The free market for free agents of the NFL 2025 wide receiver could be booming with this offseason for several reasons, even if this year’s class could be perceived as watered down compared to past years.
One of the reasons is that the position of the broader receiver of the NFL 2025 draft is not as deep as in the years, and another is the increase in the salary ceiling for the new year of the league. The cap is would have planned to jump more than $ 20 million in 2025From $ 255.4 million to somewhere between $ 277.5 million and $ 281.5 million. It’s a big problem. Most of the top of this year’s receptor class is either a little older or that is seriously injured, but if these guys land with the right team, they could be solid adjustments.
Here is where Chris Godwin, veteran of the Buccaneers of Tampa Bay, after the Franchise of the Bengals of Cincinnati, marked Tee Higgins – and the four other free agents of the widest receptors are held in terms of projected market value and possible team crises.
The listed ages of large receivers are from September 4, the opening evening of the 2025 Nfl The season and their experience seasons include the next 2025 season.
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Age: 28 | Season: 7th | Current team: New York Giants
Darius Slayton’s statistics must be noted on a curve since his career in the New York giants involved the last season of the Quar Eli Manning and the whole Daniel Jones era. However, with career sites per effort of 15.0, this indicates that Slayton can be useful by separating the field below. Slayton could be a stable and veteran presence with a certain capacity for play for a competitor or a team trying to develop in one.
- SPOTRAC projected AAV: $ 15.7 million at $ 23.3 million
- Best team teams: Giants, looters, commanders, steelers, lions
Age: 33 | Season: 13th | Current team: Chiefs of Kansas City
The 12,965 Career reception yards from Deandre Hopkins are the most active of the active players today, and he caught touching passes of 14 different quarters, tied for the fifth more in the history of the NFL. It’s been a while since his third and last selection of the first All-Pro team in 2019, but he can always be someone who makes difficult and disputed captures as a receiver of possession. If you play for a competitor, it should not be higher than the n ° 3 receiver of a team.
- SPOTRAC projected AAV: $ 11 million to $ 15.1 million
- Best team teams: Chiefs, Bills, Broncos, Colts, Steelers
Age: 31 | Season: 11th | Current team: Houston Texans
Stefon Diggs was one of the best NFL wide receivers in the 2020s, but at the age of 31, he left a LCA tear that he suffered during week 8 of the 2024 season. Another bad news is his yards by reception match (89.3 in 2022, 69.6 in 2023 and 62.0 in 2024) and yards per catch (13.2 11.1 in 2023 and 10.6 in 2024). In addition, Diggs is currently in the middle of the 19 -game drought without 100 yards receiving in a match, the longest section of his career. Going to a place where there is already a established n ° 1 option would have the most meaning. Although at this stage of Diggs’ career, he may just want to hunt the greatest control that would involve a high number of objectives.
- SPOTRAC projected AAV: $ 3 million at $ 14.8 million
- Best team teams: Texans, commanders, bear, rams, raiders, patriots, titans
Age: 31 | Season: 11th | Current team: Buffalo bills
Yes, Amari Cooper was fresh out of the worst season of his career with 547 yards in reception after consecutive seasons of 1,100 yards in 2022 and 2023 with the Browns of Cleveland. Yes, Jerry Jeudy broke out for a year of career in Cleveland after Cooper was exchanged at the Buffalo Bills in mid-season. However, in a shallow wide receiver market, Cooper, a Bowler Pro Quintumien, is still one of the best options given its health and recent production for a year for hell with the Browns in 2024. He clearly never had to accelerate with the Bills receiver after the trade in season, but Cooper still has a lot of juice with a receiver No. 2 for a team with an established team. could work as well as teams like the Washington commanders, who have Terry McLaurin, and the Chicago Bears, who have DJ Moore.
- SPOTRAC projected AAV: $ 14.8 million to $ 22.5 million
- Best team teams: Cowboys, commanders, bear, cardinals, chargers
Age: 29 | Season: 8th | Current team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Chris Godwin has always worked in the shadow of Mike Evans with the Buccaneers of Tampa Bay, but before dislocating his ankle during week 7, he directed the whole NFL in the sockets with 50. Godwin finished second in the league under virtue at the time with 576 and equal to third place in terms of laps with five. If he is in good health, he showed that he could work as an option n ° 1 of the team in 2024, and he has always been very considered to be a teammate. Godwin could be essential in a development team that makes a jump (Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers), and he could strengthen a real competitor like Washington Commanders or return to the Buccaneers to continue to do flora alongside Evans and the quarter-rear baker Mayfield.
- SPOTRAC projected AAV: $ 19 million at $ 23 million
- Best team teams: Buccaneers, commanders, cardinals, bears, looters, chargers, looters
