The 2026 Super Bowl is set with the New England Patriots set to face the Seattle Seahawks.
The front offices and fan bases of 30 teams can now begin to shift their attention to free agency and dream about what could be in 2026. Free agency in the NFL isn’t as foolproof as other sports with many players’ production being incredibly scheme dependent and personnel dependent.
However, that won’t stop us here at CBS Sports from projecting the NFL’s top 50 agents in 2026 and the years to come. These rankings will include the top players whose contracts are up with their rankings being driven by their respective impact right now. Age, positional value and production are obviously key factors. So too are things like injury history.
Other options could present themselves in the coming weeks when teams release veterans in order to free up cap space for the new league year in March, and there are some players on this list that will likely either re-sign with their current teams on long-term deals and/or be franchise-tagged in order to prevent them from hitting the open market. Regardless, here’s the first go at the top 50 free agents.
NOTE: The 2026 free agency signing period begins March 11 at 4 p.m. ET. Teams can begin negotiating starting March 9 at noon ET.
Age: 24Pro Bowls: 1 (2025)First-team All-Pro teams: 0
George Pickens exceeded all expectations in his first season with the Dallas Cowboys. The Pittsburgh Steelers gave up on him because of his public displays of frustration and traded him to Dallas for a 2026 third-round pick and a late-round pick swap. Pickens then erupted with career highs in nearly every…
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