With access to NFL Players Association data, Rotoworld can generate the most accurate free agent list on the internet. The players are ranked in order of how we see them being valued on the open market.
Keep in mind that franchise tags can deplete the top of the free-agent market. Baltimore’s Joe Flacco is an obvious franchise-tag candidate after a somewhat disappointing contract season. Jairus Byrd in Buffalo will receive strong franchise-tag consideration as well.
2013 free agency will commence on the afternoon of March 12.
Quarterbacks
[Joe Flacco]
[Matt Moore]
[Tarvaris Jackson]
[Jason Campbell]
[David Garrard]
[Josh Johnson]
[Byron Leftwich]
[Brady Quinn]
[Vince Young]
[Matt Leinart]
[Rex Grossman]
[David Carr]
[Derek Anderson]
[Drew Stanton]
[Chase Daniel]
[Brian Hoyer]
[Charlie Batch]
[Bruce Gradkowski]
[Kellen Clemens]
[Tyler Thigpen]
[Josh McCown]
[Sage Rosenfels]
[Seneca Wallace]
[Donovan McNabb]
[A.J. Feeley]
[Troy Smith]
[Luke McCown]
[Chris Redman]
[John Beck]
[Jordan Palmer]
[J.P. Losman]
[Kevin O'Connell]
Running Backs
[Steven Jackson] (Player Option)
[Reggie Bush]
[Rashard Mendenhall]
[Cedric Benson]
[Shonn Greene]
[Bernard Scott]
[Felix Jones]
[Peyton Hillis]
[Brandon Jacobs]
[Danny Woodhead]
[Cedric Peerman]
[Rashad Jennings]
[La'Rod Stephens-Howling]
[Justin Forsett]
[Javon Ringer]
[Ronnie Brown]
[Tim Hightower]
[Chris Rainey]
[Kevin Smith]
[Brian Leonard]
[Mike Goodson]
[Jalen Parmele]
[Ryan Grant]
[Steve Slaton]
[Thomas Jones]
[Joseph Addai]
[Mewelde Moore]
[Cadillac Williams]
[Jackie Battle]
[Kahlil Bell]
[Tashard Choice]
[Brandon Jackson]
[Stefan Logan]
[Jerome Harrison]
[Tyrell Sutton]
[Darius Reynaud]
[Kregg Lumpkin]
Fullbacks
[Jerome Felton]
[Greg Jones]
[Ovie Mughelli]
[Earnest Graham]
[Moran Norris]
[Lousaka Polite]
[Corey McIntyre]
[Quinn Johnson]
[Brit Miller]
[Owen Schmitt]
Wide Receivers
[Dwayne Bowe]
[Mike Wallace]
[Greg Jennings]
[Wes Welker]
[Danny Amendola]
[Brian Hartline]
[Julian Edelman]
[Donnie Avery]
[Terrell Owens]
[Jerome Simpson]
[Kevin Ogletree]
[Randy Moss]
[Braylon Edwards]
[Austin Collie]
[Josh Cribbs]
[Domenik Hixon]
[Ramses Barden]
[Jabar Gaffney]
[Brandon Stokley]
[Brandon Gibson]
[Plaxico Burress]
[Mohamed Massaquoi]
[Johnny Knox]
[Chad Johnson]
[Deion Branch]
[Mark Clayton]
[Donte' Stallworth]
[Brandon Tate]
[Ted Ginn]
[Devery Henderson]
[Louis Murphy]
[Derek Hagan]
[Chaz Schilens]
[Sammie Stroughter]
[Steve Smith] (STL)
[Devin Aromashodu]
[Adrian Arrington]
[Courtney Roby]
[Jason Hill]
[Greg Camarillo]
[Kassim Osgood]
[Roscoe Parrish]
Big [Mike Williams]
[Lee Evans]
[Micheal Spurlock]
[Mike Sims-Walker]
[Legedu Naanee]
[Ruvell Martin]
[Legedu Naanee]
Tight Ends
[Tony Gonzalez]
[Fred Davis]
[Dustin Keller]
[Jared Cook]
[Martellus Bennett]
[Brandon Myers]
[James Casey]
[Dallas Clark]
[Ben Watson]
[Anthony Fasano]
[Delanie Walker]
[Kellen Winslow]
[Todd Heap]
[Jeremy Shockey]
[Visanthe Shiancoe]
[Chris Cooley]
[Dante Rosario]
[Travis Beckum]
[Alex Smith]
[Cameron Morrah]
