NFL Analysis
3/18/25
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2025 NFL Free Agency: Ranking Best Remaining Available Players
After more than a week of 2025 NFL Free Agency, there is still some legitimate talent on the open market.
The vast majority of the biggest moves in free agency happened during the 48-hour legal tampering period, and moves have slowly trickled in since then. However, despite so many moves happening over the last week, a few key names remain unsigned as teams continue to weigh their options of signing veterans or waiting to find young talent in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Still, these players will find a home eventually, so let's take a look at the top remaining free agents who have yet to sign deals with new teams.
Top remaining NFL free agents
Asante Samuel Jr., cornerback
After missing a significant amount of time in 2024, Asante Samuel Jr. appears to be flying under the radar this free agency period.
A shoulder injury kept Samuel sidelined for the remainder of the 2024 season after Week 4, but it's not like he's ever been a liability in his four NFL seasons. He's allowed a passer rating of just 91.4 when targeted over his NFL career, racking up six interceptions and 37 pass breakups.
Samuel is on the smaller end of corners at 5-foot-10 and 180 pounds, and while there are injury concerns after this past season, he didn't miss a single game over his first three years in the league. He's a talented cornerback who should be a real asset to a team seeking depth in their secondary, but for some reason, he remains available.
Given his body of work, however, Samuel hopefully won't have to wait much longer to get a deal done.
Jedrick Wills, Offensive tackle
A former first-round pick out of Alabama, Jedrick Wills has struggled to live up to that billing at the NFL level. Still, a player of his pedigree with significant playing experience should command some kind of market in free agency.
Wills has struggled to stay on the field in recent seasons, even being benched this past season in favor of Dawand Jones. Part of that benching appeared to be related to a nagging knee injury, but questionable comments of Wills referring to the decision not to play as a "business decision" might have also been a factor.
A team with a track record of developing young offensive linemen should still show some interest in Wills on the open market. He's a 6-foot-5, 307-pound tackle who showed tons of promise in his rookie season for Cleveland but has struggled to take a step forward, hovering in limbo as a middling fringe starter in the NFL.
Wills is still just 25 years old, and the right coaching staff might be able to unlock something to help him turn into a reliable starter in the trenches on a bargain deal this deep into free agency.
Amari Cooper, Wide receiver
The Buffalo Bills took a swing on Amari Cooper at the trade deadline this past season, and the veteran receiver awarded them with some solid efficiency, averaging 1.82 yards per route run.
Now, however, the Bills don't seem interested in bringing Cooper back, and there isn't as hot of a market as one might expect for the 30-year-old receiver.
Age-related regression might be a real concern for teams since Cooper has played 8,900 offensive snaps in his NFL career. However, it's not like he's been a complete liability as a target, as his efficiency saw a drastic uptick once being traded from Cleveland to Buffalo.
The right situation with a legitimate quarterback and other options in the passing game could make Cooper a valuable weapon. A team like the Green Bay Packers, which features a lot of young receivers but lacks a veteran leader, could make a lot of sense for Cooper, where he can be both a leader and an active contributor to the offense.
Teams may be waiting until the draft to evaluate their options at receiver, but if Cooper is willing to lower his asking price, he could get scooped up in the coming days or weeks.
Rasul Douglas, cornerback
It's been a roller coaster of an NFL career for Rasul Douglas, but after a career renaissance with the Green Bay Packers and Buffalo Bills, he's now one of the top available free agents left on the market.
Douglas is a long, physical cornerback who had a down year in 2024 but was a real asset from 2021 through 2023, racking up 14 interceptions during that three-year span. He's still 29 years old and should have a few more good seasons left in him, but the cornerback market has been slow in recent days after the initial surge of big deals for players like Charvarius Ward.
Despite that slow market, Douglas should have interest from a handful of teams because of his previous production and physical tools. He may not be getting top dollar this late into free agency, but a team in need of a veteran outside corner could be getting a steal if he can get back to his 2021-2023 level of play.
Cam Robinson, offensive tackle
There might not be a more talented free agent available at any position than Cam Robinson.
The Minnesota Vikings traded for Robinson from the Jacksonville Jaguars after an injury to Christian Darrisaw in the middle of the season. It ended up being a tough year for the left tackle, who was almost immediately thrown into the fire, but his 2023 season is a reminder of just how good he can be.
Robinson's 2023 season featured just 13 pressures and three sacks allowed on 325 pass-blocking snaps. While he's had some up-and-down years, he's still an experienced left tackle at 29 years old who can be a legitimate starter, or at the very least a top-tier backup swing tackle for a team this deep into the free-agency period.
Somehow, teams don't seem interested in signing Robinson right now. That should change in a hurry, especially because the 2025 draft doesn't feature many pure tackle prospects at the top of the class, with a lot of the prospects viewed as guards over tackles.
Perhaps Robinson was hoping to get paid, given the lack of tackles available in free agency, but an offensive line-needy team should be giving him a call before the draft because he's too experienced to be on the open market this late into free agency.
