Sporting News 99 Top Free Agents

[Joemailman]

1 Dwight Freeney DE 6-1 268 Unrestricted Indianapolis
2 Nate Clements CB 6-0 209 Unrestricted Buffalo
3 Lance Briggs LB 6-1 240 Unrestricted Chicago
4 Adalius Thomas LB 6-2 270 Unrestricted Baltimore
5 Eric Steinbach G 6-6 290 Unrestricted Cincinnati
6 Asante Samuel CB 5-10 185 Unrestricted New England
7 Jeff Garcia QB 6-1 200 Unrestricted Philadelphia
8 Tory James CB 6-2 192 Unrestricted Cincinnati
9 Kevin Curtis WR 5-11 186 Unrestricted St. Louis
10 Leonard Davis OT 6-6 365 Unrestricted Arizona
12 Daniel Graham TE 6-3 257 Unrestricted New England
13 Patrick Kerney DE 6-5 273 Unrestricted Atlanta
14 Shaun Phillips LB 6-3 262 Restricted San Diego
15 Kawika Mitchell LB 6-1 253 Unrestricted Kansas City
16 Randy Starks DT 6-3 312 Restricted Tennessee
17 Marc Colombo OT 6-8 320 Unrestricted Dallas
18 Michael Turner RB 5-10 237 Restricted San Diego
19 Damon Huard QB 6-3 218 Unrestricted Kansas City
20 Jamal Lewis RB 5-11 245 Unrestricted Baltimore
21 London Fletcher-Baker LB 5-10 245 Unrestricted Buffalo
Rk. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Grade FA type 2006 team 2007 team
22 Charles Grant DE 6-3 290 Unrestricted New Orleans
23 Al Johnson C 6-5 311 Unrestricted Dallas
24 Tommy Kelly DT 6-6 300 Restricted Oakland
25 Sean Locklear G 6-3 301 Restricted Seattle
26 Matt Schaub QB 6-5 237 Restricted Atlanta
27 Ian Scott DT 6-3 302 Unrestricted Chicago
28 Donte' Stallworth WR 6-0 196 Unrestricted Philadelphia
29 Jerramy Stevens TE 6-7 265 Unrestricted Seattle
30 Demorrio Williams LB 6-0 232 Restricted Atlanta
31 Josh Brown K 6-0 202 Unrestricted Seattle
32 Derrick Dockery G 6-6 345 Unrestricted Washington
33 Cato June LB 6-0 227 Unrestricted Indianapolis
34 Max Starks OT 6-8 337 Restricted Pittsburgh
35 Gibril Wilson S 6-0 209 Restricted NY Giants
36 Lawrence Tynes K 6-1 202 Restricted Kansas City
37 Stacy Andrews G 6-7 342 Restricted Cincinnati
38 Deon Grant S 6-2 210 Unrestricted Jacksonville
39 Ken Hamlin S 6-2 209 Unrestricted Seattle
40 Chris Kelsay DE 6-4 275 Unrestricted Buffalo
41 David Macklin CB 5-10 206 Unrestricted Arizona
Rk. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Grade FA type 2006 team 2007 team
42 Alvin McKinley DT 6-3 294 Unrestricted Cleveland
43 Justin Smith DE 6-4 275 Unrestricted Cincinnati
44 Ahman Green RB 6-0 218 Unrestricted Green Bay
45 Kyle Johnson RB 6-0 242 Restricted Denver
47 Chris Gray G 6-3 308 Unrestricted Seattle
48 Dominic Rhodes RB 5-9 203 Unrestricted Indianapolis
49 Jared Allen DE 6-6 270 Restricted Kansas City
50 Drew Bennett WR 6-5 206 Unrestricted Tennessee
51 Cooper Carlisle G 6-5 295 Unrestricted Denver
52 Cosey Coleman G 6-4 310 Unrestricted Cleveland
53 Jason David CB 5-8 180 Restricted Indianapolis
54 Justin Griffith RB 5-11 232 Unrestricted Atlanta
56 Reggie Kelly TE 6-4 255 Unrestricted Cincinnati
58 Shantee Orr LB 6-0 250 Restricted Houston
59 Alex Stepanovich C 6-4 312 Restricted Arizona
60 Ernest Wilford WR 6-4 218 Restricted Jacksonville
62 Nick Harper CB 5-10 182 Unrestricted Indianapolis
63 Antwan Peek DE 6-3 250 Unrestricted Houston
64 Kenderick Allen DT 6-5 328 Unrestricted Green Bay
65 Kris Dielman G 6-4 310 Unrestricted San Diego
Rk. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Grade FA type 2006 team 2007 team
66 Glenn Earl S 6-1 215 Restricted Houston
67 Roderick Hood CB 5-11 196 Unrestricted Philadelphia
68 Kendyl Jacox C 6-2 325 Unrestricted Miami
69 Landon Johnson LB 6-2 227 Restricted Cincinnati
70 Shaun O'Hara C 6-3 303 Unrestricted NY Giants
71 Cory Redding DT 6-4 290 Unrestricted Detroit
72 Darrion Scott DE 6-3 289 Restricted Minnesota
73 Ahmad Carroll CB 5-10 190 Unrestricted Jacksonville
74 Peter Sirmon LB 6-2 237 Unrestricted Tennessee
75 Andre Gurode G 6-4 312 Unrestricted Dallas
76 Patrick Pass RB 5-10 217 Unrestricted New England
77 Jordan Babineaux S 6-0 200 Restricted Seattle
78 Colby Bockwoldt LB 6-2 237 Restricted Tennessee
79 Kelly Butler OT 6-7 334 Restricted Cleveland
80 Drew Carter WR 6-3 200 Restricted Carolina
81 Jay Feely K 5-10 210 Unrestricted NY Giants
82 Travis Fisher CB 5-10 189 Unrestricted St. Louis
83 Brian Russell S 6-2 207 Unrestricted Cleveland
84 Jake Scott G 6-5 295 Restricted Indianapolis
85 Lenny Walls CB 6-4 192 Unrestricted Kansas City
Rk. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Grade FA type 2006 team 2007 team
86 D.J. Hackett WR 6-2 199 Restricted Seattle
87 Chris Draft LB 5-11 232 Unrestricted Carolina
88 Kevin Kaesviharn S 6-1 196 Unrestricted Cincinnati
89 Yeremiah Bell S 6-0 200 Restricted Miami
90 Donnie Spragan LB 6-3 242 Unrestricted Miami
91 Mike Adams S 5-11 195 Restricted San Francisco
92 Jason Fisk DT 6-3 300 Unrestricted St. Louis
93 Hank Fraley C 6-2 300 Unrestricted Cleveland
94 Justin Gage WR 6-4 212 Unrestricted Chicago
95 Michael Lewis S 6-1 222 Unrestricted Philadelphia
96 Ryan Lilja G 6-2 290 Restricted Indianapolis
97 Rien Long DT 6-6 300 Unrestricted Tennessee
98 Sean Mahan G 6-3 301 Unrestricted Tampa Bay
99 Damion McIntosh OT 6-4 320 Unrestricted Miami
Rk. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Grade FA type 2006 team 2007 team


