Three players were hit with franchise tags, and one was hit with the transition tag, so it’s time to update our consensus free agency rankings. We’re going to change our methodology for this one because of the inclusion of cap casualties, who aren’t always included in the rankings we’ve found around the web.

Due to the lack of standards for inclusion, here’s how we’ll be working out the data from now on:

If a player isn’t ranked in an article, his data is essentially thrown out.If the player is ranked, his data is included.When a player is ranked, we’ll average out his ranking and then we’ll rank players by this number.

This is a little different from what we did in our first update. Here’s what the data now looks like, including these cap casualty players and after removing the tagged players, based on 27 free agency rankings we’ve found online.

3: Kyler Murray9: Malik Willis27: Aaron Rodgers47: Kirk Cousins101: Marcus Mariota104: Russell Wilson133: Joe Flacco177: Carson Wentz199: Tyrod Taylor

It was reported today that Kyler Murray will be released by the Arizona Cardinals at the start of the new league year. He will almost certainly take a minimum contract because the Cardinals are paying him a guaranteed $36.8 million to not play for their football team in 2026, which includes offsets. So every dollar that Murray makes just forces his new team to pay him instead of the Cardinals. In his situation, he’s incentivized to take a minimum, one-year deal (this has happened in the past with guys like Russell Wilson before).

8: Kenneth Walker III14: Travis Etienne Jr.55: Rico Dowdle64: Tyler Allgeier78: Rachaad White89: J.K. Dobbins91: Kenneth Gainwell107: Najee Harris111: Brian Robinson182: Isiah Pacheco194: Kareem Hunt5: Alec Pierce11: Mike Evans13: Rashid Shaheed15: Jauan Jennings18: Romeo Doubs26: Wan’Dale Robinson36: Deebo Samuel50: Tyreek Hill79: Keenan Allen103: Christian Kirk115: Jalen Nailor131: DeAndre Hopkins135: Marquise Brown156: Calvin Austin III178: Tyquan Thornton180: Kendrick Bourne

The Indianapolis Colts gave Daniel Jones a nearly $38 million transition tag (they could have had Kyler Murray for $1.3 million!), which now puts Alec Pierce at risk of hitting the market. As we’ve written about before, Christian Watson is a pretty good analog for Pierce, so if the Green Bay Packers don’t want to pay Watson a copy-paste of whatever Pierce will get on the open market, they should try to get a Watson extension ASAP.

31: Isaiah Likely45: Dallas Goedert46: Travis Kelce63: David Njoku71: Chigoziem Okonkwo86: Cade Otton99: Charlie Kolar143: Greg Dulcich154: Austin Hooper160: Darren Waller176: John FitzPatrick179: Noah Fant189: Tyler Higbee196: Connor Heyward

There are some John FitzPatrick believers, which is a bit surprising to me. FitzPatrick wasn’t a special teams contributor in 2025, despite being a run-blocking tight end (usually these guys play in the return game, but the Packers play offensive skill players the least on special teams). He’s coming off an Achilles tendon tear, so I doubt he’ll sign for much more than the minimum in 2026.

7: Rasheed Walker25: Braden Smith42: Jermaine Eluemunor74: Braxton Jones90: Jawaan Taylor108: Jonah Williams134: Trent Brown147: Elijah Wilkinson153: Cam Robinson181: Jamaree Salyer187: Jack Conklin198: Thayer Munford Jr.

The only full-time starting tackle coming off a rookie contract in free agency this year is Rasheed Walker. He’s going to make bank. He almost certainly will bring the Packers home a third- or fourth-round compensatory pick in 2027.

