Silva's Free Agent Rankings

[RamBill]

Free Agency Update
2015 NFL Free Agents

Evan Silva

http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nfl/51589/309/2015-nfl-free-agents

With access to NFL Players Association data, Rotoworld can generate the most accurate free agent list on the internet. The free agents below are ranked loosely in order of how we project them to be valued on the open market.

Keep in mind that franchise tags and re-signings will inevitably deplete the market. Things pick up quickly in the days preceding the March 7 negotiating period, and the market will largely evaporate one week after the official start of free agency on March 10.

Quarterbacks

1. Mark Sanchez
2. Jake Locker
3. Brian Hoyer
4. Matt Moore
5. Ryan Mallett
6. Christian Ponder
7. Tarvaris Jackson
8. Shaun Hill
9. Michael Vick
10. Matt Hasselbeck
11. Colt McCoy
12. Jimmy Clausen
13. Jason Campbell
14. Dan Orlovsky
15. Blaine Gabbert
16. Josh Johnson
17. T.J. Yates
18. Tyrod Taylor
19. Luke McCown
20. Matt Flynn

Running Backs

1. DeMarco Murray
2. C.J. Spiller
3. Ryan Mathews
4. Mark Ingram
5. Justin Forsett
6. Frank Gore
7. Shane Vereen
8. Stevan Ridley
9. Roy Helu
10. Ahmad Bradshaw
11. Darren McFadden
12. Knowshon Moreno
13. Ray Rice
14. Ben Taint
15. Antone Smith
16. Daniel Thomas
17. Jacquizz Rodgers
18. Bilal Powell
19. Cedric Peerman
20. Leon Washington

Fullbacks

1. Henry Hynoski
2. Jed Collins
3. John Kuhn
4. Tyler Clutts
5. John Conner
6. Will Tukuafu
7. Jackie Battle
8. Montell Owens

Wide Receivers

1. Dez Bryant
2. Demaryius Thomas
3. Randall Cobb
4. Jeremy Maclin
5. Torrey Smith
6. Michael Crabtree
7. Kenny Britt
8. Cecil Shorts
9. Eddie Royal
10. Nate Washington
11. Wes Welker
12. Hakeem Nicks
13. Reggie Wayne
14. Denarius Moore
15. Leonard Hankerson
16. Dwayne Harris
17. Vincent Brown
18. Miles Austin
19. Jerrel Jernigan
20. Brandon Lloyd
21. Brad Smith
22. Santana Moss
23. Jason Avant
24. Marcus Easley
25. Derek Hagan
26. Robert Meachem
27. Greg Salas
28. Dane Sanzenbacher
29. Kevin Ogletree
30. Darrius Heyward-Bey

Tight Ends

1. Julius Thomas
2. Jordan Cameron
3. Charles Clay
4. Jermaine Gresham
5. Niles Paul
6. Rob Housler
7. Virgil Green
8. Owen Daniels
9. Lance Kendricks
10. Tony Moeaki
11. Lee Smith
12. Matt Spaeth
13. Dante Rosario
14. Jacob Tamme
15. Daniel Fells
16. Ed Dickson
17. David Ausberry
18. Luke Stocker
19. Anthony McCoy
20. Steve Maneri

Offensive Tackles

1. Bryan Bulaga
2. Michael Roos
3. Doug Free
4. Derek Newton
5. King Dunlap
6. Joe Barksdale
7. Byron Bell
8. Jason Fox
9. Jermey Parnell
10. Ryan Harris
11. Joe Reitz
12. Eric Winston
13. Tyler Polumbus
14. Corey Hilliard
15. Marshall Newhouse
16. Erik Pears
17. Byron Stingily
18. Garry Williams
19. Ben Ijalana
20. Oniel Cousins

Guards/Centers

1. Mike Iupati
2. Orlando Franklin
3. Rodney Hudson
4. Stefen Wisniewski
5. Clint Boling
6. James Carpenter
7. Brian De La Puente
8. Rob Sims
9. Will Montgomery
10. Nick Hardwick
11. Dominic Raiola
12. Jonathan Goodwin
13. Willie Colon
14. Joe Berger
15. Dan Connolly
16. Samson Satele
17. Daryn Colledge
18. Paul Fanaika
19. Gabe Carimi
20. John Jerry
21. Adam Snyder
22. Davin Joseph
23. James Brewer
24. Vlad Ducasse
25. Mike McGlynn