Many of the top players on this list will likely be signed by their current teams before March 3. However, there still are some interesting names that TT might be interested in. Ken Hamlin and Daniel Graham are 2 possibilities.

[RashanGary]

Freeney would be nice.

[Charles Woodson]

Freeney would be nice.

Hell the first 3 would be nice

[Bretsky]

CONTEST TIME ????

Maybe we should now predict who the Packers will sign off of the top 99 ?

We could predict how many total
We could predict how many on O and D
And then we could name 7 or so specific ones and see who gets the most right


Of course, I'll be happy to play but the last to organize. Any volunteers ?

[CyclonePackFan]

CONTEST TIME ????

Maybe we should now predict who the Packers will sign off of the top 99 ?

We could predict how many total
We could predict how many on O and D
And then we could name 7 or so specific ones and see who gets the most right


Of course, I'll be happy to play but the last to organize. Any volunteers ?

Should we wait until franchise tags are out? I mean, there's no way Freeney makes it out of Indy or that Briggs leaves Chi-town w/o a tag.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Funny that they have Kenderick Allen rated higher than Darrion Scott. Scott isn't a star or anything, but how can he not be ranked higher than Allen?

[BallHawk]

CONTEST TIME ????

Maybe we should now predict who the Packers will sign off of the top 99 ?

We could predict how many total
We could predict how many on O and D
And then we could name 7 or so specific ones and see who gets the most right


Of course, I'll be happy to play but the last to organize. Any volunteers ?

I wouldn't mind doing it.

[Bretsky]

CONTEST TIME ????

