The Cleveland Browns enter NFL free agency with gobs of pending free agents, including running back Nick Chubb.
Chubb has expressed his desire to stay in Cleveland and get a new deal done sooner rather than later. However, he is far from the only free agent the Browns may have to work with. Names like quarterback Jameis Winston, offensive tackle Jedrick Wills, wide receiver Elijah Moore, and tight end Jordan Akins are all unrestricted free agents as well.
So what could the cost to retain some of their talent be? Or a better question for some, what will their value be on the open market? We take a look here at what the next contract on all of the pending Browns free agents could be at the start of the new league year.
These numbers come from Over the Cap’s free agency valuation and PFF’s top-100 free agency projections. Of note: OTC’s valuation is not a projected contract, but a dollar figure of a player’s value to their next team. Some players will have valuations in the thousands of dollars despite the salary minimum being around $1 million.
PFF’s numbers, however, on the few that fall into the top 100 free agents, are projected contract values.
OT Jedrick Wills
OTC valuation: $1.16m
PFF projection: $3m
QB Jameis Winston
OTC valuation: $9m
PFF projection: $6.25m
C Nick Harris
OTC valuation: $1.586m
PFF projection: n/a
RB Nick Chubb
OTC valuation: $1.179m
PFF projection: $3m
WR Elijah Moore
OTC valuation: $8.797m
PFF projection: n/a
TE Jordan Akins
OTC valuation: $5.089m
PFF projection: n/a
DT Mo Hurst
OTC valuation: $225k
PFF projection: n/a
LB Devin Bush
OTC valuation: $3.811m
PFF projection: n/a
RB Nyheim Hines
OTC valuation: n/a
PFF projection: n/a
S Rodney McLeod (retiring)
OTC valuation: $2.645m
PFF projection: n/a
OG Michael Dunn
OTC valuation: $736k
PFF projection: n/a
OT Germain Ifedi
OTC valuation: $1.306m
PFF projection: n/a
TE Geoff Swaim
OTC valuation: $957k
PFF projection: n/a
LB Khaleke Hudson
OTC valuation: $2.256m
PFF projection: n/a
WR James Proche
OTC valuation: $426k
PFF projection: n/a
OT Hakeem Adeniji
OTC valuation: n/a
PFF projection: n/a
RB D’Onta Foreman
OTC valuation: $1.08m
PFF projection: n/a
OT Geron Christian
OTC valuation: $18k
PFF projection: n/a
CB Mike Ford
OTC valuation: $2.37m
PFF projection: n/a
CB Tony Brown
OTC valuation: $634k
PFF projection: n/a
OT James Hudson III
OTC valuation: $1.19m
PFF projection: n/a
RB John Kelly (restricted)
OTC valuation: $29k
PFF projection: n/a
DT Michael Dwumfour (exclusive rights restricted)
OTC valuation: $3k
PFF projection: n/a
QB Bailey Zappe (restricted)
OTC valuation: $1.542m
PFF projection: n/a
TE Blake Whiteheart (exclusive rights restricted)
OTC valuation: $1.525m
PFF projection: n/a
EDGE James Houston (restricted)
OTC valuation: $1.511m
PFF projection: n/a
S D’Anthony Bell (restricted)
OTC valuation: $4.118m
PFF projection: n/a
LB Winston Reid (exclusive rights restricted)
OTC valuation: $3.046m
PFF projection: n/a
