Pro Football Focus releases its list of top free agents for 2024, with five bucks players Two of Tampa Bay’s star players are in the top 20, making it into the top 100. To no one’s surprise, All-Pro safety Antwon Winfield Jr. and wide receiver Mike Evans, a Pro Bowler and second-team All-Pro, rank eighth and 13th, respectively.
Winfield is the top safety in free agency and is expected to receive the franchise tag from Tampa Bay on a one-year deal worth $17.22 million, according to PFF. If not, the Bucks and Winfield could agree to terms on a multi-year extension worth more than that number on an annual basis.
Evans had a great season at age 30, reaching 1,000 receiving yards again for the 10th straight year to start his career, a new NFL record. He is expected to sign a three-year contract worth $23 million annually. PFF projects Evans to sign a $69 million contract in free agency with $52.5 million guaranteed.
Tampa Bay won’t allow Winfield to hit free agency, but the team could let Evans test free agency territory and bring a contract offer back to the Bucs to see if he’s worth it. It’s hard to imagine Evans playing for any team other than the Bucks next year.
Bucks QB Baker Mayfield’s PFF free agent rankings are a bit puzzling.
Bucs ILB Lavonte David and Devin White – Photo by Cliff Welch/PR
Bucs inside linebacker Lavonte David just turned 34 and is coming off his best year since entering the league in 2012. David comes in at No. 39 on Pro Football Focus’ 2024 free agent list. PFF expects David to sign as a free agent this offseason to an annual contract worth $5 million.
Tampa Bay, which is interested in re-signing David, signed the veteran linebacker to a one-year deal worth a base salary of $4.5 million for the 2023 season, but he also This year, he earned an additional $2.5 million worth of performance bonuses.
Pro Football Focus has the Bucs quarterback. baker mayfield As the No. 75 free agent in 2024, this is surprising. Mayfield is also No. 3 on the list behind Minnesota’s Kirk Cousins, who ranks No. 2 on the overall free agent list, and Tennessee’s Ryan Tannehill, who ranks No. 68 on the overall free agent list. He’s also a QB.
PFF expects Cousins to sign a two-year deal worth $30 million a year as a free agent, while the injury-prone Tannehill is scheduled to make only $5.5 million a year over two years. Mayfield is expected to sign a three-year contract worth $75 million, with $40 million of his $75 million guaranteed.
The fact that Mayfield is rated lower than Tannehill lacks logic and makes no sense, especially considering Tannehill’s per PFF rating is 68.7 and Mayfield’s PFF rating is 75.9. Mayfield, 28, has also started every game this season, performing at a much higher level than Tannehill, 35, who started only 10 games this year.
Mayfield is rated second only to Bucs linebacker Devin White, who is ranked 73rd in free agency. White had a poor and inconsistent contract year, but is expected to sign a one-year deal worth $7 million.