Edge Defenders

1. Justin Houston
2. Jerry Hughes
3. Jason Pierre-Paul
4. Greg Hardy
5. Brian Orakpo
6. Pernell McPhee
7. Jabaal Sheard
8. Jason Worilds
9. Brandon Graham
10. Derrick Morgan
11. Adrian Clayborn
12. Akeem Ayers
13. Brooks Reed
14. John Abraham
15. George Selvie
16. George Johnson
17. O'Brien Schofield
18. James Harrison
19. Dwight Freeney
20. Sam Acho
21. Corey Wootton
22. Anthony Spencer
23. Osi Umenyiora
24. Kroy Biermann
25. Da'Quan Bowers
26. Shaun Phillips
27. Parys Haralson
28. Arthur Moats
29. Larry English
30. Marcus Benard

Interior Defensive Linemen

1. Ndamukong Suh
2. Nick Fairley
3. Terrance Knighton
4. Dan Williams
5. Jared Odrick
6. Stephen Paea
7. C.J. Mosley
8. Henry Melton
9. Cory Redding
10. Letroy Guion
11. Corey Peters
12. B.J. Raji
13. Kevin Williams
14. Kenrick Ellis
15. Ahtyba Rubin
16. Tom Johnson
17. Jarvis Jenkins
18. Alan Branch
19. Alex Carrington
20. Dwan Edwards
21. Pat Sims
22. Tommy Kelly
23. Mike Patterson
24. Leger Douzable
25. Karl Klug
26. Colin Cole
27. Kevin Vickerson
28. Tyson Alualu
29. Demarcus Dobbs
30. Brandon Deaderick
31. Andre Fluellen
32. Fili Moala
33. D'Anthony Smith
34. Nick Hayden
35. Jarius Wynn
36. Chris Neild
37. Ricardo Mathews
38. Mitch Unrein
39. Terrence Cody
40. C.J. Wilson

Inside Linebackers

1. Brandon Spikes
2. David Harris
3. Mason Foster
4. Rolando McClain
5. Rey Maualuga
6. Jamari Lattimore
7. Larry Foote
8. Nate Irving
9. Colin McCarthy
10. Dane Fletcher
11. Moise Fokou
12. Darryl Sharpton
13. Kelvin Sheppard
14. Desmond Bishop
15. Mark Herzlich
16. Andrew Gachkar
17. Josh Mauga
18. D.J. Williams
19. Jasper Brinkley
20. Casey Matthews

4-3 Outside Linebackers

1. Sean Weatherspoon
2. Malcolm Smith
3. Lance Briggs
4. Justin Durant
5. Jonathan Casillas
6. Bruce Carter
7. Jacquian Williams
8. Spencer Paysinger
9. Ashlee Palmer
10. J.T. Thomas
11. Geno Hayes
12. Ramon Humber
13. Chase Blackburn
14. Chris White
15. Larry Dean

Cornerbacks

1. Byron Maxwell
2. Brandon Flowers
3. Tramon Williams
4. Antonio Cromartie
5. Buster Skrine
6. Kareem Jackson
7. Perrish Cox
8. Jimmy Wilson
9. Patrick Robinson
10. Chris Culliver
11. Davon House
12. Rashean Mathis
13. Alan Ball
14. Walter Thurmond III
15. Terence Newman
16. Charles Tillman
17. Tarell Brown
18. Brice McCain
19. Darius Butler
20. Shareece Wright
21. Bradley Fletcher
22. Kyle Wilson
23. Josh Wilson
24. Robert McClain
25. Chris Cook
26. Ike Taylor
27. Brandon Harris
28. Carlos Rogers
29. Mike Jenkins
30. Antoine Cason
31. Danny Gorrer
32. E.J. Biggers
33. Chykie Brown
34. Josh Gordy
35. Cassius Vaughn

Safeties

1. Devin McCourty
2. Rahim Moore
3. Antrel Rolle
4. Louis Delmas
5. Marcus Gilchrist
6. Stevie Brown
7. Dawan Landry
8. Nate Allen
9. Da'Norris Searcy
10. Mike Adams
11. Darian Stewart
12. Ron Parker
13. Charles Woodson (Re-signed one-year deal w/ OAK)
14. Danieal Manning
15. Jeron Johnson
16. George Wilson
17. Dwight Lowery
18. Major Wright
19. Brandon Meriweather
20. Kendrick Lewis
21. Kurt Coleman
22. Chris Conte
23. Jeromy Miles
24. C.J. Spillman
25. Quintin Demps
26. Sergio Brown
27. Jarrett Bush
28. Quinton Carter
29. Taylor Mays
30. Chris Clemons

