Free Agency is nearly upon us, and many teams need playmaking Wide Receivers this year like the New England Patriots, Los Angeles Chargers, and Green Bay Packers just to name a few.

Unfortunately outside of Tee Higgins (who is sounding more and more like he could be headed back to the Bengals), this crop of free-agent wideouts is possibly one of the weakest overall groups in years.

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Top Four Free Agent Wide Receivers In 2025

Let’s take a look at some of the names at Wide Receiver that will be on the market this off-season. These are the names with the most offense not just in the 2025 season, but beyond.

Tee Higgins, Cincinnati Bengals

Everyone saw this one coming and rightfully so. Higgins has the most elite resume with his best playing days still ahead of him. If there is one thing people will have doubts about with Higgins, it is his ability to stay healthy throughout a full season. Since entering the league in 2020, he has only played a full season twice (2020 and 2022). That being said, Higgins has never missed more than 5 games a season, being healthy the rest of the time and contributing in a big way with at least 5 touchdowns each season he has been in the league. Even after playing in 12 games in 2024, Higgins still managed to produce 911 yards and 10 touchdowns and was a key cog in a Bengals offense that ranked No. 1 in passing and No. 9 overall.

He is undoubtedly the top Wide Receiver of this year’s crop and the best free agent potentially available this off-season.

Chris Godwin, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Godwin is coming off a dislocated ankle injury this season that he suffered in Week 7 against the Baltimore Ravens. Prior to his injury, Godwin was on pace for one of his best seasons since entering the league in 2017, accumulating 576 yards and 5 touchdowns through 7 games. It is fair to wonder how and if he will be able to bounce back to his usual consistent production after such a severe injury. When healthy, Godwin has shown to be one of the best security blanket options in the passing game throughout his tenure in Tampa Bay, showcasing unique versatility to play at a star level both in the slot and the outside.

He is likely in line for a one-year prove-it deal this off-season due to his recent injury and could provide a team like the Chargers a stable secondary option at receiver.

Diontae Johnson, Baltimore Ravens

Hear me out on this one before you start yelling. Yes, Johnson played for 3 different teams in 2024. However let’s read between the lines a bit before declaring him “washed up” before the 2024 season began, Johnson was traded from the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for CB Donte Jackson and a late-round pick swap. While with the Panthers, Johnson had 357 yards with 3 touchdowns in an at the time disastrous situation in Carolina through 7 games. The Panthers then traded Johnson and a 2025 6th-round pick to the Baltimore Ravens for a 2025 5th-round pick. After doing little to nothing with the Ravens, the team waived him at the end of the season, where he was then claimed by the Houston Texans, and subsequently waived less than a month later, finding his way back to Baltimore after being claimed by them.

Now here is where Johnson is still a valuable option for a team. 2024 aside, through 5 seasons with the Steelers, Johnson was a consistent contributor, racking up at least 600 yards every season in Pittsburgh with sub-par to abysmal quarterback play. At age 28, If he is able to catch on with a team with an established signal caller and has more than a couple weeks to learn their offense and culture, I believe he can be a great number 3 option to a solid number 2 receiver with a competitor.

Joshua Palmer, Los Angeles Chargers

This might be the wideout with the most upside outside of Tee Higgins this off-season. Since being drafted in the 3rd round of the 2021 draft. Palmer has turned into a trusted option for Chargers Quarterback, Justin Herbert. From 2022-2024 Palmer has hit over 500 yards with 72 receptions for 769 yards and 3 touchdowns in 2022. Being only 25, it feels as though Palmer is going to break out and emerge as a consistent number 2 threat in any team’s offense any given day now. He’s shown consistent production when called upon and has made big plays in big moments, if he can put it all together, then he will prove to be a key player in a young developing offense.

All in all outside of the names listed above. The receivers in the 2025 free agent crop have either shown to not produce more than a 3rd option at receiver, or aging to the point where asking them to carry a unit is simply asinine.