2025 NFL free agency: Ranking top available players at every position, best team fits, projected deals

Are you ready for the NFL’s version of March Madness? The league is knocking on the door of 2025 free agency, which unofficially kicks off on Monday. There, teams are permitted to begin negotiating with unrestricted free agents on the parameters of contracts. Then, on Wednesday, those deals can be made official in conjunction with the start of the new league year.

This year’s free agent crop is filled with intriguing names, ranging from Sam Darnold to Davante Adams to Josh Sweat, and there’s expected to be plenty of fireworks right out of the gate. To have you better prepared for the chaos that’s about to ensue, we’ve highlighted each position group and created its own individual free agency preview where we ranked the top notable players hitting the open market, combed over their projected market value, and identified a handful of possible suitors.

Now, we’re putting those stories all in an easy one-stop shop for you to take in. You can find links for each of those posts to get a full grasp of who is going to hit free agency in the coming week.  

Below is a look at the best players by position set to be available along with their projected deals:

Top available players at every position

Quarterback: Darnold, Cousins among top available options

Running back: Dowdle, Chubb among top available options

Wide receiver: Godwin, Diggs among top available options

Tight end: Engram, Ertz among top available options

Offensive lineman: Dalman, Fries among top available options

Defensive lineman: Williams, Onwuzurike among top available options

Edge rusher: Sweat, Mack among top available options

Linebacker: Wagner, Greenlaw among top available options

Cornerback: Reed, Ward among top available options

Safety: Holland, Moehrig among top available options

Free agency begins Monday, March 10 with the legal tampering period, and teams can make deals official when the new league year begins Wednesday, March 12.