Kickers

1. Stephen Gostkowski
2. Matt Bryant
3. Matt Prater
4. Mike Nugent
5. Shayne Graham
6. Ryan Succop
7. Jay Feely
8. Billy Cundiff

Punters

1. Brett Kern
2. Mat McBriar

Top 40 Restricted Free Agents

1. Tashaun Gipson
2. Damon Harrison
3. Will Hill
4. Brandon Marshall
5. Derrick Shelby
6. Jerrell Freeman
7. Cedric Thornton
8. Justin Tucker
9. Andre Holmes
10. Emmanuel Lamur
11. Rodney McLeod
12. Greg Scruggs
13. Austin Davis
14. Chris Polk
15. A.Q. Shipley
16. Leonard Johnson
17. Bryce Harris
18. Chris Hairston
19. Lance Dunbar
20. Kamar Aiken
21. Jermaine Kearse
22. Sterling Moore
23. Matt Asiata
24. Travaris Cadet
25. Anthony Levine
26. Ishmaa'ily Kitchen
27. Bobby Rainey
28. Rod Streater
29. Lawrence Guy
30. Cole Beasley
31. Devon Still
32. Chris Jones
33. Bradley Sowell
34. Marquette King
35. Craig Robertson
36. Jarrett Boykin
37. Josh Bynes
38. Don Barclay
39. Alameda Ta'amu
40. Kai Forbath


Evan Silva is a senior football editor for Rotoworld.com. He can be found on Twitter .
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[SierraRam]

There are 3 guards worse than Davin Joseph?!

 

[HE WITH HORNS]

Keep in mind most of these guys won't be available. Teams will sign their own guys first. We will see who actually hits the market.

 

[Boffo97]

There are 3 guards worse than Davin Joseph?!
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There were apparently 1 or 2 on the Rams...

 

[den-the-coach]

Out of the Quarterbacks I like Matt Moore the best. He'll be 31 this year, athletic and has had some degree of success, however, sounds like a younger Shaun Hill.

 

[lockdnram21]

Did Fisher draft Locker? I think he might still have some potential

 

[Yamahopper]

Did Fisher draft Locker? I think he might still have some potential

Not sure. I think Fish was on his year off. But he might be a top target of several teams due to his age. Bad thing he's hurt about as much as Bradford.

 

[DaveFan'51]

Guards/Centers

1. Mike Iupati
2. Orlando Franklin
3. Rodney Hudson
4. Stefen Wisniewski
5. Clint Boling
6. James Carpenter
7. Brian De La Puente
8. Rob Sims
9. Will Montgomery
10. Nick Hardwick
11. Dominic Raiola
12. Jonathan Goodwin
13. Willie Colon
14. Joe Berger
15. Dan Connolly
16. Samson Satele
17. Daryn Colledge
18. Paul Fanaika
19. Gabe Carimi
20. John Jerry
21. Adam Snyder
22. Davin Joseph
23. James Brewer
24. Vlad Ducasse
25. Mike McGlynn

To me this is the most important area for the Rams to concentrate on!!

 

[Warner4Prez]

I'd still take a flyer on Mallet if possible. I think he's got the physical ability of a passer, just not sure about the intangibles.

On an unrelated note, I think the majority of the 49ers secondary hits FA, so that's fun!

 

[Merlin]

More I peruse that list the more I think the following two guys have a good chance to be pursued by the Rams.

QB Gabbert. Overdrafted, never did develop but that situation in Jax was not good. He does have some experience under his belt now, and more importantly the height that I think Fish will be looking for. Basically he is a very cheap veteran (judging from the 6th round pick compensation when the 9ers traded for him) who will be an affordable signing but who does retain some upside with his size and physical tools. I see him as a fallback option of sorts for them if they don't get whatever target they might have in trade.

OT Roos. I think Fish is tired of being burned by FA at the OL positions. Going after Roos gives him a very good bookend pair of tackles and allows him and Snead to focus the interior OL in the draft with a couple strong prospects that should be available to compete relatively quickly in camp. It precludes needing to overpay for Barks as well, and if they do get him for an affordable rate may be able to add both since the Rams have a couple guys coming off the books at that position. Strongly suspect the Rams will push for him as their top signing target.

Of course Roos may not hit the market, we'll have to wait and see. And with Gabbert he will obviously not preclude drafting a QB.