Every free agent class is loaded with game- and season-changing players and although some years boast more big-time talent than others, you can always find dozens of impact players.
And the 2016 class is packed with both players that can play huge roles on potential playoff teams, including Josh Norman, Kirk Cousins and Chris Johnson, and second tier guys that add much-needed depth, including James Starks, Tim Hightower and Will Tye.
Here is every NFL offensive free agent for 2016: (you can find the defensive free agents at NFL Trade Rumors):
Pos. |
Player |
2015 Team |
Note |
QB | Drew Stanton | ARI | |
QB | Bryn Renner | BAL | |
QB | Jimmy Clausen | BAL | |
QB | Matt Schaub | BAL | |
QB | Josh Johnson | BUF | |
QB | Joe Webb | CAR | |
QB | Matt Cassel | DAL | |
QB | Brock Osweiler | DEN | |
QB | Dan Orlovsky | DET | |
QB | Scott Tolzien | GB | |
QB | Brandon Weeden | HOU | |
QB | T.J. Yates | HOU | |
QB | Charlie Whitehurst | IND | |
QB | Matt Hasselbeck | IND | |
QB | Chad Henne | JAX | |
QB | Chase Daniel | KC | |
QB | Matt Moore | MIA | |
QB | Luke McCown | NO | |
QB | Matt Flynn | NO | |
QB | Ryan Fitzpatrick | NYJ | |
QB | Matthew McGloin | OAK | RFA |
QB | Sam Bradford | PHI | |
QB | Thaddeus Lewis | PHI | |
QB | Bruce Gradkowski | PIT | |
QB | Michael Vick | PIT | |
QB | Tajh Boyd | PIT | |
QB | Kellen Clemens | SD | |
QB | Tarvaris Jackson | SEA | |
QB | Case Keenum | STL | RFA |
QB | Colt McCoy | WAS | |
QB | Kirk Cousins | WAS | |
Pos. |
Player |
2015 Team |
Note |
RB | Chris Johnson | ARI | |
RB | Raheem Mostert | BAL | Ex |
RB | Terrance West | BAL | Ex |
RB | Cierre Wood | BUF | Ex |
RB | Marcus Thigpen | BUF | |
RB | Mike Gillislee | BUF | Ex |
RB | Antone Smith | CHI | |
RB | Jacquizz Rodgers | CHI | |
RB | Matt Forte | CHI | |
RB | Lance Dunbar | DAL | |
RB | Robert Turbin | DAL | |
RB | C.J. Anderson | DEN | RFA |
RB | Ronnie Hillman | DEN | |
RB | George Winn | DET | Ex |
RB | James Starks | GB | |
RB | John Crockett | GB | Ex |
RB | Chris Polk | HOU | |
RB | Jonathan Grimes | HOU | RFA |
RB | Ahmad Bradshaw | IND | |
RB | Dan Herron | IND | RFA |
RB | Bernard Pierce | JAX | |
RB | Joe Banyard | JAX | |
RB | Charcandrick West | KC | Ex |
RB | Jonas Gray | MIA | |
RB | Lamar Miller | MIA | |
RB | Matt Asiata | MIN | |
RB | LeGarrette Blount | NE | |
RB | Austin Johnson | NO | Ex |
RB | Khiry Robinson | NO | RFA |
RB | Tim Hightower | NO | |
RB | Orleans Darkwa | NYG | Ex |
RB | Bilal Powell | NYJ | |
RB | Chris Ivory | NYJ | |
RB | Stevan Ridley | NYJ | |
RB | George Atkinson III | OAK | |
RB | Fitzgerald Toussaint | PIT | |
RB | Jordan Todman | PIT | |
RB | Roosevelt Nix | PIT | Ex |
