2024 NFL free agency: Ranking top 100 available players - ESPN

It's nearly time for 2024 NFL free agency, and we're stacking the best players in the class. Who is set to land a big, new contract?

The franchise tag window is now closed, which means attention turns to the legal negotiation window that opens on Monday, March 11, at noon ET. Teams can talk to free agents at that point and agree to terms on new deals. Two days later, free agency will officially open on Wednesday, March 13, at 4 p.m. ET, allowing those contracts to be finalized. Players like Chris Jones and Kirk Cousins are sure to dominate the conversation, but this class runs deep.

To set up the action, we ranked the top 100 players primed to be available. We factored in age, positional value, expected future production and scheme versatility, and restricted and exclusive free agents — for whom the original teams have the right of first refusal — are not included. Let's jump in and look at the best available players from 1 to 100. (We will slightly tweak this list as players are cut or re-signed leading up to Monday's negotiation window opening.)

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QB | RB | WR | TE | OT | IOL
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2023 team: Kansas City Chiefs | Age in 2024 season: 30

Jones had 10.5 sacks last season and displayed the versatility to align off the edge, where his pass rush win rate jumped from 19.6% to 22.1%. The eight-year veteran is still a game-wrecking talent on the defensive front as a true disruptor. He has 75.5 sacks, 12 forced fumbles and 26 pass breakups over his career, and he should now get a big contract after returning to the Chiefs in 2023 on a one-year deal.

2023 team: Minnesota Vikings | Age in 2024 season: 36

Before tearing his right Achilles in Week 8, Cousins was completing 69.5% of his throws