NFL free agency 2019: Tracking where the top 50 available sign this offseason

Le'Veon Bell is the No. 1 free agent this year according to NFL.com. | AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast

The NFL offseason kicked into a higher gear Monday with the start of the league’s legal tampering period, which set the stage for the official beginning of free agency with the new league year Wednesday afternoon. By the end of that day, many of the game’s top free agents will have signed new deals, with many others following soon thereafter.

You’ll rarely see the league’s biggest stars hit free agency in their primes given the rarity of teams willingly letting them go, so teams are typically looking for second-tier stars, quality starters and depth to pursue their Super Bowl dreams.

The biggest name in this year’s class is arguably running back Le’Veon Bell, who’s a two-time All-Pro running back, but also sat out last season. Linebackers C.J. Mosley and Anthony Barr, safeties Earl Thomas and Landon Collins and quarterback Nick Foles are among the other top names set to hit the market Wednesday.

With teams now able to talk to players whose contracts expire Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET, here’s an ongoing tracker of where the top 50 free agents as ranked by NFL.com are going this offseason. This list will be regularly updated all offseason until all of the players on it have signed.

1. RB Le’Veon Bell
2. S Earl Thomas
3. DL Trey Flowers
4. QB Nick Foles
5. S Landon Collins
6. LB Anthony Barr
7. LB C.J. Mosley
8. EDGE Justin Houston
9. LB K.J. Wright
10. DT Sheldon Richardson
11. S Tyrann Mathieu
12. DT Ndamukong Suh
13. EDGE Preston Smith
14. S Lamarcus Joyner
15. EDGE Ziggy Ansah
16. EDGE Za’Darius Smith
17. RB Tevin Coleman
18. CB Ronald Darby
19. OT Daryl Williams
20. CB Bradley Roby
21. TE Jared Cook
22. OG Rodger Saffold
23. LB Jordan Hicks
24. LB Kwon Alexander: San Francisco 49ers (report)
25. QB Teddy Bridgewater
26. OT Trent Brown: Oakland Raiders (report)
27. WR Golden Tate
28. C Mitch Morse
29. CB Bryce Callahan
30. C Matt Paradis
31. EDGE Dante Fowler: Los Angeles Rams
32. OT Ja’Wuan James
33. DT Malik Jackson: Philadelphia Eagles (report)
34. RB Mark Ingram
35. CB Kareem Jackson
36. S Adrian Amos
37. WR Jamison Crowder
38. WR Tyrell Williams
39. LB Denzel Perryman
40. WR John Brown
41. LB Shaquil Barrett
42. EDGE Terrell Suggs
43. S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
44. WR Devin Funchess
45. CB Pierre Desir
46. WR Adam Humphries
47. DL Harry Anderson
48. CB Darqueze Dennard
49. CB Morris Claiborne
50. S Eric Weddle: Los Angeles Rams