The 2025 NFL free agent class is loaded with bonafide superstars on both sides of the ball…for now. Obviously, a large number of these guys will get extensions OR the franchise tag with their NFL teams before 2025 free agency opens. But in a hypothetical exercise, WHAT IF the top 2025 free agents left their current teams to sign elsewhere?
Let’s dive into our way-too-early predictions on where the top 25 NFL free agents of 2025 will sign…other than their current teams.
Which team will these 2025 NFL free agents possibly land on?
Justin Jefferson: New England Patriots
It’s not about the best fit for the man soon to become the highest-paid wide receiver. It’s who will offer him the bag.
The Patriots currently have the most projected salary cap space for 2025. Robert Kraft is desperate to rebuild a winner in the post-Tom Brady-Bill Belichick era — so he provides his next franchise QB (AARON MAYBE USE A PIC HERE/MENTION WHO THE PATS DRAFT AT QB WITH NO.3?) with the league’s best offensive weapon on a deal worth more than $150 million.
Ya see, Patriots fans? It doesn’t all have to be dark clouds and rain.
Dak Prescott: Las Vegas Raiders
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Mark Davis loves spending lavishly on big-named players who can sell him tickets. Like Jerry Jones, Davis cares more about his team being competitive than actually winning a Super Bowl — so he happily hands Dak a free-agent deal worth over $200 million.
Realistically, who else might pay a 32-year-old Prescott long-term? Other QB-needy teams will have found their guys in the NFL Draft. If it’s not Dallas, Dak to Vegas feels like the perfect pairing.
And if they keep Davante Adams beyond 2024, then this is a lights-out pass-catching tandem that you won’t want to miss!
Jared Goff: Seattle Seahawks
Jared Goff has proven that he’s not a product of the Sean McVay system, having emerged as the new franchise star in Motor City.
Seattle has enough talent to the point where they feel like a team that’s a QB away from becoming a Super Bowl contender again. So why not a Goff-Seahawks pairing? He’d be set up nicely with DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett, Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Kenneth Walker.
Landing Goff would re-open the Seahawks’ Super Bowl window for the first time in the post-Russell Wilson era.
CeeDee Lamb: Washington Commanders
Like Justin Jefferson, Lamb is sure to go to a team that offers him the bag. Right now, Spotrac projects the Commanders to have $127 million in cap space for next year.
Washington’s next QB (AARON, MAYBE MENTION WHO THEY DRAFT HERE) will love the luxury of throwing to Lamb and Terry McLaurin. New owner Josh Harris has to make a big free agent splash for his NFL team eventually, and signing Lamb away from a division rival would be a double-whammy of a move.
Tristan Wirfs : Los Angeles Chargers
New Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh knows better than anyone about the importance of building in the trenches.
Wirfs is arguably the league’s best offensive lineman NOT NAMED Trent Williams. His new deal should easily push $100-plus million. The Bolts are set up nicely from a financial perspective long-term, so go ahead and throw the checkbook at Wirfs and give Justin Herbert his blindside protector for the next half-decade or so.
Brandon Aiyuk: New York Giants
The G-Men haven’t had a 1,000-yard receiver since former star Odell Beckham Jr. hit the feat back in 2018.
New York can mercilessly get out of Daniel Jones’ contract next year and rebuild the offense from scratch. That means getting at least one superstar wideout in the 2025 free agent class, so why not two-time 1,000-yard receiver Brandon Aiyuk?
With a mountain of cap space, the Giants can outbid just about anybody for him.
Kyle Pitts: Dallas Cowboys
If the Cowboys lose Lamb, they’ll be desperate to retool the offense with another explosive pass-catcher.
Pitts just hasn’t found his full potential in Atlanta, and a fresh start will be necessary if he can’t regain his star-like form in year four. He could serve as the new shining star in Dallas, regardless of who the Cowboys’ QB is in 2025.
