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NFL free agency, trade grades 2024: Best, worst moves

ESPN NFL analysts are grading every big 2024 NFL signing and trade of the offseason, putting each deal into perspective for teams and players.

To determine each grade, our experts are evaluating moves based on multiple factors, including on-field impact, salary cap implications, draft compensation, player's age and what they add, and the context of a team's short-term and long-term outlook. How large is the effect of this decision, and how sure are we it's a good or bad choice? How does this affect a team's chance to win the Super Bowl, this season or in the future?

Our experts also tell you how the biggest signings and trades impact April's NFL draft. What do the top deals mean for that team's first-round outlook, and how do they impact where the top prospects might be selected? Taking into account team needs, positional value on draft boards and what they're hearing from around the NFL, they break down what it all means.

Follow along as our experts evaluate and grade each move, with the most recent grades at the top. We've already weighed in on 70 deals.

Jump to an interesting move:
Keenan Allen | Arik Armstead | Calvin Ridley
Derrick Henry | Brian Burns | Diontae Johnson
Chris Jones | Danielle Hunter | Saquon Barkley
Christian Wilkins | Russell Wilson
  Mike Evans |  Jerry Jeudy | Baker Mayfield

coverage:
Best available free agents | Barnwell: Winners, losers

Saints sign DE Chase Young, former No. 2 overall pick

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