Rosenthal unveiled his top 101 free agents of 2025 for NFL.com, ranking Tee Higgins first, Trey Smith second and Milton Williams third, with Nick Chubb at No. 101. He also expects Higgins to be franchise tagged rather than reach free agency.

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• Top Player ListsFeb 24, 2025

  “Here are the top ten free agents... T. Higgins... Trey Smith... Milton Williams three... Ronnie Stanley four, Zach Bond coming off a career year at number five, Sam Darnold at six, Osa Adigie Zua at number seven, Josh Sweat from the Eagles at eight, Chris Godwin at nine, and Carlton Davis... Nick Chubb at twenty nine is my one on one.”

  Scored 83.94a naive guess scored 50+33.94 skill
  How this was scored

  naive:

  a coin-flip ordering scores 50

  skill:

  33.94

  placed:

  17

  season:

  2024

  players:

  22

  accuracy:

  83.94

  baseline:

  50

  by position:

  WR 8: 95.24, DT 2: 100, LB 3: 75, CB 4: 60

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  could not place:

  0

  weeks left when called:

  0

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• Trade and Signing CallsTee HigginsFeb 24, 2025

  “T. Higgins, who we think is gonna get franchise, Tag will not get the free agency”

  Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.

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