Trey Hendrickson: Atlanta Falcons
The Falcons haven’t had a player hit double-digit sacks in a season since Vic Beasley back in 2016. The signing of Kirk Cousins means the Falcons are in win-now mode, so expect plenty more aggressive moves by GM Terry Fontenot next year.
Since his 2020 breakout year, Hendrickson has been one of football’s elite defensive players. Adding him to a borderline top-10 defense could be the final move needed to establish Atlanta as a bonafide Super Bowl contender.
Nick Chubb: Dallas Cowboys
As Tony Dorsett, Emmitt Smith, DeMarco Murray and Ezekiel Elliott will show you, the Dallas offense operates at its best when they have an elite running back to complement the passer.
Chubb’s injury history might scare off the Browns from paying him long-term. Chubb would surely love the chance to play behind one of football’s best offensive lines — giving him the chance to compete for multiple rushing titles in the back half of his career.
Tee Higgins: Denver Broncos
Hey, the Broncos are going to have to find somebody to catch passes. Courtland Sutton is better suited for a WR2 role, so the Broncos should be all-in on signing the contested catch specialist away from an AFC rival in the Bengals.
Higgins has put up elite numbers as Ja’Marr Chase’s sidekick in Cincy. But Mile High City gives Higgins the chance to finally flourish as “the guy” on offense.
Antoine Winfield Jr.: Carolina Panthers
There’s a lot of money for Carolina to spend over the next few years. Addressing the secondary will be a priority for the NFL team in 2025, and the front office can do that by signing this Swiss Army Knife of safety in Antoine Winfield Jr.
The cap-strapped Buccaneers might not be able to pay Winfield what he wants in 2025. The Panthers get to see what he’s capable of twice a year, so allow Carolina to come in and swoop him away from the NFC South foes.
Talanoa Hufanga: Indianapolis Colts
Hufanga has quietly emerged as one of the league’s elite safeties. It’s just hard to notice because of the other superstars who occupy the spotlight in San Fran.
Hufanga’s elite cover skills and ball-hawking abilities make him the perfect fit for the Colts’ defense. He’s the weapon they would need to contend against the plethora of elite quarterbacks in the AFC.
AJ Terrell: Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jaguars haven’t had an elite shutdown corner since Jalen Ramsey.
The pass D has been a problem for many years. With cap space opening up next year, the Jaguars can hand Atlanta’s superstar cornerback a lucrative deal that will solidify the secondary for many years to come.
Chris Godwin: San Francisco 49ers
With Tom Brady long gone, Godwin may be motivated to get paid what he’s worth and play for an actual Super Bowl contender.
Since we’re projecting that the 49ers will lose Brandon Aiyuk, let’s assign them a suitable replacement here in Godwin. He’s posted over 800 yards receiving every year since 2018 and would have no problem sustaining his Pro Bowl numbers on a star-studded San Francisco offense.
Haason Reddick: Kansas City Chiefs
Reddick will be entering his age-31 season in 2025, so he’ll likely have to settle on a short-term deal for another NFL team. If that’s how the market plays out, he’ll be motivated to play for a Super Bowl contender.
The Chiefs are the dream destination for aging veterans looking to chase a Super Bowl. Reddick, a consistent double-digit sacks threat, would be a dream pairing alongside the league’s best defensive tackle in Chris Jones.
As if Steve Spagnuolo’s defense wasn’t problematic enough as is…
Josh Sweat: Las Vegas Raiders
The Raiders already have one of the league’s top edge rushers in Maxx Crosby, and they just signed former Miami Dolphins superstar Christian Wilkins this year.
Well, defensive-minded head coach Antonio Pierce will be among the first to tell you that you can’t have too many elite defensive linemen in today’s NFL. A Sweat-Wilkins-Crosby trio could give Patrick Mahomes a TON of problems.
Charvarius Ward: Green Bay Packers
Ward has outplayed the three-year deal he signed with the 49ers in 2022 free agency. As he’s still in his prime, the Super Bowl 54 champion with the Chiefs can cash in nicely one more time in the back end of his career.
