The 2022 NFL season is over. The 2023 NFL offseason can begin.
The finish to Super Bowl 57 afforded scant breathing room for teams looking to claw their way into contention. February and March allow teams to align their chess pieces as free agency and the draft approach. Some clubs will use that opportunity to overhaul their rosters. Others will more or less hold tight through minor tweaks and hope for success.
There’s no shortage of difference-making veteran talent set to hit the open market this spring. More than 700 players are scheduled to become free agents this offseason, though that number will fluctuate as some contracted players are released and others sign extensions that keep them tied to their current teams.
While we don’t know anyone’s exact plans so far, a quick look at this year’s salary cap space suggests who the big players will be. The Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, New York Giants and Houston Texans can all be expected to be active players when the free agent negotiating period officially kicks off at noon ET March 13. Until then, we can look at this year’s pool of potential help and start devising fantasy rosters.
With that in mind, here are 2023’s top 101 free agents, broken down into tiers. All ages listed are how old a player will be in the upcoming season. All prior year salary information comes from the wonderfully useful Over The Cap.