NFL free agency 2023 best available players: Lamar Jackson, Orlando Brown lead

With the legal tampering window opening Monday and NFL free agency officially beginning Wednesday, we’re tracking the best remaining available players.

This story will update as players sign or are released. The number preceding each player’s name is where they ranked in our original 150. Players who were released after March 12 will not have a number. The age in parentheses indicates how old the player will be at the start of the 2023 season.

There’s some subjectivity to how we determined the order, but factors like age, production, health and potential all played a role.

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Jackson is the only franchise-tagged player on this list, as the Ravens’ use of the non-exclusive tag means other teams could try to sign him for two first-round picks. Baltimore is taking an awfully big gamble that a quarterback-needy team won’t give Jackson the deal he’s been seeking, but it’s unclear how many suitors there will be. Theoretically, the Ravens could be determined to match any offer sheet Jackson gets, but teams could make it difficult on Baltimore in how they structure the deal. — Jeff Zrebiec

Brown surprisingly did not receive the franchise tag for the second consecutive year, which would have been worth $19.99 million (120 percent of the 2021 tag value). In 2022, he was a Pro Bowler and didn’t surrender a sack in the Chiefs’ three postseason victories. The expectation is Brown will want an extension with more guaranteed money than the offer he declined last summer: six years, $139 million, $30.25 million signing bonus, and $91 million in the first five years. — Nate Taylor

With the Rams cap-strapped and Wagner looking for more certainty, the sides agreed to part ways, putting the veteran back in the free-agent pool for the second consecutive year. In his 11th season and first outside of Seattle, Wagner started 17 games and earned second-team All-Pro honors while totaling 140 tackles (10 for loss) and six sacks, second-most in the NFL among off-ball LBs. His contract in L.A. was worth $10 million annually, which seems like a fair target again this year. — David DeChant

Bradberry cashed in on a one-year, prove-it deal with the Eagles to provide lockdown defense opposite Darius Slay. As with his defensive backfield mate, C.J. Gardner-Johnson, the question is less about whether the Eagles want him back and more about whether they can afford him. — Wulf

David is an ageless wonder it seems. He doesn’t receive the credit he deserves. David still does everything well, including pass coverage. He graded as the No. 3 off-ball linebacker in the league last season, via Pro Football Focus. After missing five games in 2021, he played 96 percent of the snaps in 2022 with 124 total tackles and three sacks. — Larry Holder

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