer in 2025.
Marco Wilson (26) — Re-signed 1-year, $1.52 million deal with Bengals. A failed starter early in his career with Arizona, Wilson has found a home on special teams in Cincy.
Corey Ballentine (29) — Signed 1-year, $1.33 million deal with Colts.
Avonte Maddox (29)
Siran Neal (31) — Signed 2-year deal with 49ers.
Asante Samuel Jr. (26)
Arthur Maulet (32)
Adoree’ Jackson (30)
Kris Boyd (29) — Signed 1-year deal with Jets.
Tavierre Thomas (29) — Signed 1-year deal with Vikings. Primarily played special teams with Bucs last year.
Fabian Moreau (31)
Khalil Dorsey (27) — Signed 1-year deal with Lions.
C.J. Goodwin (35) — Re-signed 1-year deal with Cowboys. The nine-year veteran and ace special teamer has played a full season in five of the last six years.
Antonio Hamilton (32)
Noah Igbinoghene (26)
Kindle Vildor (28) — Signed 1-year deal with Bucs.
Benjamin St-Juste (28) — Signed undisclosed deal with Chargers. Recruited by and played for Jim Harbaugh at Michigan as a freshman.
Cameron Sutton (30)
Artie Burns (30) — Signed 1-year deal with Dolphins.
Daryl Worley (30)
Eli Apple (30)
Troy Hill (34)
Ahkello Witherspoon (30) — Signed 1-year deal with Rams.
Elijah Molden (26)
Rock Ya-Sin (29) — Signed 1-year deal with Lions.
Ifeatu Melifonwu (26) — Signed 1-year, $4 million deal with Dolphins. A breakout star in 2023 for the Lions, Melifonwu missed almost all of 2024 with an ankle injury he suffered in training camp and a fractured finger that required surgery. He could end up being an excellent value signing for Miami assuming Melifonwu stays healthy.
Brandon Stephens (28) — Signed 3-year, $36 million deal with Jets. A plus-sized man-coverage corner, Stephens was highly inconsistent as a starter for the Ravens the past two seasons. In New York, he will get the first crack at replacing D.J. Reed opposite Sauce Gardner.
Mike Ford (29) — Signed 2-year, $4 million deal with Falcons. Eighth-year journeyman on his seventh stint with an NFL team.
Tre Brown (27) — Signed 1-year deal with 49ers. An undersized reserve type corner with some special teams value.
Safeties
Tre’von Moehrig (26) — Signed 3-year, $51 million contract with Panthers. A pass-coverage aficionado, Meohrig also piled up 12 pressures (as many as Ravens S Kyle Hamilton) and nine hurries (second at his position) in 2024.
Camryn Bynum (27) — Signed 4-year, $60 million deal with Colts. Joins CB Charvarius Ward in new DC Lou Anarumo‘s revamped secondary; 0 missed games with only 13 completions allowed (on 31 targets) last year. Bynum is a captain type in the secondary.
Talanoa Hufanga (25) — Signed 3-year, $45 million deal with Broncos. He got $20 million guaranteed. Havoc-wrecking box safety was first-team All-Pro the last time he was at full strength with Niners (2022).
Eric Murray (31) — Signed 3-year, $19.5 million deal with Jaguars. He got $12 million guaranteed. Career-high 10 pass deflections in his age-30 season.
Jeremy Chinn (27) — Signed 2-year, $16 million deal with Raiders. Career-high seven tackles for loss under HC Dan Quinn while capable of playing both inside the box or deep.
Marcus Williams (29)
Justin Reid (28) — Signed 3-year, $31.5 million deal with Saints. The deal includes $22.25 million guaranteed. Reid will start opposite Tyrann Mathieu in New Orleans.
Justin Simmons (32)
Marcus Epps (29) — Signed 1-year, $2.025 million deal with Patriots.
Xavier Woods (30) — Signed 2-year, $10 million deal with Titans. Journeyman has started 111 games over the past seven seasons, bouncing between Cowboys, Vikings, and Panthers.
