Like everything else NFL-related, the list of free agents in 2018 is highlighted by quarterbacks. Five of the top 10 free agents this offseason were quarterbacks (based on salary from last year) as Drew Brees, Kirk Cousins, Sam Bradford, Mike Glennon and Jay Cutler hit the open market.
However, players like Brees and Le'Veon Bell — while technically through with their current contracts — will more than likely re-sign with their current teams. Many names on the list below will slowly be taken down as teams begin to strike deals with their top free agents ahead of the March 14 new year, when players are free to go anywhere they'd like.
Here is a list of the top NFL free agents available when the new league year starts in 2018.
Player | Position | Age | Team last year |
---|---|---|---|
Drew Brees | QB | 39 | NO |
Kirk Cousins | QB | 29 | WAS |
Sam Bradford | QB | 30 | MIN |
Muhammad Wilkerson | DE | 28 | NYJ |
Trumaine Johnson | CB | 28 | LA |
Mike Glennon | QB | 28 | CHI |
Le’Veon Bell | RB | 26 | PIT |
Nate Solder | LT | 29 | NE |
Jay Cutler | QB | 34 | MIA |
Jimmy Graham | TE | 31 | SEA |
Brian Cushing | ILB | 31 | HOU |
David Amerson | CB | 26 | OAK |
Dontari Poe | DT | 27 | ATL |
Bennie Logan | DT | 28 | KC |
Luke Joeckel | G | 26 | SEA |
Jonathan Stewart | RB | 30 | CAR |
Pernell McPhee | OLB | 29 | CHI |
Kyle Williams | DT | 34 | BUF |
Doug Martin | RB | 29 | TB |
Prince Amukamara | CB | 28 | CHI |
Josh Sitton | G | 31 | CHI |
Nick Fairley | DT | 30 | NO |
Brent Grimes | CB | 34 | TB |
Johnathan Joseph | CB | 33 | HOU |
Chris Ivory | RB | 29 | JAC |
Morgan Burnett | SS | 29 | GB |
Haloti Ngata | DT | 34 | DET |
Josh McCown | QB | 38 | NYJ |
Terrelle Pryor | WR | 28 | WAS |
Mike Wallace | WR | 31 | BAL |
Aldon Smith | OLB | 28 | OAK |
Kurt Coleman | FS | 29 | CAR |
Willie Young | OLB | 32 | CHI |
Antonio Gates | TE | 37 | LAC |
Darrelle Revis | CB | 32 | KC |
Greg Robinson | LT | 25 | DET |
Chris Baker | DT | 30 | TB |
Benjamin Ijalana | RT | 28 | NYJ |
Derrick Johnson | ILB | 35 | KC |
Paul Posluszny | OLB | 33 | JAC |
Ron Parker | FS | 30 | KC |
Morris Claiborne | CB | 28 | NYJ |
Justin Bethel | CB | 27 | ARI |
Sammy Watkins | WR | 24 | LA |
William Hayes | DE | 32 | MIA |
Quintin Demps | SS | 32 | CHI |
Darren Sproles | RB | 34 | PHI |
Reggie Nelson | FS | 34 | OAK |
Adrian Clayborn | DE | 29 | ATL |
Shawn Lauvao | G | 30 | WAS |
Kevin Minter | ILB | 27 | CIN |
Eddie Lacy | RB | 27 | SEA |
Koa Misi | OLB | 31 | MIA |
DeAngelo Hall | CB | 34 | WAS |
Shane Vereen | RB | 28 | NYG |
Matt Forte | RB | 32 | NYJ |
Tahir Whitehead | OLB | 27 | DET |
T.J. Ward | SS | 31 | TB |
Jerrell Freeman | ILB | 31 | CHI |
Charles Johnson | DE | 31 | CAR |
Eric Decker | WR | 30 | TEN |
Frank Gore | RB | 34 | IND |
Tyvon Branch | SS | 31 | ARI |