The Packers’ Super Bowl window is just starting to re-open, though they need some help in the secondary to complement Jaire Alexander. Signing Ward to a multi-year deal could give Green Bay the league’s top cornerback tandem.
Nico Collins: Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jaguars lost star wide receiver Calvin Ridley to the Tennesee Titans in 2024 free agency, putting them in desperate need of another WR1 to complement Trevor Lawrence, Christian Kirk et al.
Collins might end up pricing himself out of Houston since the NFL team have plenty of other young stars who will eventually have to get paid. Collins would retain his 1,000-yard form with Trevor Lawrence feeding him the football.
Creed Humphrey: Houston Texans
If Humphrey hits the open market, more than half a dozen teams should seriously pursue his services. He’s a top-five center in the league, and guys of Humphrey’s caliber don’t grow on trees.
Houston should be motivated to outbid everybody else for Humphrey. They are a team on the rise and know that signing Humphrey away from Kansas City would be a double-whammy.
Taylor Decker: Seattle Seahawks
The offensive line has been a pressing weakness in Seattle for more than a decade now. And losing stalwart Damien Lewis to Carolina in free agency does not make matters any better, folks.
The 2025 free agent class is thin on depth, so don’t be surprised if the NFL team overpays considerably to get a big fish like Taylor Decker.
Budda Baker: New Orleans Saints
Since the Saints refuse to rebuild, you just know they’ll be aggressive in 2025 free agency. The secondary is a strength, but they’ll wanna find another safety to help out Pro Bowlers Tyrann Mathieu and Marshon Lattimore.
Baker can score a shiny lucrative deal in New Orleans and ensure that the secondary remains a top-five unit. And Baker would surely be thrilled to play in football’s worst division featuring only one Pro Bowl-level QB.
Zack Martin: Baltimore Ravens
The Ravens like to sign aging veterans on modest deals in their quest for Super Bowls. The likes of Steve Smith Sr., Mike Wallace, and Eric Weddle proved worthwhile additions, so why not sign away longtime Dallas Cowboys All-Pro guard Zack Martin if he hits the open market?
Martin is a run-blocking machine who would slot in perfectly in Baltimore’s rush-heavy offense. Taking a one or two-year deal for the NFL team to pursue a thing just makes all the sense in the world. As if things weren’t scary enough there with Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry, Zay Flowers AND Mark Andrews running the show.
Stefon Diggs: Cincinnati Bengals
The Bengals don’t like spending big dollars in free agency, but the times need to change with Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase just in the early stages of their prime years.
Tee Higgins is gone, so the Bengals don’t hesitate to find a suitable short-term option in Stefon Diggs. He’ll be on the wrong side of 30 here, but something similar to the two-year, $52 million extension Mike Evans just signed in Tampa would make perfect sense for Cincinnati here.
Tua Tagovailoa: Denver Broncos
Tagovailoa has been good but not great in Miami, and you can argue that his success stems from playing in a star-studded Dolphins offense.
Remember when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers decided to ditch a “decent” option in Jameis Winston for Tom Brady? We can see Miami doing something similar in 2025, considering they eyed Brady and Deshaun Watson at different points.
So with Tua hitting the market, he tries to rebuild his value under future Hall of Fame coach Sean Payton. It’s the ideal match for a Denver team that hasn’t found a suitable long-term QB option since Peyton Manning’s retirement.
Jordan Love: Miami Dolphins
Curveball alert!
If the Dolphins cut ties with Tagovailoa, then, of course, they’ll have to make a play for a new quarterback. So why not fellow 2020 draftee Jordan Love, who’s coming into his own as a superstar in Titletown?
Yes, yes. All signs point to Love signing a long-term deal with the Pack. But this exercise means we have to choose a new home, and Love would do wonders with Tyreek Hill and De’Von Achane as his main weapons…