Maybe we should now predict who the Packers will sign off of the top 99 ?

We could predict how many total
We could predict how many on O and D
And then we could name 7 or so specific ones and see who gets the most right


Of course, I'll be happy to play but the last to organize. Any volunteers ?

I wouldn't mind doing it.

You are in charge then ! Just use my questions as a guide and modify however you want.

I think it's right we wait til the franchise tags have been handed out.

Some of those guys will be off the list.

[b bulldog]

I'd love to see the Packers trade Harris to the Saints for a second rounder, make the Moss deal where we give Oakland our third rounder and Fergie, sign Clements in UFA for some much needed youth at the corner spot and than have three picks in the first two rounds.

[Scott Campbell]

29 Jerramy Stevens TE 6-7 265 Unrestricted Seattle


Suffers from the dropsies some of the time, but would be a definite upgrade. 6th year player coming off a bad year 5, so the price might be right.

[b bulldog]

Stevens is a pretty boy who drops way to many passes. I'd take Graham over Stevens anyday.

[HarveyWallbangers]

The FA list is pretty weak.

[b bulldog]

Thomas will probably end up in New England and June may also.

[Scott Campbell]

Stevens is a pretty boy who drops way to many passes. I'd take Graham over Stevens anyday.

I'd take him if too if the dollars were equal. I'm not sure Graham fits in TT's TE budget.

[Bretsky]

Stevens is a pretty boy who drops way to many passes. I'd take Graham over Stevens anyday.

I'd take him if too if the dollars were equal. I'm not sure Graham fits in TT's TE budget.


Either one is fine by me.

Stevens has more talent, but he's not a good person.

[b bulldog]

Agree, Stevens is loaded with talent but in the end, I'll bet that he basicly ends up being a tease.

[CyclonePackFan]

Agree, Stevens is loaded with talent but in the end, I'll bet that he basicly ends up being a tease.

Speaking of which, isn't David Martin a FA?

[KYPack]

Briggs from the Bears is off the UFA list.

Justin Smith should be much higher on the list.

[PackerPro42]

I wouldn't mind the seeing the Packers pick up Briggs, Gibril Wilson/ Ken Hamlin and someone like Graham or Stevens. That way we can address most of our weak positions and then go into the draft and take the best player available.

[BallHawk]

I'd love to see the Packers trade Harris to the Saints for a second rounder, make the Moss deal where we give Oakland our third rounder and Fergie, sign Clements in UFA for some much needed youth at the corner spot and than have three picks in the first two rounds.

Clements, IMO, is overrated. He's good, no question about it, but the money he will demand is crazy. Al Harris is an elite CB in this league and we are getting him at a bargain, even if we do give him some more cash. Clements is attractive, but I'll stick with Harris.

[TennesseePackerBacker]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Stevens the one with huge character questions? During the season Nfl players, I remember Sapp in particularly, called him a punk, it was over a cheap shot or something.

[Bretsky]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Stevens the one with huge character questions? During the season Nfl players, I remember Sapp in particularly, called him a punk, it was over a cheap shot or something.

Yes, that was Stevens

[BallHawk]

Wasn't he the guy nailed in the groin?

[TennesseePackerBacker]

Wasn't he the guy nailed in the groin?

yea he was the one hit, but apparently it was deserved, atleast that's what NFL players were saying last year

[Deputy Nutz]

Alot of good depth at Defensive End and Defensive Back on this list. Also there are a lot of solid offensive linemen on this list. As far as Wide Receiver goes, this list is a bit weak, no starters, although Wilford is a nice prospect. He is big and he has had some shining moments in Jacksonville.

[bigcoz75]

Funny that they have Kenderick Allen rated higher than Darrion Scott. Scott isn't a star or anything, but how can he not be ranked higher than Allen?
Also interesting he's on there and Cullen Jenkins is not. Did I miss something?

[privatepacker]

Two names that fit the packer scheme...Drew Bennett and Dan Graham. Giving us the TE and WR depth that we need. The draft would focus on Defense and RB.

[prsnfoto]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Stevens the one with huge character questions? During the season Nfl players, I remember Sapp in particularly, called him a punk, it was over a cheap shot or something.

Coming from tub O lard that is funny. There is more depth than I first thought on this list but with cap space most of the really good ones will be resigned or tagged.