Malcolm Butler | CB | 27 | NE |
Sebastian Janikowski | K | 39 | OAK |
Dustin Colquitt | P | 35 | KC |
D.J. Hayden | CB | 27 | DET |
Harry Douglas | WR | 32 | TEN |
Evan Smith | C | 31 | TB |
Nigel Bradham | OLB | 28 | PHI |
Julius Peppers | DE | 38 | CAR |
Ahmad Brooks | OLB | 33 | GB |
Connor Barwin | OLB | 31 | LA |
Benjamin Watson | TE | 37 | BAL |
Nate Allen | FS | 30 | MIA |
Drew Stanton | QB | 33 | ARI |
Terence Newman | CB | 39 | MIN |
Chad Henne | QB | 32 | JAC |
Andre Smith | G | 31 | CIN |
Rex Burkhead | RB | 27 | NE |
Graham Gano | K | 30 | CAR |
Ryan Fitzpatrick | QB | 35 | TB |
Chris Clark | LT | 32 | HOU |
Jermon Bushrod | G | 33 | MIA |
Paul Worrilow | OLB | 27 | DET |
Keenan Robinson | OLB | 28 | NYG |
D.J. Fluker | G | 26 | NYG |
Darius Butler | FS | 31 | IND |
Marcus Gilchrist | SS | 29 | HOU |
Clinton McDonald | DT | 31 | TB |
Matt Bryant | K | 42 | ATL |
Virgil Green | TE | 29 | DEN |
Kevin Huber | P | 32 | CIN |
Davon House | CB | 28 | GB |
Erik Walden | OLB | 32 | TEN |
Joe Hawley | C | 29 | TB |
Emmanuel Lamur | OLB | 28 | MIN |
Anthony Fasano | TE | 33 | MIA |
Zach Miller | TE | 33 | CHI |
Breno Giacomini | RT | 32 | HOU |
Wesley Johnson | C | 27 | NYJ |
Taylor Gabriel | WR | 27 | ATL |
Andrew Norwell | G | 26 | CAR |
Trey Burton | TE | 26 | PHI |
Todd Davis | ILB | 25 | DEN |
Isaiah Crowell | RB | 25 | CLE |
Marcus Williams | CB | 26 | HOU |
Dontrelle Inman | WR | 29 | CHI |
Jonathan Casillas | OLB | 30 | NYG |
Cornellius Carradine | DE | 29 | SF |
Kamar Aiken | WR | 28 | IND |
Navorro Bowman | ILB | 29 | OAK |
Sheldon Richardson | DT | 27 | SEA |
Donald Stephenson | LT | 29 | DEN |
Arthur Moats | OLB | 29 | PIT |
Jamaal Charles | RB | 31 | DEN |
Kyle Fuller | CB | 26 | CHI |
Star Lotulelei | DT | 28 | CAR |
Kenny Vaccaro | SS | 27 | NO |
Derek Anderson | QB | 34 | CAR |
Tom Johnson | DT | 33 | MIN |
Anthony Sherman | FB | 29 | KC |
Zach Brown | ILB | 28 | WAS |
Jahri Evans | G | 34 | GB |
Lee Smith | TE | 30 | OAK |
Johnson Bademosi | CB | 27 | NE |
Demario Davis | ILB | 29 | NYJ |
Brice McCain | CB | 31 | TEN |
Joe Berger | G | 35 | MIN |
Eric Reid | SS | 26 | SF |
Justin Pugh | G | 27 | NYG |
Tyler Eifert | TE | 27 | CIN |
Ed Dickson | TE | 30 | CAR |
Matt Slauson | G | 32 | LAC |
Karlos Dansby | ILB | 36 | ARI |
Jared Crick | DE | 28 | DEN |
Niles Paul | TE | 28 | WAS |
Alex Okafor | DE | 27 | NO |
Barkevious Mingo | OLB | 27 | IND |
Lerentee McCray | OLB | 27 | JAC |
Shane Lechler | P | 41 | HOU |
Marcus Sherels | CB | 30 | MIN |
Kemal Ishmael | SS | 26 | ATL |
Tramon Williams | CB | 34 | ARI |
Mark Sanchez | QB | 31 | CHI |
Case Keenum | QB | 30 | MIN |
Stephen Paea | DT | 29 | DAL |
Kendall Wright | WR | 28 | CHI |
Byron Bell | RT | 29 | DAL |
Jonathan Cooper | G | 28 | DAL |
