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Top Free Agents in Pre-Draft FA (Non-Match Eligible)
By Neal Wintermute
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Top Free Agents in Pre-Draft Free Agency (Non-Match Eligible)

HB-Fred Taylor- 6?1?, 234 lbs., 88 SPD, 81 STR, 91 AWR, 87 AGI, 89 ACC, 99 CAR, and 99 BTK- Taylor has been a star in Oakland these past three seasons including his best season in 2006 where he ran for 1895 yards and 7 TD?s while averaging 5.01 yards per carry. He?s regressing but still has good enough physical skills along with elite level carry and break tackle.

HB-Kevin Jones- 6?0?, 227 lbs., 90 SPD, 71 STR, 70 AWR, 91 AGI, 92 ACC, 85 CAR, and 92 BTK- Jones is a former 2nd round pick of the Jets. He?s been a two-year starter in the league. he?s coming off of a season where he had 1437 yards averaging 4.28 yards per carry and also had 5 TD?s. He?s young at 26 years of age so that will be to his advantage in finding a destination.

HB-Thomas Jones- 5?10?, 220 lbs., 89 SPD, 77 STR, 84 AWR, 87 AGI, 91 ACC, 85 CAR, and 94 BTK- Jones has been a six-year starter in this league and coming off his best season leading the Chargers to the Super Bowl. Though he didn?t make the Pro-Bowl in 2008, he had 1604 yards averaging 5.09 yards per carry and 9 TD?s. He is starting to regress, but RB?s are always in demand in the SFL and he should find a landing spot.

WR-Dante Hall- 5?8?, 187 lbs., 99 SPD, 42 STR, 52 AWR, 98 AGI, 99 ACC, and 70 CTH- Hall is an interesting player to be on this list. He doesn?t have great numbers and he?s not really been a starter for most of his career. However, he has elite speed, agility, and acceleration and can be deadly in the slot receiver role. If nothing else teams could be interested in his punt and kick return ability.

RG-Brian Rimpf- 6?5?, 319 lbs., 54 SPD, 94 STR, 96 AWR, 61 AGI, 69 ACC, 91 PBK, and 91 RBK- Rimpf is a former first round pick of the Titans where he played his first two seasons. He has also spent a season in Cleveland and Indianapolis. He?s only 26 years and has good strength and blocking skills and great awareness. He should catch on somewhere probably as a starter being a four-year starter already.

RE-Jason Taylor- 6?6?, 255 lbs., 81 SPD, 82 STR, 91 AWR, 81 AGI, 85 ACC, and 91 TAK- Taylor has been a six-year starter with three different teams. He still has elite level physical attributes but has never really performed up to them. He has not made the Pro-Bowl in any of those six seasons. He is regressing but he really good awareness and tackle.

RE-La?Roi Glover- 6?2?, 285 lbs., 69 SPD, 85 STR, 97 AWR, 75 AGI, 79 ACC, and 98 TAK- Glover is a six-year starter in the league spending four seasons with Dallas and the final two in Seattle. He?s been very productive despite the fact he has never made a Pro-Bowl. He?s is regressing but has elite awareness and tackle.

DT-Fred Robbins- 6?4?, 325 lbs., 61 SPD, 94 STR, 79 AWR, 61 AGI, 72 ACC, and 91 TAK- Robbins is a six-year starter most recently in Buffalo. He?s made the Pro-Bowl twice, once in Minnesota and once in Washington. He is not yet regressing and provides a veteran presence with decent awareness and good tackle.

MLB-Zach Thomas- 5?11?, 230 lbs., 77 SPD, 81 STR, 91 AWR, 78 AGI, 81 ACC, and 99 TAK- Thomas has been a six-year starter five of them with the Giants. He?s been productive in each of those seasons including 2006 where he had 23 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 3 INT?s. He?s regressing but could still be a good #2 MLB in a 3-4 defense.

MLB-Rod Davis- 6?2?, 238 lbs., 82 SPD, 72 STR, 59 AWR, 82 AGI, 85 ACC, and 91 TAK- Davis is a former 3rd round pick of the Broncos who has never been a starter in the league. He?s in his fourth season so he?s young for a free agent and and has decent athleticism to go along with really good tackle.

FS-Dexter Jackson- 6?0?, 205 lbs., 86 SPD, 64 STR, 95 AWR, 84 AGI, 85 ACC, 70 CTH, and 75 TAK- Jackson has been a two-year starter in Jacksonville. The better of those two seasons was 2006 where he had 4 INT?s including one for a TD and 20 deflections.He is starting to regress but has high level awareness with good catch and tackle.

SS-Brian Dawkins- 6?0?, 86 SPD, 86 SPD, 66 STR, 99 AWR, 83 AGI, 86 ACC, 76 CTH, and 79 TAK- Dawkins was a five-year starter with stints in Philly, Indianapolis, and most recently Arizona. His 2007 season was cut short by an early season-ending injury but he still has something left in the tank. He?s a veteran SS with elite awareness and catch and good tackle.

SS-Corey Chavous- 6?1?, 205 lbs., 85 SPD, 60 STR, 99 AWR, 84 AGI, 85 ACC, 70 CTH, and 70 TAK- Chavous has been a six-year starter in Minnesota. His best season was back in 2002 when he had 5 INT?s including one for a TD. He?s regressing but he is still a veteran presence with elite awareness.

SS-Michael Hawkins- 6?1?, 185 lbs., 89 SPD, 66 STR, 75 AWR, 90 AGI, 87 ACC, 71 CTH, and 72 TAK- Hawkins has been a three-year starter in Carolina where he has been very successful including a trip to the Pro-Bowl. He recorded 5 INT?s in 2006 and 4 INT?s in 2007. He has good speed for a SS and decent awareness to go along with good catch.
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