23: David Edwards29: Alijah Vera-Tucker35: Isaac Seumalo44: Joel Bitonio69: Wyatt Teller70: Ed Ingram73: Kevin Zeitler77: Zion Johnson83: Dylan Parham84: James Daniels92: John Simpson110: Teven Jenkins120: Greg Van Roten148: Daniel Faalele167: Chris Paul192: Dillon Radunz2: Tyler Linderbaum20: Connor McGovern65: Cade Mays100: Ted Karras112: Sean Rhyan114: Tyler Biadasz144: Ethan Pocic

At this point, the Packers might want to bring Sean Rhyan back on a short-term deal and take a 2027 starter in this year’s draft. The draft class doesn’t have a lot of immediate starters (if any) at center, but it does have guys who can start down the line. A player like Keylan Rutledge, who can play center and guard, could be taken on Day 2 with the idea that he could possibly displace either Rhyan or left guard Aaron Banks in 2027, while providing depth as a rookie.

For what it’s worth, Tyler Biadasz is already visiting the Chicago Bears, who have a hole at the position after Drew Dalman retired after his 2025 Pro Bowl season.

Interior Defensive Linemen

22: John Franklin-Myers57: David Onyemata60: Calais Campbell62: DJ Reader75: DaQuan Jones105: Sheldon Rankins124: Javon Hargrave128: Sebastian Joseph-Day136: Logan Hall149: Da’Shawn Hand150: Levi Onwuzurike173: Khyiris Tonga193: Roy Lopez

The nrue nose tackles here are David Onyemata, Javon Hargrave, DaQuan Jones, Khyiris Tonga and Roy Lopez. Green Bay should be more involved in the nose tackle market than the three-technique market, considering they basically return their entire defensive tackle room for 2026 and only Nazir Stackhouse can’t viably play three-technique. Meanwhile, they probably don’t want to start Colby Wooden, who was Kenny Clark’s replacement after the Micah Parsons trade, for a second straight season at the nose.

1: Trey Hendrickson4: Jaelan Phillips12: Odafe Oweh21: Khalil Mack24: Boye Mafe30: Joey Bosa38: Bradley Chubb49: K’Lavon Chaisson51: Dre’Mont Jones52: Kwity Paye72: Arnold Ebiketie76: Jadeveon Clowney88: Cameron Jordan95: Malcolm Koonce97: Joseph Ossai98: Al-Quadin Muhammad113: Arden Key130: Von Miller137: A.J. Epenesa138: Sam Williams145: Brandon Graham151: Dante Fowler Jr.155: Kingsley Enagbare159: Haason Reddick161: Derek Barnett163: Kyle Van Noy166: D.J. Wonnum184: Samson Ebukam191: Joshua Uche197: Leonard Floyd

The edge class is deep both in free agency and the draft. Look for the Packers to invest in at least one more edge defender this offseason, as they’ll have Micah Parsons, Lukas Van Ness, Barryn Sorrell and Collin Oliver returning in 2026 (assuming that Rashan Gary is a cap casualty). No one will be replacing Parsons if he misses time, but the team probably needs to carry five players at the position in 2026, and they have a history of investing highly in a third pass-rusher (see the Gary and Van Ness selections when they started their careers as multi-year backups).

6: Devin Lloyd33: Quay Walker34: Nakobe Dean40: Devin Bush43: Leo Chenal53: Demario Davis59: Kaden Elliss66: Bobby Wagner67: Alex Anzalone96: Quincy Williams106: Justin Strnad116: Germaine Pratt132: Matt Milano142: Alex Singleton146: Lavonte David164: Willie Gay170: Jack Gibbens183: Eric Kendricks190: Dennis Gardeck

The most controversial free agent of this class is Quay Walker, who is a top-10 free agent on some lists and not a top-100 player on others. Good luck figuring out how much he’ll make. The hope for agents is that last year’s linebacker class “set the floor” for a second contract full-time starter at $15 million per year. We’ll see if that number holds in 2026. Devin Lloyd, who is expected to hit the open market, is projected by many to earn around $20 million per year. Walker is the top young Mike linebacker behind him, as Nakobe Dean and Devin Bush are Will linebackers, while Leo Chenal is more of a 4-3 Sam (a rotational player) than anything. After that, the linebackers on the market get old, and age is the primary driver of dollars in free agency.

