Ranking NFL’s top 100 free agents, plus Packers apparently want Aaron Rodgers back in Green Bay

Welcome to the Thursday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!

If you’ve spent this entire week sitting in a dark room, don’t worry, you’re not the only one, so did Aaron Rodgers. However, Rodgers is now out of that dark room and he’s returned to civilization, which means we might soon be hearing some news about his future. 

Speaking of Rodgers’ future, we’ll actually be covering that in today’s newsletter plus, we’ll also be going over Pete Prisco’s ranking of the top 100 free agents for 2023. Basically, if you’re only going to read one newsletter this week, it should probably be this one. 

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1. Ranking the top 100 free agents

It’s been nearly two weeks since anyone has heard from Pete Prisco and although I was starting to get concerned, it turns out that we haven’t heard from him because he locked himself in a windowless room. I thought for sure he was pulling an Aaron Rodgers and going on a darkness retreat, but as it turns out, he was in that room so he could finish his ranking of the NFL‘s top 100 free agents. 

Prisco’s annual ranking is a must-read piece and with free agency now less than three weeks away, you’re probably going to want to start reading it now so you can be as well-versed as possible on this year’s class of free agents. 

Here’s a look at the top-10 players on Prisco’s list (the team listed next to the player is the team they played for last year). 

1. QB Lamar Jackson (Ravens)
2. QB Derek Carr (Raiders)
3. DT Javon Hargrave (Eagles)
4. DT Daron Payne (Commanders)
5. RB Saquon Barkley (Giants)
6. DE Marcus Davenport (Saints)
7. OT Orlando Brown (Chiefs)
8. OT Jawaan Taylor (Jaguars)
9. QB Daniel Jones (Giants)
10. C Jason Kelce (Eagles)

The Eagles have four of the top-18 free agents on Prisco’s list, which means they’re going to be busy this offseason (James Bradberry is ranked 13th while Chauncey Gardner-Johnson is ranked 18th). The Bills, Raiders and Giants are the only other teams with at least two players in the top 18. 

To check out Prisco’s entire ranking of the top 100 free agents, be sure to click here. 

2. Packers apparently want Aaron Rodgers back