RB | Fred Jackson | SEA | |
RB | Reggie Bush | SF | |
RB | Shaun Draughn | SF | RFA |
RB | Travaris Cadet | SF | |
RB | Benny Cunningham | STL | RFA |
RB | Chase Reynolds | STL | RFA |
RB | Bobby Rainey | TB | |
RB | Doug Martin | TB | |
RB | Antonio Andrews | TEN | Ex |
RB | Alfred Morris | WAS | |
RB | Chris Thompson | WAS | Ex |
Pos. |
Player |
2015 Team |
Note |
FB | MarQueis Gray | BUF | RFA |
FB | Mike Tolbert | CAR | |
FB | Tyler Clutts | DAL | |
FB | John Kuhn | GB | |
FB | Zach Line | MIN | RFA |
FB | James Develin | NE | RFA |
FB | Jamize Olawale | OAK | RFA |
FB | Will Johnson | PIT | |
FB | Derrick Coleman | SEA | RFA |
FB | Will Tukuafu | SEA | |
FB | Jorvorskie Lane | TB | RFA |
FB | Darrel Young | WAS | |
Pos. |
Player |
2015 Team |
Note |
WR | Ifeanyi Momah | ARI | Ex |
WR | Jaron Brown | ARI | RFA |
WR | Travis Harvey | ARI | |
WR | C.J. Goodwin | ATL | |
WR | Leonard Hankerson | ATL | |
WR | Chris Givens | BAL | |
WR | Daniel Brown | BAL | Ex |
WR | Kaelin Clay | BAL | Ex |
WR | Kamar Aiken | BAL | RFA |
WR | Marlon Brown | BAL | RFA |
WR | Chris Hogan | BUF | RFA |
WR | Percy Harvin | BUF | |
WR | Stephen Hill | CAR | RFA |
WR | Alshon Jeffery | CHI | |
WR | Deonte Thompson | CHI | RFA |
WR | Jalen Saunders | CHI | |
WR | Josh Bellamy | CHI | Ex |
WR | Marc Mariani | CHI | |
WR | Brandon Tate | CIN | |
WR | Marvin Jones | CIN | |
WR | Mohamed Sanu | CIN | |
WR | Darius Jennings | CLE | Ex |
WR | Terrelle Pryor | CLE | RFA |
WR | Travis Benjamin | CLE | |
WR | Andre Caldwell | DEN | |
WR | Bennie Fowler | DEN | Ex |
WR | Jordan Norwood | DEN | |
WR | Kyle Williams | DEN | |
WR | Corey Fuller | DET | Ex |
WR | Lance Moore | DET | |
WR | James Jones | GB | |
WR | Damaris Johnson | HOU | |
WR | Nate Washington | HOU | |
WR | Griff Whalen | IND | RFA |
WR | Bryan Walters | JAX | |
WR | Frankie Hammond | KC | |
WR | Jason Avant | KC | |
WR | Matt Hazel | MIA | Ex |
WR | Rishard Matthews | MIA | |
WR | Adam Thielen | MIN | Ex |
WR | Jarius Wright | MIN | |
WR | Brandon Gibson | NE | |
WR | Brian Tyms | NE | RFA |
WR | Josh Boyce | NE | Ex |
WR | Keshawn Martin | NE | |
WR | T.J. Graham | NO | |
WR | Hakeem Nicks | NYG | |
WR | Marcus Harris | NYG | Ex |
WR | Myles White | NYG | Ex |
WR | Rueben Randle | NYG | |
WR | Chris Owusu | NYJ | |
WR | Kenbrell Thompkins | NYJ | RFA |
WR | Andre Holmes | OAK | |
WR | Jeremy Ross | OAK | RFA |
WR | Rod Streater | OAK | |
WR | Seth Roberts | OAK | Ex |
WR | Jonathan Krause | PHI | |
WR | Seyi Ajirotutu | PHI | |
WR | Darrius Heyward-Bey | PIT | |
WR | David Nelson | PIT | |
WR | Terence Garvin | PIT | RFA |
WR | Dontrelle Inman | SD | Ex |