10: Jaylen Watson16: Tariq Woolen17: Jamel Dean32: Alontae Taylor39: Nahshon Wright61: Montaric Brown81: Chidobe Awuzie85: Rasul Douglas87: Eric Stokes94: Cor’Dale Flott102: Mike Hilton109: Asante Samuel Jr.117: James Pierre118: Joshua Williams119: Roger McCreary123: Greg Newsome II125: Cobie Durant126: Josh Jobe129: Trevon Diggs152: Cam Taylor-Britt174: Kader Kohou186: Fabian Moreau188: Tre’Davious White195: Rock Ya-Sin

Jaylen Watson and Tariq Woolen are the young players with consistent success at the outside cornerback position. After that, it’s older players (like Jamel Dean), guys who got hot in 2025 (but weren’t performing well before then, like Nashon Wright and Montaric Brown) and slot defenders (like Alontae Taylor).

19: Bryan Cook28: Coby Bryant37: Kamren Curl41: Jaquan Brisker48: Kevin Byard54: Nick Cross56: Jalen Thompson58: Jaylinn Hawkins68: Reed Blankenship80: Ar’Darius Washington82: Alohi Gilman93: Jabrill Peppers121: Harrison Smith122: C.J. Gardner-Johnson127: Andre Cisco139: Donovan Wilson140: Geno Stone157: Dane Belton158: Kyle Dugger165: Jordan Poyer168: Chuck Clark169: Tony Jefferson171: Andrew Wingard172: Nick Scott185: Ifeatu Melifonwu141: Eddy Pineiro (K)162: Joey Slye (K)175: Nick Folk (K)

These guys have all had up-and-down careers and have bounced around the league recently, if the kicker position matters to you. There isn’t a single safe bet at the position this offseason, be it free agency or the draft.

Below is the full top-200, regardless of position:

