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Here is how the free agents rank when split into their position groups:
| Free-agency depth chart | |||
| Rank | Player (top 50 rank) | 2008 team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | |||
| 1 | Kurt Warner (2) | Arizona Cardinals | |
| 2 | Kerry Collins (12) | Tennessee Titans | |
| 3 | Jeff Garcia (33) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| 4 | Byron Leftwich (NR) | Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| 5 | Chris Simms (NR) | Tennessee Titans | |
| Running backs | |||
| 1 | Derrick Ward (6) | New York Giants | |
| 2 | Fred Taylor (9) | Jacksonville Jaguars | |
| 3 | Maurice Morris (30) | Seattle Seahawks | |
| 4 | Correll Buckhalter (48) | Philadelphia Eagles | |
| 5 | Cedric Benson (NR) | Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Fullback | |||
| 1 | Terrelle Smith (NR) | Arizona Cardinals | |
| 2 | Tony Richardson (NR) | New York Jets | |
| 3 | Leonard Weaver (NR) | Seattle Seahawks | |
| 4 | Lorenzo Neal (NR) | Baltimore Ravens | |
| 5 | Heath Evans (NR) | New England Patriots | |
| Wide receivers | |||
| 1 | T.J. Houshmandzadeh (2) | Cincinnati Bengals | |
| 2 | Marvin Harrison (14) | Indianapolis Colts | |
| 3 | Laveranues Coles (15) | New York Jets | |
| 4 | Nate Washington (18) | Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| 5 | Devery Henderson (36) | New Orleans Saints | |
| Tight ends | |||
| 1 | Chris Baker (22) | New York Jets | |
| 2 | L.J. Smith (NR) | Philadelphia Eagles | |
| 3 | Jim Kleinsasser (NR) | Minnesota Vikings | |
| 4 | Jerramy Stevens (NR) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| 5 | Sean McHugh (NR) | Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Centers | |||
| 1 | Jeff Saturday (10) | Indianapolis Colts | |
| 2 | Matt Birk (20) | Minnesota Vikings | |
| 3 | Jake Groves (NR) | Oakland Raiders | |
| 4 | Melvin Fowler (NR) | Buffalo Bills | |
| 5 | Eric Ghiaciuc (NR) | Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Guards | |||
| 1 | Chris Kemoeatu (35) | Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| 2 | Mike Goff (39) | San Diego Chargers | |
| 3 | Derrick Dockery (50) | Buffalo Bills | |
| 4 | Kendall Simmons (NR) | Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| 5 | Cooper Carlisle (NR) | Oakland Raiders | |
| 3 | Brandon Moore (NR) | New York Jets | |
| Offensive tackles | |||
| 1 | Khalif Barnes (26) | Jacksonville Jaguars | |
| 2 | Mark Tauscher (27) | Green Bay Packers | |
| 3 | Jonathan Stinchcomb (42) | New Orleans Saints | |
| 4 | Marvel Smith (45) | Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| 5 | Stacy Andrews (47) | Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Defensive ends | |||
| Rk | Player | School | |
| 1 | Antonio Smith (8) | Arizona Cardinals | |
| 2 | Chris Canty (11) | Dallas Cowboys | |
| 3 | Igor Olshansky (21) | San Diego Chargers | |
| 4 | Demetric Evans (40) | Washington Redskins | |
| 5 | Chauncey Davis (NR) | Atlanta Falcons | |
| Defensive tackles | |||
| 1 | Albert Haynesworth (1) | Tennessee Titans | |
| 2 | Rocky Bernard (38) | Seattle Seahawks | |
| 3 | Tank Johnson (NR) | Dallas Cowboys | |
| 4 | Kedric Golston (NR) | Washington Redskins | |
| 5 | Jovan Haye (NR) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Inside linebackers | |||
| 1 | Bart Scott (4) | Baltimore Ravens | |
| 2 | Ray Lewis (5) | Baltimore Ravens | |
| 3 | Jonathan Vilma (24) | New Orleans Saints | |
| 4 | Takeo Spikes (31) | San Francisco 49ers | |
| 5 | Keith Brookings (34) | Atlanta Falcons | |
| Outside linebackers | |||
| 1 | Michael Boley (23) | Atlanta Falcons | |
| 2 | Eric Barton (NR) | New York Jets | |
| 3 | Angelo Crowell (NR) | Buffalo Bills | |
| 4 | Kevin Burnett (NR) | Dallas Cowboys | |
| 5 | Cato June (NR) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Safeties | |||
| 1 | Brian Dawkins (13) | Philadelphia Eagles | |
| 2 | Jermaine Phillips (16) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| 3 | Yeremiah Bell (25) | Miami Dolphins | |
| 4 | Sean Jones (29) | Cleveland Browns | |
| 5 | Mike Brown (37) | Chicago Bears | |
| Cornerbacks | |||
| 1 | Bryant McFadden (17) | Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| 2 | Domonique Foxworth (28) | Atlanta Falcons | |
| 3 | Phillip Buchanon (32) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| 5 | Leigh Bodden (43) | Detroit Lions | |
| 4 | Andre' Goodman (46) | Miami Dolphins | |
| Kickers and punters | |||
| 1 | Matt Stover (NR) | Baltimore Ravens | |
| 2 | Hunter Smith (NR) | Indianapolis Colts | |
| 3 | Mike Nugent (NR) | New York Jets | |
| 4 | Jay Feely (NR) | New York Jets | |
| 5 | Mitch Berger (NR) | Pittsburgh Steelers | |
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