Stefon Diggs is the best player still sitting in free agency, and entering July, he anchors a group of accomplished veterans nobody has rushed to pay.
On the latest Hot List, PFSN’s Ian Cummings ranked the five best free agents left on the market, and the list reads like a lesson in how quickly age flips a player from priority to afterthought. Four of the five are 32 or older, and Kevin Zeitler is 36. All five started meaningful snaps last season. None has a deal.
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Diggs cleared his biggest obstacle in May, when a Massachusetts jury found him not guilty of felony strangulation and misdemeanor assault charges stemming from a December 2025 incident. That verdict, and the off-field noise that trailed him through the season, is the reason a receiver with his production is still on the street.
Cummings did not dance around the risk. “There’s a lot of baggage that comes with signing Diggs,” he said. He also refused to discount the tape. “He proved more than anything else in 2025 that he’s still capable of high-level play,” Cummings said. “The elite separator, the elite catch-point operator that we remember from his prime, that is still there to some degree.”
The numbers back him. Diggs caught 85 passes for 1,013 yards and 4 touchdowns as Drake Maye’s clear No. 1 target, ranking seventh at the position in PFSN’s WR Impact metric. Cummings sees the Chiefs, who still need a dependable target atop their depth chart, and Kevin Stefanski’s Falcons, who could use a complement to Drake London, as the likeliest suitors.
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At No. 5, Cummings landed on Jadeveon Clowney, who led the Cowboys with 8.5 sacks after signing in mid-September. The former first overall pick has bounced through six teams in seven years, but the tools remain.
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“Ultimately, he is an edge for hire who’s put together some productive years, and I think if you need more depth in your edge rotation, Jadeveon Clowney is a player who can help you out,” Cummings said. He pointed to Seattle, where Clowney would reunite with Mike Macdonald, his 2023 defensive coordinator in Baltimore, after the Seahawks lost Boye Mafe to Cincinnati. “He gives [them] a skill set that he can use, and a skill set that he’s already known how to work with.”
Taylor Decker checked in at No. 4. Released by Detroit after the Lions drafted Blake Miller and slid Penei Sewell to left tackle, Decker spent a decade as a starter in Detroit, 140 games in all, and turns 33 in August. “He’s been dependable, consistent, if unspectacular, to this point in his career,” Cummings said, floating a reunion with Ben Johnson in Chicago as insurance behind Braxton Jones.
Kevin Zeitler ranked third on the strength of durability that defies his age. Across 14 seasons and 213 starts for six teams, the 36-year-old guard has stayed remarkably available. “Often we see a positive correlation between age and injuries, but that hasn’t been the case with Zeitler,” Cummings said. “He’s a heavy-handed tone setter who has clear appeal in schemes where imposing one’s will between the tackles is paramount.”
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Rasul Douglas took the No. 2 spot after a rebound year in Miami, where he logged 2 interceptions, 13 pass breakups and a 73 passer rating allowed. “He’s a quality veteran playmaker with a wealth of experience and recent high-level play, and he could be added on a bargain deal,” Cummings said, tying him to Detroit or a reunion with Anthony Weaver in Baltimore.
The through-line is patience. These deals tend to close once training camp injuries create urgency, and Cummings expects Diggs to be the prize whenever a contender blinks. “I’d have to wager at some point one team is going to take a chance on what he has to offer,” he said.
