After finally making it to the Super Bowl with the New England Patriots and returning to the 1,000-yard status, wide receiver Stefon Diggs once again finds himself as a free agent entering the off-season.
After just a single season in Foxboro, the 32-year-old All-Pro is looking for a home with what will be his fifth NFL team for the 2026 season.
What Teams Are a Good Fit for Pro Bowl WR Stefon Diggs?
According to The Athletic’s Diana Russini, the Patriots’ move was simply a cost-saving measure, but Diggs’ felony charges likely made it easier.
Entering his 12th season at age 32, Diggs likely won’t have the robust market he had a couple of years ago when the Buffalo Bills traded him to the Houston Texans. However, he was still a valuable part of England’s offense in 2025, so he can still fill a role to help a team next year. Here are the most likely landing spots for Diggs in 2026.
Las Vegas Raiders
It’s hard to get a read on the current state of the Las Vegas Raiders’Â roster, as last year’s team was such a mess that it’s hard to know what to take away.
They have two young receivers drafted early in last year’s draft: Jack Bech and Dont’e Thornton Jr., but they failed to secure playing time in favor of 33-year old Tyler Lockett. How much of a role Bech and Thornton will command in year two under a new offensive coach has yet to be determined, but this team will need receiving help badly regardless.
Diggs was a great weapon for a young Drake Maye’s development, so we could see something similar with Fernando Mendoza. While Diggs might want to play for someone closer to contending, the Raiders will have the need and money to convince him otherwise if his market is dry.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
While a reunion remains a possibility, it sure feels like long-term Tampa Bay receiver Mike Evans may play elsewhere to cap off his career. The Buccaneers have plenty of problems to solve, so losing Evans would be a brutal loss.
The team was reasonably well prepared for this situation, investing in Emeka Egbuka last draft and extending Chris Godwin before he could hit free agency. While that should leave third-year receiver Jalen McMillian in a spot to be Evans’ direct replacement, things aren’t so clear in this receiving room.
Godwin has missed substantial time in both of the last two seasons, suffering lower-body injuries in consecutive years. Egbuka looked like a rookie phenom to start the year before disappearing entirely in the second half. McMillian also showed flashes of excellence as a rookie, but missed most of 2025 with a neck injury.
For having options, there’s a massive question mark around all the remaining Buccaneers’ receivers. With both Todd Bowles and Baker Mayfield on the hot seat, adding Diggs to the equation adds a little reliability and consistency to the depth chart.
Philadelphia Eagles
Much like the Buccaneers, the Eagles are likely to lose their elite receiver as well. Philadelphia has been kicking the cap can down the road for years now and has already had to let go of some talent to operate that way. At the same time, they’re still far too talented not to contend.
Replacing A.J. Brown with Diggs isn’t exactly a 1-to-1 trade, but you are at least filling that role with another viable threat. This move allows DeVonta Smith to take on a bigger workload and flourish into the WR1 he’s capable of being, while still forcing defenses to at least account for the other side.
While it’s only a small crossover, Diggs did play with the Eagles new offensive coordinator Sean Mannion for one year in Minnesota in 2019. That connection, along with a chance to compete for a title, could get Diggs for cheap.
New York Giants
The New York Giants don’t pop off the page as a contender at first, but that’ll come down to belief in Jaxson Dart and new head coach John Harbaugh.
The Giants have some things going for them, but will desperately need help at receiver at least to begin the season. Even if all went well in his recovery, it’s a stretch to assume Malik Nabers will be 100% once he gets back on the field. At the same time, this team is likely to lose Wan’Dale Robinson in free agency, who accounted for 280 targets over the past two seasons.
Diggs can provide a reasonable presence early in the season and then easily make room across from Nabers later on. This doesn’t eliminate the chance to draft a receiver at their pick, either. If New York wants to take that leap, then Dart will need someone to throw to.
San Francisco 49ers
Things are only getting worse in the Bay. As it stands now, only Ricky Pearsall and Demarcus Robinson have real production on the receiving depth chart for the San Francisco 49ers heading into next year. With George Kittle unlikely to start the season recovering from injury, there’s a massive need for a weapon.
Brandon Aiyuk is certainly gone, but it’s clear the 49ers missed his presence and role over the past two seasons. If Diggs has his legs under him for at least one more season, he can slide directly into that position and prevent Pearsall from being required to shoulder the load of a WR1.
The 49ers have seemingly been right on the cusp between contention and falling apart, but you need to at least give yourself the best chance at the former. Diggs may just be a band-aid, but so was Richard Sherman when he helped the team make a Super Bowl in his twilight years.
