The start of the new NFL season is all but underway, meaning extensions and deals with unrestricted free agents are coming in fast.
PFF will be providing live reactions and analysis for all major transactions, and we'll give each deal one of six grades: below average, average, above average, good, very good and elite. These ratings will be updated throughout the week as additional news comes in.
For even more information about the best free agents on the market, monitor PFF's free-agent rankings, which include contract projections, wins above replacement (PFF WAR), PFF grades and analysis.
QB Daniel Jones re-signs with Indianapolis Colts
2025 PFF Grade: 71.72025 PFF WAR: 1.23Contract: 2 years, $88 millionPFF Projected Contract: 3 years, $101 millionPFF Deal Grade: Below Average
This always seemed like the logical conclusion to Jones' offseason situation, but it is fair to wonder if there were better options available at a lower cost. As good as the start of the 2025 season looked for both him and the Colts, there were some rough moments. His 3.9% turnover-worthy play rate was higher than his 3.1% big-time throw rate, the latter of which ranked just 31st among NFL quarterbacks in 2025. Still, it was Jones' best mark of the past five seasons.
EDGE Trey Hendrickson signs with Baltimore Ravens
2025 PFF Grade: 82.92025 PFF WAR: 0.11Contract: 4 years, $112 millionPFF Projected Contract: 1 year, $21 millionPFF Deal Grade: Above Average
After their deal for Maxx Crosby broke down yesterday, the Ravens land the top free agent on the PFF board in edge defender Trey Hendrickson. The former Bengals standout has earned a 90.0-plus PFF pass-rush grade in three straight seasons, pairing that with a PFF pass-rush win rate of 20.0% or higher. The Ravens' best edge defender in 2025 earned a 69.6 PFF pass-rush grade and produced a 12.9% PFF pass-rush win rate.
EDGE K'Lavon Chaisson signs with Washington Commanders
2025 PFF Grade: 59.02025 PFF WAR: 0.05Contract: 1 year, $12 millionPFF Projected Contract: 3 years, $45 millionPFF Deal Grade: Above Average
Chaisson has just one season in his career with a PFF pass-rush grade above 70.0 but is coming off a 74-pressure campaign, including a combined 30 sacks and quarterback hits. With the Commanders already expected to sign fellow edge defender Odafe Oweh, this is a nice complementary addition. It's also just a one-year deal and comes in under PFF's per-year projection, so there is no long-term risk for Washington.
T Trey Pipkins re-signs with Los Angeles Chargers
2025 PFF Grade: 49.92025 PFF WAR: -0.1Contract: 2 years, $10 millionPFF Contract Grade: Below Average
Pipkins operated as the Chargers’ primary right tackle after Joe Alt went down, but the results weren’t overly favorable. His 49.9 PFF overall grade was the second lowest among qualified tackles, and his 43.8 PFF run-blocking grade also tied for worst. While Pipkins can be counted on as depth, having played at least 666 snaps in each of the past four seasons, he’s likely not worth $5 million annually.
Dl Logan Hall signs with Houston Texans
2025 PFF Grade: 66.82025 PFF WAR: 0.14Contract: 2 yearsPFF Contract Grade: Average
As a second-round pick in 2022, Hall never developed as anticipated during his tenure with the Buccaneers. However, he displayed growth in 2025 by earning a 65.5 PFF pass-rush grade with a 66.0 PFF run-defense grade across a career-high 611 snaps. Boasting an 11.1% pass-rush win rate, Hall should assimilate himself well into a phenomenal Texans defensive line, although making around $7 million per season may be a bit high.
FB Patrick Ricard signs with New York Giants
2025 PFF Grade: 68.62025 PFF WAR: 0.15Contract: 2 years, $7.63 millionPFF Deal Grade: Average
Patrick Ricard becomes the latest former Baltimore Ravens to join John Harbaugh with the New York Giants, becoming the highest-paid fullback on a per-year basis in the process. Ricard hasn't been the dominant player we saw from 2019-2022, but he is still coming off a 70.4 PFF run-blocking grade in 2025.
DI Jordan Elliott signs with Tennessee Titans
2025 PFF Grade: 44.52025 PFF WAR: 0.01Contract: 2 years, $8 millionPFF Deal Grade: Below Average
Elliott reunites with former defensive coordinator Robert Saleh in a deal that looks to view him as a rotational player on that defensive line. Elliott has been on the field for more than 400 snaps in each of the past five seasons but earned a PFF grade below 50.0 in all five of those years.
C Luke Fortner signs with Carolina Panthers
2025 PFF Grade: 66.52025 PFF WAR: 0.13Contract: 1 year, up to $4.75 millionPFF Deal Grade: Above Average
Fortner is coming off the best season of his career to date, earning a 72.5 PFF pass-blocking grade and allowing just 11 pressures from 442 pass-blocking snaps. He also set a career high with a 65.3 PFF run-blocking grade and could step in and start in the middle of the Panthers' offensive line.
CB Rock Ya-Sin re-signs with Detroit Lions
2025 PFF Grade: 64.72025 PFF WAR: 0.24Contract: 1 year, $4 millionPFF Projected Contract: 1 year, $6.5 millionPFF Deal Grade: Above Average
Ya-Sin was effective for the Lions in 2025, seeing 611 snaps and earning a 67.1 PFF coverage grade. He came away with five pass breakups and allowed just a single touchdown on throws into his coverage. He's a solid player, and the Lions are bringing him back without spending too much, which makes sense, given that he is likely to be in a reserve role.
LB Leo Chenal signs with Washington Commanders
2025 PFF Grade: 75.12025 PFF WAR: 0.07Contract: 3 years, $24.75 millionPFF Projected Contract: 2 years, $12 millionPFF Deal Grade: Average
Chenal has earned PFF grades of 70.0 or better in all four seasons since arriving in the NFL as a third-round draft pick out of Wisconsin. He's excellent in run defense, logging 90.0-plus PFF run-defense grades in 2023 and 2024, and offers some juice as a blitzer, too. The concern is that he was almost exclusively a two-down linebacker in Kansas City, playing just 64 snaps on third and fourth downs over the past four years.
LB Kaden Elliss signs with New Orleans Saints
2025 PFF Grade: 67.82025 PFF WAR: 0.21Contract: 3 years, $33 millionPFF Projected Contract: 3 years, $36 millionPFF Deal Grade: Good
The former Falcons linebacker is staying in the NFC South, rejoining the Saints on a three-year deal after two seasons of ranking in the top 12 among linebackers in PFF Wins Above Replacement. Elliss has earned a PFF overall grade above 67.0 in four straight seasons and offers a lot as a blitzer, with 124 pressures, including 22 sacks from 577 career pass-rushing snaps.
OL Elgton Jenkins signs with Cleveland Browns
2025 PFF Grade: 62.02025 PFF WAR: 0.07Contract: 2 years, $24 millionPFF Deal Grade: Average
After spending the first seven years of his career in Green Bay, and making two Pro Bowls in the process, Jenkins now heads to Cleveland. While he’s been consistently good as a pass blocker, finishing with at least a 72.5 PFF pass-blocking grade or better in each of the past three years, his performance on the ground has waned in that time. Jenkins’ versatility will be a boon for the Browns’ remodeled offensive line, but giving him $20 million guaranteed feels a bit risky based on both his health and recent play.
