[Rosenthal] Defensive line rankings in Free Agency

[Aesopian]

Top 51 NFL free agents of 2023: Lamar Jackson, Roquan Smith, Geno Smith headline early rankings

Which NFL players will garner the most interest on the open market in March? Gregg Rosenthal provides an early look at the top 51 prospective free agents for 2023, and the class is headlined by two players on the same playoff-bound team.

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1. DT, Javon Hargrave
2. DT, Daron Payne
3. DT, Dre'Mont Jones
4. DE, Zach Allen
5. DL, Marcus Davenport
6. DL, Dalvin Tomlinson
7. DE, Yannick Ngakoue
8. DE, Brandon Graham
9. DL, Poona Ford
10. DE, Arden Key

Offensive line rankings (He didn't include centers)

1. OT, Orlando Brown
2. RT, Mike McGlinchey
3. OG, Ben Powers
4. OG, Nate Davis
5. OG, Dalton Risner
6. RT, Kaleb McGary
7. OG, Isaac Seumalo

 

[Aesopian]

Ben Powers (26 years old) would be an upgrade over Whitehair at LG.

 

[Les Grossman]

Man this really is a shitty FA class...

 

[mecha]

Man this really is a shitty FA class...

every draft/FA class every year is "shitty", I've observed

 

[RiDLer80]

W

Man this really is a shitty FA class...

Just wait until the good players from this class start getting tagged and extended.

 

[HearshotKDS]

I like Nate Davis and Kaleb McGary for non-C OLine targets.

 

[sevvy]

Man this really is a shitty FA class...

It's a gold mine compared to the 2022 Bears roster, though.

 

[Shepard]

With so much depth inside on defense....it makes me want the Bears to bring back Watts & Jones while signing two others in FA so they can draft Anderson.

 

[pdxbearsfan]

Top 51 NFL free agents of 2023: Lamar Jackson, Roquan Smith, Geno Smith headline early rankings

Which NFL players will garner the most interest on the open market in March? Gregg Rosenthal provides an early look at the top 51 prospective free agents for 2023, and the class is headlined by two players on the same playoff-bound team.

www.nfl.com

1. DT, Javon Hargrave
2. DT, Daron Payne
3. DT, Dre'Mont Jones
4. DE, Zach Allen
5. DL, Marcus Davenport
6. DL, Dalvin Tomlinson
7. DE, Yannick Ngakoue
8. DE, Brandon Graham
9. DL, Poona Ford
10. DE, Arden Key

Offensive line rankings (He didn't include centers)

1. OT, Orlando Brown
2. RT, Mike McGlinchey
3. OG, Ben Powers
4. OG, Nate Davis
5. OG, Dalton Risner
6. RT, Kaleb McGary
7. OG, Isaac Seumalo

I agree with the rankings, I like the top 3 on DL in that order but don't think O. Brown is all that great for what he costs @LT.

 

[rawdawg]

Powers is interesting. The Ravens run power football though, so not sure if the Bears will consider Powers a good fit. That being said, Powers is listed at 338lbs now, but was like 304 at the combine 4 years ago. So, it's possible he can slim down and make it work in the outside zone scheme. He didn't have phenomenal athletic numbers, though he didn't do all the tests.

I can't say I've watched him a ton, but from what I've read, he wasn't very good until this season. Could be coming into his own, or could be a money grab in his FA year.