2026 NFL free agency: Best players available on offense - ESPN

NFL free agency is almost upon us. As the league attempts to maneuver through the snowstorm blanketing the East Coast and descend on Indianapolis for the combine, there will be plenty of discussions about which players are about to sign where and for how much money. Most organizations have spent the early parts of the offseason sorting out the players who are coming available, and we're two weeks away from teams being able to negotiate and agree to terms with them. The legal negotiating window opens at noon ET on March 9, and free agency officially opens at 4 p.m. ET on March 11.

So, I'm here to produce my annual free agent tiers. This week, I'll go position by position on the offensive side of the ball. Next Monday, I'll do the same on defense.

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The goal isn't to land players on specific teams (although I'm going to lob out a few suggestions along the way) but instead to get a baseline of what the market looks like from a team perspective. How many real starters are available at each position? Which positions might benefit from having some cap casualties hit the market over the next couple of weeks? Where can teams be patient? And where should they be more aggressive, knowing that there's a huge drop-off from their favorite option to everyone else?

I have my own opinions about players, like everybody else does, but this is generally more about where I think the league will land on certain guys as opposed to how much I think the market should bear for an individual player. I'll also include restricted free agents and where they would fall, although those players are extremely unlikely to move this offseason. Let's begin at QB.

Jump to a position:
QB | RB | WR | TE | OL

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