NFL’s best remaining free agents at every position after the 2026 Draft

Running Back

1. Joe Mixon
2. Najee Harris
3. Nick Chubb
4. Kareem Hunt
5. Antonio Gibson Both Mixon and Harris missed all of 2025 with season-ending injuries, so they’re total dice rolls at this point — but still have the potential to be good if they are healthy. The other three in the top five can only give a few carries a game at this point in their careers, but they can’t handle a starting load.

Wide Receiver

1. Stefon Diggs
2. Deebo Samuel
3. Jauan Jennings
4. Tyreek Hill
5. Keenan Allen Stefon Diggs has outstanding legal issues, which probably takes him off almost every team’s list. Tyreek Hill is the most eye-catching name, but he’s lost a step and doesn’t appear dominant anymore. The best bet might be Deebo Samuel, which at this point in his career is saying something.

Tight End

1. David Njoku
2. Zach Ertz
3. Jonnu Smith
4. Darren Waller
5. John FitzPatrick The best bet at TE is to already have a plan, because the remaining available players is a sorry list.

Offensive Tackle

1. Taylor Decker
2. Yosh Niman
3. Jack Conklin
4. Jonah Williams
5. Cam Robinson Taylor Decker would be a legitimate upgrade for several teams. He was a low-tier left tackle in 2025 who was released by the Lions when they couldn’t agree to contract terms. Still, he’s a proven player with something left in the tank. Yosh Niman is an intriguing rotational tackle who played for the Panthers last season and looked good in limited time.

Offensive Guards

1. Joel Bitonio
2. Kevin Zeitler
3. Brady Christensen
4. Dylan Parham
5. Alex Cappa The first three guys offer something here, but really outside of Bitonio and Zeitler you’re getting rotational players who can’t be relied on as starters.

Center

1. Ethan Pocic
2. James Daniels
3. Graham Glasgow
4. Andre James
5. Sam Mustipher Ethan Pocic has some value, but the rest of the available centers are very poor.

EDGE

1. Joey Bosa
2. Cameron Jordan
3. Yetur Gross-Matos
4. Kyle Van Noy
5. Leonard Floyd Joey Bosa and Cameron Jordan still have ability as fringe starters, but likely more effective as rotational pass rushers. Everyone else available might as well be a coin toss whether they have anything left in the tank or not.

Interior Defensive Linemen

1. David Onyemata
2. DaQuan Jones
3. DJ Reader
4. Calais Campbell
5. Shelby Harris Out of the interior linemen Onyemata and Jones would be talent upgrades for several teams. The rest of the position grouping are depth talents or veteran mentors.

Linebacker

1. Bobby Wagner
2. Chris Board
3. Germaine Pratt
4. Shaq Thompson
5. Matt Milano Bobby Wagner is an ageless wonder who remains a tackling machine, while Chris Board also represents starting value.

Cornerback

1. Rasul Douglas
2. Tre’Davious White
3. Adoree Jackson
4. Trevon Diggs
5. Marshon Lattimore There simply aren’t enough good corners in the NFL right now, and this list shows how deep the position has been plundered. Good luck if you still need a starter, because the cupboards are bare.

Safety

1. Xavier Woods
2. Chuck Clark
3. Terrell Edmunds
4. Jordan Poyer
5. Mike Edwards Nobody here is a starter. Backup or rotational guys only at this point.

Kicker

1. Graham Gano
2. Matt Prater
3. Daniel Carlson There are only three free agent kickers who were with other teams in 2025. These are your guys.

Punter

1. Thomas Morestead
2. Matt Haack
3. Jamie Gillan There are also only three free agents at punter who were with teams last season. These are those guys.