Jaron Brown | WR | 28 | ARI |
Tom Compton | T | 28 | CHI |
Donnie Jones | P | 37 | PHI |
Bradley McDougald | SS | 27 | SEA |
Andre Roberts | WR | 30 | ATL |
Luke Willson | TE | 28 | SEA |
Matthew Slater | WR | 32 | NE |
Kerry Wynn | DE | 27 | NYG |
Cameron Fleming | T | 25 | NE |
Michael Thomas | FS | 28 | MIA |
Albert Wilson | WR | 25 | KC |
Damien Williams | RB | 25 | MIA |
Ryan Jensen | C | 26 | BAL |
Denico Autry | DE | 27 | OAK |
Will Compton | ILB | 28 | WAS |
Terrance West | RB | 27 | BAL |
Korey Toomer | ILB | 29 | LAC |
Chris Hubbard | G | 26 | PIT |
Dominique Easley | DT | 25 | LA |
Matt Moore | QB | 33 | MIA |
Alfred Morris | RB | 29 | DAL |
Scott Tolzien | QB | 30 | IND |
Teddy Bridgewater | QB | 26 | MIN |
Danny Amendola | WR | 32 | NE |
Charles Johnson | WR | 29 | CAR |
Josh Kline | G | 28 | TEN |
Mychal Rivera | TE | 27 | JAC |
Kyle Wilber | OLB | 28 | DAL |
Corey Graham | FS | 32 | PHI |
Michael Wilhoite | ILB | 31 | SEA |
Christian Jones | ILB | 27 | CHI |
Lance Dunbar | RB | 28 | LA |
Cody Davis | FS | 28 | LA |
Allen Barbre | G | 33 | DEN |
Brock Coyle | ILB | 27 | SF |
Chris Hairston | LT | 28 | LAC |
Sherrick McManis | CB | 30 | CHI |
Michael Floyd | WR | 28 | MIN |
Brandon Fusco | G | 29 | SF |
Xavier Su’a-Filo | G | 27 | HOU |
DeMarcus Lawrence | DE | 25 | DAL |
Senio Kelemete | G | 27 | NO |
Don Carey | SS | 31 | DET |
Austin Seferian-Jenkins | TE | 25 | NYJ |
Dion Lewis | RB | 27 | NE |
Marqise Lee | WR | 26 | JAC |
LaMarcus Joyner | FS | 27 | LA |
LeGarrette Blount | RB | 31 | PHI |
Jordan Matthews | WR | 25 | BUF |
Weston Richburg | C | 26 | NYG |
Nate Ebner | FS | 28 | NE |
Deshawn Shead | FS | 29 | SEA |
James Hurst | RT | 26 | BAL |
LaAdrian Waddle | RT | 26 | NE |
Geno Smith | QB | 27 | NYG |
Michael Campanaro | WR | 27 | BAL |
Paul Richardson | WR | 26 | SEA |
Courtney Upshaw | DT | 28 | ATL |
Cedric Peerman | RB | 31 | CIN |
Mitch Unrein | DE | 30 | CHI |
Trent Murphy | OLB | 27 | WAS |
Tavon Wilson | SS | 27 | DET |
L.P. Ladouceur | LS | 36 | DAL |
Brice Butler | WR | 28 | DAL |
Ross Cockrell | CB | 26 | NYG |
Sealver Siliga | DT | 28 | TB |
Shareece Wright | CB | 30 | BUF |
Orleans Darkwa | RB | 26 | NYG |
Blair Walsh | K | 28 | SEA |
Frostee Rucker | DT | 34 | ARI |
Jon Condo | LS | 36 | OAK |
Don Muhlbach | LS | 36 | DET |
Eddie Pleasant | FS | 29 | HOU |
Jeremiah Attaochu | OLB | 25 | LAC |
Brandon Tate | WR | 30 | BUF |
Troy Niklas | TE | 25 | ARI |
Kellen Clemens | QB | 34 | LAC |
Darren Fells | TE | 31 | DET |
John Kuhn | FB | 35 | NO |
Eric Winston | RT | 34 | CIN |
Leon Hall | CB | 33 | SF |
Pat Sims | DT | 32 | CIN |
Dwight Freeney | OLB | 38 | DET |
Mike Nugent | K | 35 | CHI |
Khalif Barnes | LT | 35 | ARI |
Tony McDaniel | DT | 33 | NO |
James Harrison | OLB | 39 | NE |