[Leonard Pope]
[Billy Bajema]
[Gary Barnidge]
[John Phillips]
[Will Heller]
Offensive Tackles
[Ryan Clady]
[Andre Smith]
[Branden Albert]
[Jake Long]
[Sebastian Vollmer]
[Will Beatty]
[Gosder Cherilus]
[Phil Loadholt]
[Jermon Bushrod]
[Sam Baker]
[Ryan Harris]
[Winston Justice]
[King Dunlap]
[Chad Clifton]
[Bryant McKinnie]
[Max Starks]
[Will Svitek]
[Tyler Polumbus]
[Sean Locklear]
[Tony Pashos]
[Khalif Barnes]
[Barry Richardson]
[Jonathan Scott]
[Frank Omiyale]
[Dennis Roland]
[Jeff Otah]
[Brandon Keith]
[Jeremy Trueblood]
[Brandyn Dombrowski]
[D'Anthony Batiste]
[Jason Smith]
[Mario Henderson]
[Rashad Butler]
[Tony Hills]
[Pat McQuistan]
[Lydon Murtha]
Offensive Guards
[Andy Levitre]
[Donald Thomas]
[Brandon Moore]
[Louis Vasquez]
[Lance Louis]
[Eben Britton]
[Jake Scott]
[Ramon Foster]
[Kevin Boothe]
[Geoff Schwartz]
[Matt Slauson]
[Leroy Harris]
[Tyronne Green]
[Chad Rinehart]
[Garrett Reynolds]
[Mike Pollak]
[Deuce Lutui]
[Kory Lichtensteiger]
[Antoine Caldwell]
[Chilo Rachal]
[Nate Garner]
[Chris Spencer]
[Rex Hadnot]
[Vince Manuwai]
[Rob Turner]
[Chris Williams]
[Leonard Davis]
[Jeremy Bridges]
Centers
[Todd McClure]
[Dan Koppen]
[Brad Meester]
[Joe Berger]
[Jeff Faine]
[Andre Gurode]
[Jason Brown]
[Doug Legursky]
[Jamaal Jackson]
[Dylan Gandy]
Kickers
[Jason Hanson]
[Rob Bironas]
[Lawrence Tynes]
[Mike Nugent]
[Steven Hauschka]
[Phil Dawson]
[Billy Cundiff]
[Olindo Mare]
[Nick Novak]
[Nick Folk]
[Nate Kaeding]
[Shayne Graham]
[Ryan Longwell]
[Neil Rackers]
[Josh Brown]
Defensive Ends
[Cliff Avril]
[Osi Umenyiora]
[Israel Idonije]
[Dwight Freeney]
[Michael Johnson]
[Michael Bennett]
[Matt Shaughnessy]
[Mike DeVito]
[Andre Carter]
[Arthur Jones]
[Kenyon Coleman]
[Juqua Parker]
[Darryl Tapp]
[William Hayes]
[Ray Edwards]
[Lawrence Jackson]
[Kyle Moore]
[Jonathan Fanene]
[Wallace Gilberry]
[Antwan Applewhite]
[Lawrence Sidbury]
[Vaughn Martin]
[Robert Geathers]
[Jason Hunter]
[Trevor Scott]
[Matt Roth]
[Turk McBride]
[Jarius Wynn]
[Antwan Odom]
[Derrick Harvey]
Defensive Tackles
[Henry Melton]
[Randy Starks]
[Jason Jones]
[Richard Seymour]
[Desmond Bryant]
[Terrance Knighton]
[Glenn Dorsey]
[Corey Williams]
[Isaac Sopoaga]
[Spencer Johnson]
[Vance Walker]
[Casey Hampton]
[Aubrayo Franklin]
[Ricky Jean-Francois]
[Roy Miller]
[Sammie Lee Hill]
[Dwan Edwards]
[Maake Kemoeatu]
[Pat Sims]
[Kedric Golston]
[Kevin Vickerson]
[Rocky Bernard]
[Shaun Cody]
[Derek Landri]
[Tony McDaniel]
[Alan Branch]
[Sedrick Ellis]
[SenDerrick Marks]
[Leger Douzable]
[Antonio Johnson]
[Justin Bannan]
[Trevor Laws]
[Fili Moala]
[Ron Brace]
[Amobi Okoye]
[Ropati Pitoitua]
[Vonnie Holliday]
[Marcus Thomas]
[Ty Warren]
[Albert Haynesworth]
[Nick Eason]
Rush Linebackers
[Paul Kruger]
[Anthony Spencer]
[Connor Barwin]
[Shaun Phillips]
[Victor Butler]
[Antwan Barnes]
[Bryan Thomas]
[Quentin Groves]
[Erik Walden]
[Shawne Merriman]
[Travis LaBoy]
[Chris Wilson]
[Jamaal Westerman]
Outside Linebackers
[Daryl Smith]
[Philip Wheeler]
[Erin Henderson]