Julian Blackmon (27)
Jordan Fuller (27) — Signed 1-year deal with Falcons.
Rayshawn Jenkins (31)
M.J. Stewart (30) — Re-signed 1-year deal with Texans. Stewart is a core special teamer with experience at safety and slot corner.
Quandre Diggs (32)
Isaiah Pola-Mao (25) — Re-signed 2-year, $8.45 million deal with Raiders. An above-average tackler and run defender, Pola-Mao is Hall of Famer Troy Polamalu‘s nephew.
Damontae Kazee (32)
Juan Thornhill (29) — Signed 1-year deal with Steelers.
Ashtyn Davis (29) — Signed 1-year, $2.5 million deal with Dolphins. Davis is a special teamer and functional reserve safety.
Sam Franklin (29)
Jevon Holland (25) — Signed 3-year, $45.3 million deal with Giants. The deal includes $30.3 million guaranteed. After a promising start to his career with the Dolphins, Holland is coming off his last-productive NFL season. The Giants will hope to reignite Holland as part of a reshuffled secondary under second-year DC Shane Bowen.
Richie Grant (28) — Signed 1-year deal with 49ers. A starter for the Falcons in 2022 and 2023, Grant ceded his job to Justin Simmons last season and fell into a special teams/rotational role.
Isaiah Oliver (29) — Signed 1-year deal with Jets. Versatile inside-the-box nickel appeared in all 17 games for New York.
Chuck Clark (30)
Jordan Poyer (34)
Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (29)
Elijah Campbell (30) — Re-signed 1-year, $1.9 million deal with Dolphins. Campbell is a special teams ace with some experience at both corner and safety.
K’Von Wallace (28)
Rodney McLeod (35)
John Johnson (30)
Marcus Maye (32)
Andre Cisco (25) — Signed 1-year, $10 million deal with Jets. Cisco flashed ballhawking capability in four seasons with Jacksonville but got benched late last season for blowing coverages.
Will Harris (29) — Signed 2-year, $8 million deal with Commanders. Harris will be the favorite to start at strong safety in Washington.
Jaylinn Hawkins (28) — Signed 1-year, $2.25 million deal with Patriots. Ensures New England returns last year’s entire rotation of safeties.
Nick Scott (30)
Tashaun Gipson (35)
Tony Jefferson (33)
Jalen Mills (31)
Vonn Bell (31)
Jason Pinnock (26) — Signed 1-year deal with 49ers. Was not coveted on free agent market after starting at safety for Giants the past two seasons.
Darrick Forrest (26) — Signed 1-year deal with Bills.
Lonnie Johnson (29) — Signed 1-year deal with Raiders. Johnson has experience at safety, slot corner, and on special teams.
Kickers
Nick Folk (41)
Matt Prater (41)
Eddy Pineiro (30)
Michael Badgley (30)
Joey Slye (29)
Brandon McManus (34) — Re-signed 3-year, $15.3 million deal with Packers. Made 20 out of 21 regular season field goals (and all 30 extra point tries) upon joining the team and unseating UDFA Brayden Narveson in October.
Greg Joseph (31)
Zane Gonzalez (30) — Re-signed 1-year, $1.17 million deal with Commanders. Served as Washington’s kicker in all three postseason games, sinking 12-of-15 field goals across nine appearances.
Austin Seibert (29)
Riley Patterson (27)
Cade York (24)
Daniel Whelan (26)
Spencer Shrader (26)
Punters
Tress Way (35) — Re-signed 1-year deal with Commanders. Two-time Pro Bowler brought back for his 12th campaign.
Jamie Gillan (28) — Re-signed 3-year, $9 million deal with Giants. Career-bests in touchback percentage (3.6) and punts downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line (48.2%) in 2024.
Bryan Anger (37) — Re-signed 2-year, $6.4 million deal with Cowboys. Anger has earned Pro Bowl honors twice over four years in Dallas.
Johnny Hekker (35) — Signed 1-year deal with Titans. Hekker is on his last legs but has familiarity with new Titans ST coach John Fassel from their 2012-2016 run together with the Rams.
