
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