[Thomas Howard]
[Manny Lawson]
[Kaluka Maiava]
[Leroy Hill]
[Justin Durant]
[DeAndre Levy]
[Nick Roach]
[Jonathan Casillas]
[Gerald McRath]
[Will Witherspoon]
[Scott Fujita]
[Bryan Scott]
[Akeem Jordan]
[Keith Rivers]
[Clint Session]
[Aaron Curry]
[Rocky McIntosh]
[Brandon Johnson]
[Scott Shanle]
[Dan Skuta]
[Mario Haggan]
[Lorenzo Alexander]
[Ramon Humber]
[Geno Hayes]
[Gary Guyton]
[Kirk Morrison]
[Demorrio Williams]
Inside Linebackers
[Rey Maualuga]
[Brian Urlacher]
[Tim Dobbins]
[Moise Fokou]
[Brad Jones]
[Dannell Ellerbe]
[Bradie James]
[Keith Brooking]
[Chase Blackburn]
[Ernie Sims]
[Larry Foote]
[Jasper Brinkley]
[E.J. Henderson]
[Paris Lenon]
[Mike Peterson]
[Channing Crowder]
[Brandon Siler]
[Barrett Ruud]
[Larry Grant]
[Tavares Gooden]
Cornerbacks
[Aqib Talib]
[Brent Grimes]
[Sean Smith]
[Chris Houston]
[Cary Williams]
[Derek Cox]
[Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie]
[E.J. Biggers]
[Mike Jenkins]
[Bradley Fletcher]
[Keenan Lewis]
[Sheldon Brown]
[Quentin Jammer]
[Brice McCain]
[Leodis McKelvin]
[Terence Newman]
[Kyle Arrington]
[Tracy Porter]
[Antoine Cason]
[Rashean Mathis]
[Jacob Lacey]
[Pacman Jones]
[Jerraud Powers]
[Joselio Hanson]
[Darius Butler]
[Captain Munnerlyn]
[Stanford Routt]
[Marcus Trufant]
[Leigh Bodden]
[Chris Owens]
[Shawntae Spencer]
[Kelvin Hayden]
[William Middleton]
[Pat Lee]
[Cedric Griffin]
[Greg Toler]
[D.J. Moore]
[Michael Adams]
[Drayton Florence]
[Ryan Mouton]
[Zackary Bowman]
[Michael Coe]
[Alan Ball]
[Will Allen]
[Drew Coleman]
[Alphonso Smith]
[Chris Carr]
[Chris Johnson]
Safeties
[Jairus Byrd]
[Dashon Goldson]
[Ed Reed]
[Ronde Barber]
[William Moore]
[Louis Delmas]
[Chris Clemons]
[Glover Quin]
[Kenny Phillips]
[LaRon Landry]
[Pat Chung]
[Yeremiah Bell]
[Jamarca Sanford]
[Nate Clements]
[Jim Leonhard]
[Abram Elam]
[Sherrod Martin]
[Corey Lynch]
[Craig Dahl]
[Madieu Williams]
[Chris Crocker]
[Ryan Mundy]
[Rashad Johnson]
[O.J. Atogwe]
[Matt Giordano]
[Tanard Jackson]
[Brodney Pool]
[Michael Mitchell]
[Gibril Wilson]
[Deon Grant]
[Melvin Bullitt]
[Erik Coleman]
Punters
[Shane Lechler]
[Pat McAfee]
[Donnie Jones]
[Kevin Huber]
[Dustin Colquitt]
[Sav Rocca]
[Brian Moorman]
[Nick Harris]
[Ben Graham]
[Jeremy Kapinos]
[Jason Baker]
[Reggie Hodges]
[Chas Henry]
[Daniel Sepulveda]
Top Restricted Free Agents
[Victor Cruz]
[Danario Alexander]
[Fernando Velasco]
[Chris Ivory]
[Sam Shields]
[Stevie Brown]
[Emmanuel Sanders]
[Jonathan Dwyer]
[Junior Galette]
[A.J. Jefferson]
[Dennis Pitta]
[Andre Brown]
[Nate Collins]
[Steve McLendon]
[Isaac Redman]
[Cassius Vaughn]
[David Nelson]
[Donald Jones]
[LeGarrette Blount]
[Amari Spievey]
[Darrel Young]
[Phil Costa]
[Ed Dickson]
[Rob Jackson]
[Darian Stewart]
[Colt Anderson]
[Brian De La Puente]
[Evan Dietrich-Smith]
[Danny McCray]
[Lance Ball]
[Chris Ogbonnaya]
[Willie Young]
[George Selvie]
[Britton Colquitt]
[Marlon Moore]
[Jason Fox]
[Clinton McDonald]
[Michael Hoomanawanui]
[Phillip Adams]
[Daniel Te'o-Nesheim]
[Jordan Shipley]
