NFL free agency is upon us. As deals roll in, the Sharp Football staff will break them down with analysis for every major move.
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Jaguars Trade Christian Kirk, Release Evan Engram
Jacksonville made a flurry of moves on March 6 including trading Christian Kirk and releasing Evan Engram.
Rich Hribar laid out Kirk’s fantasy value following his trade to the Texans, so we will focus on Engram here.
Engram was a focal point of Jacksonville’s offense over the last three seasons, averaging just over 7 targets per game.
The touchdowns were never really there for him, but Engram was still the TE8 in PPR points per game over those three years.
A 2023 second-round pick, Brenton Strange was the primary beneficiary when Engram missed time last year, running a route on 68% of Jacksonville’s dropbacks and seeing 39 targets in eight games.
12 of those targets came in one game, and Strange’s usage was up and down in the other weeks.
Of course, the offense will be changing under new coach Liam Coen, but we did see his Bucs offense heavily utilize Cade Otton at times last year.
There is a lot of offseason left, the rookie tight end class looks good, and the Jaguars will likely add some more receiving help after moving on from Kirk.
Still, Strange appears to be in a good spot to take a step forward as a fantasy asset in 2025.
Deebo Samuel Traded to Commanders
The first major domino of the 2025 offseason fell during the Combine with news the 49ers are trading Deebo Samuel to the Commanders.
Things were always expected to move quickly after the 49ers granted Samuel permission to seek a trade in early February, and rumblings of an impending deal picked up during the Combine.
Samuel’s trade will affect the fantasy value of several 49ers – changes that could be magnified if Brandon Aiyuk is also moved this offseason – and perhaps how fantasy players view Terry McLaurin.
Tee Higgins & Trey Smith Franchise Tagged
2025 featured the slowest franchise tag deadline in recent memory.
The Bengals did franchise Tee Higgins for the second year in a row, setting him up to earn $26.2 million if the two sides can’t agree to a deal, and the Chiefs tagged RG Trey Smith to the tune of $23.4 million.
That was it, though, a sharp departure from the nine players who received some kind of tag in 2024 — Patriots S Kyle Dugger was given the transition tag instead of the franchise tag.
Two is the fewest franchise tags used in an offseason since the 1990s.
It will be interesting to see if this is the start of a trend or (more likely) a one-year blip given the lackluster nature of the free agent class.
Notable Signings Before Free Agency
As will be the case throughout much of free agency, defensive players dominated the deals in early March.
Cowboys DL Osa Odighizuwa signed a four-year, $80 million extension, Eagles LB Zack Baun got three years and $51 million, Lions LB Derrick Barnes signed a three-year, $25.5 million deal, Chargers S Elijah Molden earned three years, $18.75 million, and Commanders LB Bobby Wagner will return on a one-year, $9.5 million deal.
The deals for Baun, Barnes, and Wagner thinned out the linebacker market a bit, but there still are a lot of quality options available.
The same is true for safety even with Molden off the board. It will be interesting to see how teams value the position after several safeties got less than expected last offseason.
On the offensive side of the ball, the Rams re-signed LT Alaric Jackson to a three-year, $57 million contract.
Sean McVay expects Rob Havenstein to return on the right side in 2025, but given his age and recent missed games, the Rams still might want to bolster the tackle position this offseason.
