The NFL offseason is behind us with training camps in full swing, so we now have a nearly full picture of what each team's roster and starting lineup will look like in 2024. As is the norm in the high-turnover NFL, many impactful players joined the league or changed teams during the offseason. So that leaves the question: Which of those players will make the biggest immediate impact on their new teams during the upcoming season?
I did my best to sort through that below, ranking the top 50 acquisitions -- free agent signings, trade additions and draft picks -- based on expected impact. By that I mean we are removing the context of what teams spent to land the players or when they were drafted -- this isn't about value, it's about contributions to the roster. Note that these rankings apply only to the 2024 season, which is why some upside rookies aren't as high on the list as they would be if this exercise related to career impact.
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