Sam Martin (35)
J.K. Scott (29) — Re-signed 2-year, $6 million deal with Chargers. Averaged 45.6 yards per punt since joining Los Angeles in 2022.
Riley Dixon (32) — Signed 2-year, $6 million deal with Bucs. In 2024 with the Broncos, Dixon averaged a 42-yard net, the second best mark of his nine-year career.
Pat O’Donnell (34)
Michael Palardy (33)
Ryan Rehkow (27) — Re-signed 2-year deal with Bengals. An undrafted free agent, Rehkow set the team’s single-season records for gross punting average (49.1) and net yard average (42.9) after beating out fifth-rounder Brad Robbins during the preseason.
Ryan Stonehouse (26) — Signed 1-year deal with Dolphins.
Ryan Wright (25) — Re-signed 1-year, $1.75 million deal with Vikings. Minnesota’s punter for all 51 regular season games under HC Kevin O’Connell.
Matt Araiza (25)
Notable Restricted Free Agents
Cardinals WR Greg Dortch (27) — Original-round tender ($3.263 million). Eight, six, and five targets in the only three games he logged 60% of snaps.
Steelers RB Jaylen Warren (27) — Second-round tender ($5.346 million). With Najee Harris (Chargers) out the door, Warren need only avoid a splash in free agency and the draft (with Pittsburgh’s No. 21 overall pick) to offer weekly FLEX value as an RB2/3. Encouragingly trusted for 12 touches per game following the team’s Week 9 bye.
Ravens S Ar’Darius Washington (25) — Original-round tender ($3.263 million). Lends new DC Chuck Pagano all of Marlon Humphrey, Nate Wiggins, Kyle Hamilton, and Washington to begin the year.
Falcons C Ryan Neuzil (27) — Original-round tender ($3.263 million). Left-handed C expected to start and snap the ball to lefty QB Michael Penix.
Jaguars OT Cole Van Lanen (27) — Original-round tender ($3.263 million). Swing tackle off the bench with recent experience at both left and right tackle spots.
Cowboys WR KaVontae Turpin (29) — Re-signed 3-year, $18 million deal. The contract includes $5.5 million guaranteed. Turpin led the NFL in kickoff return average (33.5 yards) in 2024 and banked a stat line of 31/420/2 as a wide receiver. Yards per game have progressively increased (0.5 < 7.9 < 24.7) in each of the past three seasons.
Bears DT Chris Williams (26) — Original-round tender ($3.263 million). Career-highs in snaps (34%), hits (7), and sacks (3) in his age-25 season.
Patriots C Ben Brown (27) — Re-signed 1-year, $1.03 million deal with Patriots. Allowed the fewest pressures (16) among New England’s O-line during his 10 starts for C Cole Strange.
Dolphins CB Kader Kohou (27) — Original-round tender ($3.263 million). Led both Jalen Ramsey (11.9) and Kendall Fuller (11.7) in yards per catch allowed (8) on only one fewer target in coverage than Ramsey (65-64).
Falcons CB Dee Alford (28)
Bills TE Quintin Morris (26)
Chargers TE Stone Smartt (28)
Notable Offseason Trades
- Commanders acquired WR Deebo Samuel from 49ers in exchange for a 2025 fifth-round pick. Fresh off a career-worst 8.7 yards per touch (after averaging 11.5 the year prior) and 8.5 per-game points (WR50) in his age-28 season, Samuel’s presence, while objectively better for volume in Washington given the team’s lack of competition behind Terry McLaurin, immediately caps Austin Ekeler‘s ceiling for overlapping in the same area of the field; any bounceback is worth chasing in the fifth/sixth round at Deebo’s current 71.8 ADP. Although Jauan Jennings (absurd 41% target share with Deebo off the field last year, per Sports Info Solutions) and Ricky Pearsall (8/141/1 and 6/69/1 in his last two games without both Brandon Aiyuk and Samuel) are direct winners in 2-WR sets while Aiyuk recovers from November’s torn ACL, TE George Kittle is the primary beneficiary at cost (52.3 ADP) for his 33.3% target share and 13.9 points per game in four full starts with Brock Purdy and Deebo out/injured the past two seasons.
