2024 NFL free agency: Kirk Cousins, Chris Jones, Brian Burns headline top 50 free agents this offseason

Here's an early look at the free agent class of 2024

By Tyler Sullivan

Mar 4, 2024 at 10:50 am ET • 2 min read

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The 2023 regular season is in the rearview mirror as the NFL offseason is under way, and that means every team across the league is working to reconstruct their rosters in hopes of building a competitive club for 2024. Of course, one of the best avenues to do that will be via free agency.

As is the case every year, the free agent period is always a hectic time on the calendar, and this one will be no exception. There are plenty of big names -- like Kirk Cousins, Chris Jones and Michael Pittman Jr. -- currently slated to hit the open market in the spring and where they end up could very well shift the balance of power in both conferences.

With that in mind, let's take an early look at the top 50 players set to become free agents this offseason. It's worth noting that this is presuming that all of these players actually get to the open market and avoid the franchise tag or aren't traded before this juncture. Below, you'll find the cream of the crop on the free agent market along with their projected market value courtesy of Spotrac (if available).

Free agent rank	Player	Current team	Position	Age	Projected market value (AAV)
1.	Chris Jones	Kansas City Chiefs	DT	29	Three years, $84.5 million ($28.1 million)
2.	Kirk Cousins	Minnesota Vikings	QB	35	Three years, $118.8 million ($39.6 million)
3.	Josh Allen	Jacksonville Jaguars	EDGE	26	Five years, $108.6 million ($21.7 million)
4.	Tee Higgins*	Cincinnati Bengals	WR	24	Four years, $66.3 million ($16.5 million)
5.	Jaylon Johnson	Chicago Bears	CB	24	Five years, $78.7 million ($15.7 million)
6.	Brian Burns	Carolina Panthers	EDGE	25	Five years, $108.7 million ($21.7 million)
7.	Justin Madubuike	Baltimore Ravens	DT	26	Four years, $81.2 million ($20.3 million)
8.	Christian Wilkins	Miami Dolphins	DT	28	Four years, $80.9 million ($20.2 million)
9.	Antoine Winfield Jr.	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	S	25	Four years, $74.05 million ($18.5 million)
10.	Michael Pittman Jr.	Indianapolis Colts	WR	26	Four years, $90.8 million ($22.7 million)
11.	Danielle Hunter	Minnesota Vikings	EDGE	29	Three years, $60.1 million ($20 million)
12.	L'Jarius Sneed	Kansas City Cheifs	CB	26	Four years, $47.3 million ($11.8 million)
13.	Mike Evans*	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	WR	30	Four years, $96.3 million ($24 million)
14.	Leonard Williams	Seattle Seahawks	DT	29	Three years, $44.5 million ($14.8 million)
15.	Kendall Fuller	Washington Commanders	CB	28	Three years, $42.2 million ($14 million)
16.	Chase Young	San Francisco 49ers	EDGE	24	Two years, $27.3 million ($13.6 million)
17.	Bryce Huff	New York Jets	EDGE	25	Four years, $36.8 million ($9.2 million)
18.	Marquise Brown	Arizona Cardinals	WR	26	Four years, $59.5 million ($14.8 million)
19.	Baker Mayfield	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	QB	28	Four years, $65.8 million ($16.4 million)
20.	Calvin Ridley	Jacksonville Jaguars	WR	29	Four years, $68.2 million ($17 million)
21.	D.J. Reader	Cincinnati Bengals	DT	29	Three years, $47.9 million ($15.9 million)
22.	Tyron Smith	Dallas Cowboys	OT	33	N/A
23.	Sean Murphy-Bunting	Tennessee Titans	CB	26	Two years, $13.5 million ($6.7 million)
24.	Kyle Dugger	New England Patriots	S	27	Three years, $32.9 million ($10.9 million)
25.	Kamren Curl	Washington Commanders	S	24	Four years, $61.5 million ($15.3 million)
26.	Devin White	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	LB	25	Four years, $80.4 million ($20.1 million)
27.	Geno Stone	Baltimore Ravens	S	24	N/A
28.	Kevin Dotson	Los Angeles Rams	IOL	27	N/A
29.	Mike Onwenu	New England Patriots	IOL	26	N/A
30.	Chidobe Awuzie	Cincinnati Bengals	CB	28	N/A
31.	Saquon Barkley	New York Giants	RB	26	Three years, $19.9 million ($6.6 million)
32.	Josh Jacobs	Las Vegas Raiders	RB	25	Four years, $43.2 million ($10.8 million)
33.	Tony Pollard	Dallas Cowboys	RB	26	Three years, $19.8 million ($6.6 million)
34.	Derrick Henry	Tennessee Titans	RB	30	One year, $4.3 million ($4.3 million)
35.	Austin Ekeler	Los Angeles Chargers	RB	28	Three years, $22.3 million ($7.4 million)
36.	Trent Brown	New England Patriots	OT	30	N/A
37.	Patrick Queen	Baltimore Ravens	LB	24	Five years, $92.6 million ($18.5 million)
38.	Frankie Luvu	Carolina Panthers	LB	27	Four years, $44.76 million ($11.1 million)
39.	Gabe Davis	Buffalo Bills	WR	24	Four years, $54.3 million ($13.5 million)
40.	Jacoby Brissett	Washington Commanders	QB	31	N/A
41.	Za'Darius Smith	Cleveland Browns	EDGE	31	N/A
42.	Jonathan Greenard	Houston Texans	EDGE	26	N/A
43.	Lavonte David	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	LB	33	N/A
44.	Kenny Moore II	Indianapolis Colts	CB	28	N/A
45.	Robert Hunt	Miami Dolphins	IOL	27	Four years, $34.1 million ($8.5 million)
46.	Stephon Gilmore	Dallas Cowboys	CB	33	One year, $11.1 million ($11.1 million)
47.	Xavier McKinney	New York Giants	S	24	Five years, $52.4 million ($10.4 million)
48.	Dalton Schultz	Houston Texans	TE	27	N/A
49.	Hunter Henry	New England Patriots	TE	29	Two years, $14.3 million ($7.1 million)
50.	Josh Uche	New England Patriots	EDGE	25	Four years, $58.1 million ($14.5 million)