Now that the 2022 NFL draft is over, it’s time for executives, personnel people, and coaches to get their rookies into minicamps, take another look at their rosters, and see what might still be out there in the remaining class of free agents to fill out their teams.
This process is now assisted by the fact that free-agent signings will no longer could against the formula that gives teams compensatory picks (previously in the league year, a team losing more or better compensatory free agents than it acquires in the previous year is eligible to receive compensatory draft picks), which evens out the math a bit.
The Saints took advantage of that on May 2 when they signed former Chiefs defensive back Tyrann Mathieu to a three-year, $33 million deal with $18 million guaranteed. You could soon see other teams pounce on the names on this list; other players might be signings closer to summer minicamps and training camps.
Here are the NFL’s best remaining free agents.