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NFL Free Agency Rankings: Who are the top remaining FAs as we hit the 2019 league year?

NFL free agency is about to officially kick off, and there are plenty of good players left for the Patriots to target. Here’s a look at the updated top-50.

NFL Free Agency Rankings: Who are the top remaining FAs as we hit the 2019 league year?
A New England Patriots helmet rests on the turf prior to a preseason game between the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

A New England Patriots helmet rests on the turf prior to a preseason game between the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

Believe it or not, day 1 of NFL free agency is actually Wednesday. That's despite plenty of impending free agents already deciding where they'll sign for 2019 and beyond.

Monday and Tuesday provided NFL teams with a "legal tampering" period to negotiate with agents of players across the league. It was in that time frame that many of the biggest names came off the board by agreeing to sign deals with new teams. Impending UFAs won't be able to officially sign, however, until the 2019 league year officially begins at 4 p.m. on Wednesday.

Plenty of good players remain in play on the open market with NFL free agency about to kick off. So it's worth following our official rankings and free agent tracker below to see where they sign. Some of these names could end up in New England as soon as Wednesday.

Note: Players in bold are signing with the Patriots. Struck-through players are signing elsewhere.

NFL Free Agency: Top 50

RankNamePos.Old teamNew tean
1.Earl ThomasSSeahawksRavens
2.Justin HoustonEDGEChiefsColts
3.Ezekiel AnsahEDGELionsTBD
4.Ndamukong SuhDTRamsTBD
5.Golden TateWRLionsGiants
6.Ronald DarbyCBEaglesEagles
7.Tyrell WilliamsWRChargersRaiders
8.Mark IngramRBSaintsRavens
9.Randall CobbWRPackersCowboys
10.Glover QuinSLionsTBD
11.Bryce CallahanCBBearsBroncos
12.Tevin ColemanRBFalcons49ers
13.Markus GoldenEDGECardinalsGiants
14.Demaryius ThomasWRTexansTBD
15.Donte MoncriefWRColtsSteelers
16.Clay MatthewsEDGEPackersRams
17.Mark BarronLBRamsSteelers
18.Jared CookTERaidersTBD
19.Pierre DesirCBColtsColts
20.K.J. WrightLBSeahawksSeahawks
21.Ha-Ha Clinton-DixSRedskinsBears
22.Shaquil BarrettEDGEBroncosBuccaneers
23.Daryl WilliamsOTPanthersPanthers
24.Aaron LynchEDGEBearsTBD
25.Tre BostonSCardinalsTBD
26.Michael CrabtreeWRRavensTBD
27.Alex OkaforEDGESaintsChiefs
28.Tyler EifertTEBengalsBengals
29.Jamie CollinsLBBrownsTBD
30.Timmy JerniganDTEaglesTBD
31.Jason McCourtyCBPatriotsPatriots
32.Adrian PhillipsSChargersChargers
33.Nick PerryEDGEPackersTBD
34.Corey LiugetDTChargersTBD
35.Chris HoganWRPatriotsTBD
36.Christian CovingtonDTTexansCowboys
37.Pierre GarconWR49ersTBD
38.Mike IupatiGCardinalsSeahawks
39.Jahleel AddaeSChargersTBD
40.Phillip DorsettWRPatriotsPatriots
41.Ryan KalilCPanthersTBD
42.Brent UrbanDTRavensTBD
43.Darqueze DennardCBBengalsBengals
44.Stephen GostkowskiKPatriotsTBD
45.Dion JordanEDGESeahawksTBD
46.Austin Seferian-JenkinsTEJaguarsTBD
47.Dontrelle InmanWRColtsTBD
48.Vinny CurryEDGEEaglesEagles
49.Mychal KendricksLBSeahawksSeahawks
50.Bruce IrvinEDGEFalconsPanthers

Note: This list will be updated as news comes in. Click here for live updates on Patriots/NFL free agency news.

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Matt, a North Andover, Massachusetts native, has been with The Sports Hub since 2010. Growing up the son of Boston University All-American and Melrose High School hall-of-fame hockey player Steve Dolloff, sports was always a part of his life. After attending Northeastern University, Matt focused his love of sports on writing, extensively writing about all four major Boston teams. He also is a co-host of the Sports Hub Underground podcast and is a regular on-air contributor on the Sports Hub. Matt writes about all New England sports from Patriots football to Boston Celtics and Boston Bruins.