[Brandon Banks]
[Chris Clark]
[Logan Paulsen]
[Frank Zombo]
[David Reed]
[Jermelle Cudjo]
[Seth Olsen
][Jeff Cumberland]
[Bear Pascoe][
][Chris Baker] (WAS)
[Andrew Gardner
][Austin Howard
][Ramon Harewood]
[Ryan Torain]
[Seyi Ajirotutu]
[Tom Crabtree]
For the record though, since my best friend is a Bengals fan I've been reading up on them, and there's no way they are letting Michael Johnson out of there.All of that is moot as of now anyway...That was when I thought we would be staying in the 4-3 defense. The situation has changed drastically since that post..
I don't see many of those free agents being re-signed by this current regime.That may be the understatement of the New Year. 80% of those guys listed didn't play any significant time. You can cut those guys and replace them with crash test dummies. Enough of this depth argument for goodness sake. I know you have to have insurance in case of injury and time relief, but this team needs big time playmakers not warm bodies. The only guys I would make sure to tie up are Craig Robertson, Auston English, Ogbannaya, and maybe Ray Ventrone ( as I don't think he got a fair shake with Shurmur). Can Ventron really be that bad that he couldn't be thrown in the mix with Sheldon Brown?
The only real losses (if not resigned) would be Phil Dawson and Ben Watson. There's a lot of depth that we will need to replace via the free agent market but no one above is unreplaceable -- with the exception of probably Dawson.
Sorry to blow your bubble, but I dont and Welker, Freeney, Jennings, etc happening as long as Banner's in the driver seat. He doesnt care for older players. Someone once wrote that Banner's philosphy is that getting rid of a player a year or two early is better than holding onto a player a year or two late. Thus, Sheldon Brown, Dawkins, Trotter, etc are left walking or traded. So too, will Dawson, Cribbs, Watson, Smith, Fujita, etc. Here's who I think are on their short list or is rumoured to be.
QB Matt Moore (Personal Preference: I'd trade for Mallet with a 2013 and a 2014 3rd with McCoy thrown into the deal)
RB None known (Personal Preference: sign UFA RB Jackie Battle - played for Turner in SD and is a strong change of pace back to go with Richardson/Hardesty)
TE None known - the Browns will probably sign at least one maybe two but are playing their cards close to the vest (Personal Preference: Jared Cook- he's a nightmare match up. alternate is Fred Davis if healthy - not to mention he's a hometowner)
WR Wallace is most frequently mentioned and Jennings fits the Banner MO of staying away from aging players. Hartline or David Nelson on the next tier in options (Personal Preference: I wonder whether we can swing a trade with the Chargers for Donario Alexander. He blossomed under Turner after they got him last season. He's an RFA so I wonder what they tendered him at. Maybe they would trade first round position and we add DT John Hughes since they need DLs and we're deep at DT?)