[ahaha]

Leonard Davis at #10? That must be a joke, throwing his name in there to see if anyone is paying attention. The Cards have tried him at multiple positions. He has played like a big piece of shit at each. Davis would be an upgrade over Robert Gallery maybe, and that's about it.

[Freak Out]

Some big nasty LBs and D-Lineman out there. Stevens? Man...tease is right. The guy can move with the best of them but who at TE has more drops? Bubba?

Then there is that DB Carroll......

[dt2121]

Funny that they have Kenderick Allen rated higher than Darrion Scott. Scott isn't a star or anything, but how can he not be ranked higher than Allen?

I was thinking the same thing considering Allen didn't play half the season. I also thought if Allen is there both Cory Williams and Cullen Jenkins have to be above him but neither was on the list.

[pittstang5]

Funny that they have Kenderick Allen rated higher than Darrion Scott. Scott isn't a star or anything, but how can he not be ranked higher than Allen?
Also interesting he's on there and Cullen Jenkins is not. Did I miss something?

Jenikns is an RFA, that's why he's not on the list. So, if TT tenders him correctly, we should at least have him for this coming year....after that, he's a UFA. I'm betting TT will at least tender him the 2nd round tender (new this year) and wait and see if any one bites. If I'm not mistaken, GB will have the right to match any offer thrown his way.

If no one bites, they'll work on a deal during the summer - beginning of the season and probably have something ironed out half way through the season - much like they did with Wells. If TT low balls him with the lowest tender, say good bye.

I'd much rather lock him up now. He's improved every year and finally playing where I always thought he should.

[pittstang5]

Funny that they have Kenderick Allen rated higher than Darrion Scott. Scott isn't a star or anything, but how can he not be ranked higher than Allen?
Also interesting he's on there and Cullen Jenkins is not. Did I miss something?

Jenikns is an RFA, that's why he's not on the list. So, if TT tenders him correctly, we should at least have him for this coming year....after that, he's a UFA. I'm betting TT will at least tender him the 2nd round tender (new this year) and wait and see if any one bites. If I'm not mistaken, GB will have the right to match any offer thrown his way.

If no one bites, they'll work on a deal during the summer - beginning of the season and probably have something ironed out half way through the season - much like they did with Wells. If TT low balls him with the lowest tender, say good bye.

I'd much rather lock him up now. He's improved every year and finally playing where I always thought he should.

Well, nevermind...I just noticed that there are some restricted free agents on that list as well.

That is odd that Jenkins isn't on that list.

[Fritz]

These FA lists are entertaining..kind of like dreaming about Pamela Anderson. Yeah, you might be able to get her if you forfeited your future and your soul, but once you saw her up close, not airbrushed, and had to spend some time with her, you'd be mighty disappointed.

[BallHawk]

These FA lists are entertaining..kind of like dreaming about Pamela Anderson. Yeah, you might be able to get her if you forfeited your future and your soul, but once you saw her up close, not airbrushed, and had to spend some time with her, you'd be mighty disappointed.

Wow, that's two kickass analogies in 2 days for you and Red. Keep 'em coming.

[Bretsky]

These FA lists are entertaining..kind of like dreaming about Pamela Anderson. Yeah, you might be able to get her if you forfeited your future and your soul, but once you saw her up close, not airbrushed, and had to spend some time with her, you'd be mighty disappointed.


But instead of really looking at her up close you'd test the goodies and the disappointment would never ever come

[green_bowl_packer]

Then there is that DB Carroll......

I never would have thought that there were 27 free agents worse than Carroll.

[digitaldean]

Stevens is a pretty boy who drops way to many passes. I'd take Graham over Stevens anyday.

Stevens is a little more of a headcase as well. Graham would be a better bet.

[the_idle_threat]

Then there is that DB Carroll......

I never would have thought that there were 27 free agents worse than Carroll.

This list is just about in random order. Carroll at 73 is an insult to the players ranked 74-99. Were any of those players cut halfway through the year?

[Fritz]

These FA lists are entertaining..kind of like dreaming about Pamela Anderson. Yeah, you might be able to get her if you forfeited your future and your soul, but once you saw her up close, not airbrushed, and had to spend some time with her, you'd be mighty disappointed.


But instead of really looking at her up close you'd test the goodies and the disappointment would never ever come

Bretsky, if you're "testing the goodies" but not looking at her, then clearly your eyes are closed...in which case a blow up doll would serve the same purpose AND be much cheaper.