WR | Malcom Floyd | SD | |
WR | Chris Matthews | SEA | |
WR | Jermaine Kearse | SEA | |
WR | Ricardo Lockette | SEA | RFA |
WR | Anquan Boldin | SF | |
WR | Brian Quick | STL | |
WR | Nick Toon | STL | |
WR | Wes Welker | STL | |
WR | Russell Shepard | TB | RFA |
WR | Andrew Turzilli | TEN | |
WR | Dorin Dickerson | TEN | |
Pos. |
Player |
2015 Team |
Note |
TE | Darren Fells | ARI | Ex |
TE | Jermaine Gresham | ARI | |
TE | Tony Moeaki | ATL | |
TE | Allen Reisner | BAL | RFA |
TE | Chase Ford | BAL | RFA |
TE | Matthew Mulligan | BUF | |
TE | Brandon Williams | CAR | RFA |
TE | Rob Housler | CHI | |
TE | Zach Miller | CHI | |
TE | James Hanna | DAL | |
TE | Vernon Davis | DEN | |
TE | Timothy Wright | DET | RFA |
TE | Andrew Quarless | GB | |
TE | Justin Perillo | GB | Ex |
TE | Coby Fleener | IND | |
TE | Dwayne Allen | IND | |
TE | Jack Doyle | IND | RFA |
TE | Clay Harbor | JAX | |
TE | Marcedes Lewis | JAX | |
TE | Nic Jacobs | JAX | Ex |
TE | Demetrius Harris | KC | Ex |
TE | Jake Stoneburner | MIA | Ex |
TE | Rhett Ellison | MIN | |
TE | Kevin Hughes | NE | Ex |
TE | Ben Watson | NO | |
TE | Josh Hill | NO | RFA |
TE | Kevin Brock | NO | RFA |
TE | Michael Hoomanawanui | NO | |
TE | Daniel Fells | NYG | |
TE | Jerome Cunningham | NYG | Ex |
TE | Larry Donnell | NYG | Ex |
TE | Will Tye | NYG | Ex |
TE | Kellen Davis | NYJ | |
TE | Konrad Reuland | NYJ | Ex |
TE | Zach Sudfeld | NYJ | RFA |
TE | Gabe Holmes | OAK | Ex |
TE | Rob Blanchflower | PIT | Ex |
TE | Antonio Gates | SD | |
TE | David Johnson | SD | |
TE | John Phillips | SD | |
TE | Ladarius Green | SD | |
TE | Anthony McCoy | SEA | |
TE | Chase Coffman | SEA | |
TE | Cooper Helfet | SEA | Ex |
TE | Demarcus Dobbs | SEA | |
TE | Keavon Milton | SEA | |
TE | Brian Leonhardt | SF | |
TE | Garrett Celek | SF | |
TE | Cory Harkey | STL | |
TE | Justice Cunningham | STL | |
TE | Craig Stevens | TEN | |
TE | Logan Paulsen | WAS | |
Pos. |
Player |
2015 Team |
Note |
OT | Bobby Massie | ARI | |
OT | Bradley Sowell | ARI | |
OT | Bryce Harris | ATL | |
OT | Jake Long | ATL | |
OT | Ryan Schraeder | ATL | RFA |
OT | De’Ondre Wesley | BAL | Ex |
OT | Cordy Glenn | BUF | |
OT | Jordan Mills | BUF | RFA |
OT | Mike Remmers | CAR | RFA |
OT | Nick Becton | CHI | RFA |
OT | Andre Smith | CIN | |
OT | Eric Winston | CIN | |
OT | Austin Pasztor | CLE | RFA |
OT | Darrian Miller | CLE | Ex |
OT | Mitchell Schwartz | CLE | |
OT | Charles Brown | DAL | |
OT | Ryan Harris | DEN | |
OT | Tyler Polumbus | DEN | |
OT | LaAdrian Waddle | DET | RFA |
OT | Riley Reiff | DET | |
OT | Don Barclay | GB | |
OT | Chris Clark | HOU | |
OT | Jeff Adams | HOU | Ex |