OL None known - (Personal Preference: sign OG Louis Vasques (frated by/played for Turner), sign him now!)
K - None known - (Personal Preference: re-sign Dawson)
DT None known (Personal Preference: None needed)
DE None known (Personal Preference: Not much available IMO the best is Desmond Bryant who would need to transition to 3-4 or perhaps Ricky Jean-Francois)
LB Raven UFA Paul Kruger or Dannelle Ellerbe have been mentioned along with Quentin Groves to seemed to reclaim his career under Horton in Arizona. Avril has also been mentioned frequently and played for the Browns new D-line coach in Detroit (Personal Preference: Avril is a one dimensional plaery and is a liability against the run, still a great situational pass rusher but will cost over $10M per year. Kruger may be only be excelling because of the system and the players around him. Yet no one can knock his sack production this year and is solid against the run. IMO the gem would be Ellerbe. Another OLB I would consider and not mentioned is Connor Barwin. Would anyone be adverse to adding Ellerbe and Barwin?)
CB None mentioned (Personal Preference: Definitely a need here. Leodis McKelvin or Greg Toler (player under Horton) would be options. None are shutdown corners but could be on par with Sheldon Brown.
Safety - None mentioned (Personal Preserence: Glover Quin. Glover Quin, Glover Quin)
QB Matt Moore (Personal Preference: I'd trade for Mallet with a 2013 and a 2014 3rd with McCoy thrown into the deal)So you would trade TWO 3rd round picks for a 3rd round player that has 1-4 compl...0TD and 1INT(in 4 attempts)?
TE None known - the Browns will probably MUST sign at least one maybe twoWe only have two TEs and a FB hybrid under contract right now, with neither TE a viable starter entering this offseason.
(Personal Preference: Jared Cook- he's a nightmare match up. alternate is Fred Davis if healthy - not to mention he's a hometowner)I am 100% in agreement with the choice of Cook. i think he has the most potential to do what Turner/Chud ask of their TE's...
Hartline or David Nelson on the next tier in options (Personal Preference: I wonder whether we can swing a trade with the Chargers for Donario Alexander. He blossomed under Turner after they got him last season. He's an RFA so I wonder what they tendered him at. Maybe they would trade first round position and we add DT John Hughes since they need DLs and we're deep at DT?)I too believe this is the tier of WR they will be looking at...
OL None known - (Personal Preference: sign OG Louis Vasques (frated by/played for Turner), sign him now!)I would be down with both...As far as kickers go, there are very few that fall into a better age category than Dawson anyway, and at his age, he is still head and shoulders above them.
K - None known - (Personal Preference: re-sign Dawson)
LB Raven UFA Paul Kruger or Dannelle Ellerbe have been mentioned along with Quentin Groves to seemed to reclaim his career under Horton in Arizona. Avril has also been mentioned frequently and played for the Browns new D-line coach in Detroit (Personal Preference: Avril is a one dimensional plaery and is a liability against the run, still a great situational pass rusher but will cost over $10M per year. Kruger may be only be excelling because of the system and the players around him. Yet no one can knock his sack production this year and is solid against the run. IMO the gem would be Ellerbe. Another OLB I would consider and not mentioned is Connor Barwin. Would anyone be adverse to adding Ellerbe and Barwin?)Barwin was my first choice, until the same day I endorsed him he went on National Radio(SiriusNFL) and said he wouldn't want to play for the Browns... I immediately eliminated him.
CB None mentioned (Personal Preference: Definitely a need here. Leodis McKelvin or Greg Toler (player under Horton) would be options. None are shutdown corners but could be on par with Sheldon Brown.CB, either way it is going to be a second tier guy, but should still be an upgrade to Skrine..I would prefer Rodgers-Cromartie, but he thinks a little more of himself and may try to get too much money, which I am not comfortable with.
Safety - None mentioned (Personal Preserence: Glover Quin. Glover Quin, Glover Quin)
