Free agency could help the Jaguars in several ways

Even though the Jacksonville Jaguars have enough problems to focus on this offseason, it’s common practice to keep an eye on what’s happening within your division. Pro Football Focus recently ranked the top free agents in the National Football League this offseason.

The Jaguars will look to use free agency to improve their team. However, AFC South opponents Jacksonville could suffer massive losses to free agency, helping the Jaguars’ cause.

PFF ranked Houston Texans wide receiver Stefon Diggs as the 11th best free agent on the market this offseason. This would undoubtedly be a massive loss for the Texans.

“Playing in an offense where he was no longer the primary target did not hurt Diggs’ effectiveness,” PFF said. “The star was on pace to extend his streak of seasons with a PFF receiving grade above 75.0 and a drop rate below 10% on catchable passes before a season-ending ACL tear. This type of injury for an older player who gains with lateral agility will make for an interesting dance for free agents. Diggs’ situation has shades of Odell Beckham Jr.’s 2023 free agency period. when he tore his ACL during the Super Bowl in 2023. 2021 and did not play in 2022 before signing a one-year contract worth $15 million, fully guaranteed.”

The Indianapolis Colts have two of the highest-ranked free agents this offseason. PFF ranked Colts guard Will Fries as the 24th best free agent available this offseason. The Colts are just as bad as the Jaguars any day, but the risk of losing two of the best free agents on the market is detrimental to any team.

“Fries has made tremendous progress over the life of his rookie contract and could be the next guard to cash in during the free agency period after a wave of big contracts landed in 2024,” PFF said. “Unfortunately, Fries fractured his tibia in Week 5 against the Jacksonville Jaguars and underwent immediate surgery, but he had an overall PFF grade of 86.8 on 268 snaps thus far.

PFF ranked Colts edge rusher Dayo Odeyingbo as the 42nd best free agent available this offseason. The veteran edge rusher has gradually become one of the most valuable players on the Colts defense.

“Odeyingbo has enjoyed a patient but steady rise during his NFL tenure after suffering an unfortunate Achilles injury during the pre-draft process that still hasn’t taken him past the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft “, PFF said. “His play has improved over the past two seasons, headlined by eight sacks in 2023, followed by a career-high seven tackles for loss or no gain on 67% of snaps played in 2024.”

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