1: Trey Hendrickson, EDGE2: Tyler Linderbaum, C3: Kyler Murray, QB4: Jaelan Phillips, EDGE5: Alec Pierce, WR6: Devin Lloyd, LB7: Rasheed Walker, T8: Kenneth Walker III, RB9: Malik Willis, QB10: Jaylen Watson, CB11: Mike Evans, WR12: Odafe Oweh, EDGE13: Rashid Shaheed, WR14: Travis Etienne Jr., RB15: Jauan Jennings, WR16: Tariq Woolen, CB17: Jamel Dean, CB18: Romeo Doubs, WR19: Bryan Cook, S20: Connor McGovern, C21: Khalil Mack, EDGE22: John Franklin-Myers, iDL23: David Edwards, G24: Boye Mafe, EDGE25: Braden Smith, T26: Wan’Dale Robinson, WR27: Aaron Rodgers, QB28: Coby Bryant, S29: Alijah Vera-Tucker, G30: Joey Bosa, EDGE31: Isaiah Likely, TE32: Alontae Taylor, CB33: Quay Walker, LB34: Nakobe Dean, LB35: Isaac Seumalo, G36: Deebo Samuel, WR37: Kamren Curl, S38: Bradley Chubb, EDGE39: Nahshon Wright, CB40: Devin Bush, LB41: Jaquan Brisker, S42: Jermaine Eluemunor, T43: Leo Chenal, LB44: Joel Bitonio, G45: Dallas Goedert, TE46: Travis Kelce, TE47: Kirk Cousins, QB48: Kevin Byard, S49: K’Lavon Chaisson, EDGE50: Tyreek Hill, WR51: Dre’Mont Jones, EDGE52: Kwity Paye, EDGE53: Demario Davis, LB54: Nick Cross, S55: Rico Dowdle, RB56: Jalen Thompson, S57: David Onyemata, iDL58: Jaylinn Hawkins, S59: Kaden Elliss, LB60: Calais Campbell, iDL61: Montaric Brown, CB62: DJ Reader, iDL63: David Njoku, TE64: Tyler Allgeier, RB65: Cade Mays, C66: Bobby Wagner, LB67: Alex Anzalone, LB68: Reed Blankenship, S69: Wyatt Teller, G70: Ed Ingram, G71: Chigoziem Okonkwo, TE72: Arnold Ebiketie, EDGE73: Kevin Zeitler, G74: Braxton Jones, T75: DaQuan Jones, iDL76: Jadeveon Clowney, EDGE77: Zion Johnson, G78: Rachaad White, RB79: Keenan Allen, WR80: Ar’Darius Washington, S81: Chidobe Awuzie, CB82: Alohi Gilman, S83: Dylan Parham, G84: James Daniels, G85: Rasul Douglas, CB86: Cade Otton, TE87: Eric Stokes, CB88: Cameron Jordan, EDGE89: J.K. Dobbins, RB90: Jawaan Taylor, OT91: Kenneth Gainwell, RB92: John Simpson, G93: Jabrill Peppers, S94: Cor’Dale Flott, CB95: Malcolm Koonce, EDGE96: Quincy Williams, LB97: Joseph Ossai, EDGE98: Al-Quadin Muhammad, EDGE99: Charlie Kolar, TE100: Ted Karras, C101: Marcus Mariota, QB102: Mike Hilton, CB103: Christian Kirk, WR104: Russell Wilson, QB105: Sheldon Rankins, iDL106: Justin Strnad, LB107: Najee Harris, RB108: Jonah Williams, T109: Asante Samuel Jr., CB110: Teven Jenkins, G111: Brian Robinson, RB112: Sean Rhyan, C113: Arden Key, EDGE114: Tyler Biadasz, C115: Jalen Nailor, WR116: Germaine Pratt, LB117: James Pierre, CB118: Joshua Williams, CB119: Roger McCreary, CB120: Greg Van Roten, G121: Harrison Smith, S122: C.J. Gardner-Johnson, S123: Greg Newsome II, CB124: Javon Hargrave, iDL125: Cobie Durant, CB126: Josh Jobe, CB127: Andre Cisco, S128: Sebastian Joseph-Day, iDL129: Trevon Diggs, CB130: Von Miller, EDGE131: DeAndre Hopkins, WR132: Matt Milano, LB133: Joe Flacco, QB134: Trent Brown, T135: Marquise Brown, WR136: Logan Hall, iDL137: A.J. Epenesa, EDGE138: Sam Williams, EDGE139: Donovan Wilson, S140: Geno Stone, S141: Eddy Pineiro, K142: Alex Singleton, LB143: Greg Dulcich, TE144: Ethan Pocic, C145: Brandon Graham, EDGE146: Lavonte David, LB147: Elijah Wilkinson, T148: Daniel Faalele, G149: Da’Shawn Hand, iDL150: Levi Onwuzurike, iDL151: Dante Fowler Jr., EDGE152: Cam Taylor-Britt, CB153: Cam Robinson, T154: Austin Hooper, TE155: Kingsley Enagbare, EDGE156: Calvin Austin III, WR157: Dane Belton, S158: Kyle Dugger, S159: Haason Reddick, EDGE160: Darren Waller, TE161: Derek Barnett, EDGE162: Joey Sly, K163: Kyle Van Noy, EDGE164: Willie Gay, LB165: Jordan Poyer, S166: D.J. Wonnum, EDGE167: Chris Paul, G168: Chuck Clark, S169: Tony Jefferson, S170: Jack Gibbens, LB171: Andrew Wingard, S172: Nick Scott, S173: Khyiris Tonga, iDL174: Kader Kohou, CB175: Nick Folk, K176: John FitzPatrick, TE177: Carson Wentz, QB178: Tyquan Thornton, WR179: Noah Fant, TE180: Kendrick Bourne, WR181: Jamaree Salyer, T182: Isiah Pacheco, RB183: Eric Kendricks, LB184: Samson Ebukam, EDGE185: Ifeatu Melifonwu, S186: Fabian Moreau, CB187: Jack Conklin, T188: Tre’Davious White, CB189: Tyler Higbee, TE190: Dennis Gardeck, LB191: Joshua Uche, EDGE192: Dillon Radunz, G193: Roy Lopez, iDL194: Kareem Hunt, RB195: Rock Ya-Sin, CB196: Connor Heyward, TE197: Leonard Floyd, EDGE198: Thayer Munford Jr., T199: Tyrod Taylor, QB200: Jack Jones, CB