OT | Sam Young | JAX | |
OT | Donald Stephenson | KC | |
OT | Ulrick John | MIA | Ex |
OT | Carter Bykowski | MIN | Ex |
OT | Michael Harris | MIN | |
OT | Cameron Fleming | NE | Ex |
OT | Tony Hills | NO | |
OT | Brandon Mosley | NYG | |
OT | Ben Ijalana | NYJ | |
OT | Donald Penn | OAK | |
OT | J’Marcus Webb | OAK | |
OT | Khalif Barnes | OAK | |
OT | Matt McCants | OAK | RFA |
OT | Matt Tobin | PHI | RFA |
OT | Byron Stingily | PIT | |
OT | Kelvin Beachum | PIT | |
OT | Kelvin Palmer | PIT | Ex |
OT | Mike Adams | PIT | |
OT | Mitchell Van Dyk | PIT | Ex |
OT | Chris Hairston | SD | |
OT | Joseph Barksdale | SD | |
OT | Kenny Wiggins | SD | Ex |
OT | Alvin Bailey | SEA | RFA |
OT | Russell Okung | SEA | |
OT | Jordan Devey | SF | Ex |
OT | Isaiah Battle | STL | RFA |
OT | Byron Bell | TEN | |
OT | Tom Compton | WAS | RFA |
Pos. |
Player |
2015 Team |
Note |
G | Ted Larsen | ARI | |
G | Chris Chester | ATL | |
G | Kaleb Johnson | BAL | Ex |
G | Kelechi Osemele | BAL | |
G | Richie Incognito | BUF | |
G | Ryan Groy | BUF | |
G | Amini Silatolu | CAR | |
G | Chris Scott | CAR | |
G | Davonte Wallace | CAR | |
G | Tyronne Green | CAR | |
G | Patrick Omameh | CHI | RFA |
G | Vladimir Ducasse | CHI | |
G | Mackenzy Bernadeau | DAL | |
G | Ronald Leary | DAL | RFA |
G | Evan Mathis | DEN | |
G | Lane Taylor | GB | RFA |
G | Ben Jones | HOU | |
G | Brandon Brooks | HOU | |
G | Lance Louis | IND | |
G | Todd Herremans | IND | |
G | Jeff Allen | KC | |
G | Jacques McClendon | MIA | |
G | Jeff Linkenbach | MIA | |
G | Chris Barker | NE | |
G | Mike McGlynn | NO | |
G | Senio Kelemete | NO | RFA |
G | Tim Lelito | NO | RFA |
G | Adam Gettis | NYG | Ex |
G | Willie Colon | NYJ | |
G | Lamar Mady | OAK | |
G | Tony Bergstrom | OAK | |
G | Christopher Hubbard | PIT | Ex |
G | Ramon Foster | PIT | |
G | Johnnie Troutman | SD | |
G | J.R. Sweezy | SEA | |
G | Lemuel Jeanpierre | SEA | |
G | Alex Boone | SF | |
G | Jamon Meredith | TEN | |
G | Joe Looney | TEN | |
G | Josh LeRibeus | WAS | |
Pos. |
Player |
2015 Team |
Note |
C | Lyle Sendlein | ARI | |
C | Gino Gradkowski | ATL | |
C | Ryan Jensen | BAL | Ex |
C | Fernando Velasco | CAR | |
C | Will Montgomery | CHI | |
C | Brian De La Puente | WAS | |
C | T.J. Johnson | CIN | Ex |
C | Matt Paradis | DEN | Ex |
C | Sam Brenner | DEN | Ex |
C | Manny Ramirez | DET | |
C | Taylor Boggs | DET | RFA |
C | Stefen Wisniewski | JAX | |
C | Ryan Wendell | NE | |
C | Dallas Reynolds | NYG | |
C | David Molk | PHI | RFA |
C | Doug Legursky | PIT | |
C | Patrick Lewis | SEA | RFA |
C | Tim Barnes | STL |
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