- Bears acquired iOL Jonah Jackson from Rams in exchange for a 2025 sixth-round pick. A Pro Bowler under now-Bears HC Ben Johnson with the Lions in 2021, Jackson started 40 games under Johnson before leaving for Los Angeles and losing his starting role in Week 3 with a re-injured scapula fracture.
- Bears acquired G Joe Thuney from Chiefs in exchange for a 2026 fourth-round pick. Entering the final year of his contract in his age-33 season, Thuney (a back-to-back first-team All-Pro) started 146 out of 148 career games, most recently grooming both G Trey Smith (the league’s highest-paid G) and C Creed Humprey (highest-paid C) in Kansas City. Permitted the NFL’s third-lowest pressure rate (4.4%) and ESPN’s No. 1 Pass Block Win Rate among all interior linemen in 2024.
- Texans acquired WR Christian Kirk from Jaguars in exchange for a 2026 seventh-round pick. Assuming 31-year-old Stefon Diggs does not re-sign with Houston, Kirk projects as a strong 9th/10th-round pick ahead of the market (135.3 ADP) in pre-draft Best Ball for Diggs’ team-high 53% slot rate in the eight games he played. Tank Dell‘s inevitable absence in 2025 additionally allows Kirk to start in 2-WR sets by default.
- Raiders acquired QB Geno Smith from Seahawks in exchange for a 2025 third-round pick. Las Vegas’ Pass Block Win Rate (17th) finished superior to Seattle’s (21st), elevating Smith for fantasy given his 14:2 TD-to-INT ratio from a clean pocket compared to 7:13 when under pressure. Former Buckeyes OC Chip Kelly additionally brings ferocious pace and RPO-based play-calling with him to the NFL, allowing Geno to follow in the footsteps of last year’s National Championship-winning QB Will Howard, who had 84.3% of his carries designed by Kelly (per PFF); Smith proved he’s still mobile with 2.3 per-week points tacked on via his legs. That rushing upside coupled with volume qualifies Geno as a steal for SuperFlex leagues, similar to Drake Maye‘s and Bo Nix‘s initial outlooks (despite their known scrambling) at this time last year.
- Steelers acquired WR D.K. Metcalf from Seahawks in exchange for a 2025 second-round pick; signed 5-year, $150 million deal with Pittsburgh.
- Saints acquired DT Davon Godchaux from Patriots in exchange for a 2026 seventh-round pick. Immediately restructured his contract to a 2-year, $11 million deal. Interior roadblock started 67 out of 68 possible games for New England the last four years.
- Commanders acquired LT Laremy Tunsil and a 2025 fourth-round pick from Texans in exchange for a 2025 third-round pick, 2025 seventh-round pick, 2026 second-round pick, and 2026 fourth-round pick. Tunsil’s 3.1% pressure rate allowed since 2022 sits third-best among all OTs, per PFF.
- Browns acquired QB Kenny Pickett from Eagles in exchange for QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson and a 2025 fifth-round pick. If aliens watched either quarterback play professional football, they would immediately request that their mothership destroy Earth.
- Eagles acquired G Kenyon Green and a 2026 fifth-round pick from Texans in exchange for S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson and a 2026 sixth-round pick.
- Cowboys acquired CB Kaiir Elam and 2025 sixth-round pick from Bills in exchange for a 2025 fifth-round pick and 2026 seventh-round pick.
- Cowboys acquired ILB Kenneth Murray and a 2025 seventh-round pick from Chargers for a 2025 sixth-round pick.
- Vikings acquired RB Jordan Mason and a 2025 sixth-round pick for a 2025 fifth-rounder and 2026 sixth-round pick; immediately inked a 2-year, $10.5 million deal in Minnesota. Averaged a league-high 19.8 carries per game (for 15.5 weekly points) in the six full starts he finished for Christian McCaffrey, providing elite contingency value in his new home behind oft-injured Aaron Jones.
