Wouldn't this be a great FA pick-up?

[purplefaithful]

Hey a guy can dream in Jan, right?

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3. Tyler Linderbaum, C

2025 team: Baltimore Ravens | Age entering 2026 season: 26

What he brings: Linderbaum has a tone-setting mentality on the interior of the front, using elite foot speed and body control to match pass rushers or climb to the second level in the run game. His pass block win rate of 97.2% tied for second among 31 qualifying centers this season.

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7. Breece Hall, RB

2025 team: New York Jets | Age entering 2026 season: 25

What he brings: He's a fluid mover with good contact balance and the vision to find daylight, and he brings a dual-threat element to the backfield. Hall has 188 receptions in his career, while averaging 90 total yards per game. He also has 87 rushes of 10 or more yards over four seasons, serving as a three-down back who can rattle off a big play.

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18. Travis Etienne Jr., RB

2025 team: Jacksonville Jaguars | Age entering 2026 season: 27

What he brings: Etienne looked more explosive in 2025, slashing through creases of daylight as a runner. His 26 rushes of 10 or more yards were tied for the 12th most in the NFL, and he's more than capable as a receiver out of the backfield (36 catches in 2025). He had 116 total yards and a touchdown in Jacksonville's wild-card loss to Buffalo.

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19. Devin Lloyd, LB

2025 team: Jacksonville Jaguars | Age entering 2026 season: 27

What he brings: Lloyd's on-the-ball production increases his value heading into free agency. He had five interceptions on the season, returning one for a touchdown. He's a solid starter who flashed high-level ability this season.

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25. Bryan Cook, S

2025 team: Kansas City Chiefs | Age entering 2026 season: 27

What he brings: A rangy safety with top-down speed, Cook fits in both split-field and single-high schemes. The 2022 second-round pick is the highest-ranked player at his position on this list. He had six pass breakups in 2025, playing 82.6% of Kansas City's defensive snaps.

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35. Connor McGovern, C

2025 team: Buffalo Bills | Age entering 2026 season: 28

What he brings: A steady pass blocker in the middle of the front, McGovern has the mobility to climb and play in space versus linebackers. He had a 97.2% pass block win rate in 2025, which was tied for second among 31 qualifying centers.

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41. Kam Curl, S

2025 team: Los Angeles Rams | Age entering 2026 season: 27

What he brings: A durable defender who has played in at least 16 games over his past three seasons, Curl can limit vertical throws in the deep areas of the field. He's also a strong tackler in the run front, finishing with a career-high 122 tackles this season (along with two interceptions and two sacks).

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[StickierBuns]

Really doesn't pay to look at any potential FAs right now as it will change, probably drastically, by the time the FA period starts. Teams tend to tidy up their own FAs they want the first week of March or even earlier. I'd be I guess a little surprised if Minnesota goes the free agency route on a RB this year, expect them to take one in the Draft and go with Jordan Mason as their combo for '26....he's only 26 and signed through this upcoming season.

[MaroonBells]

Linderbaum and McGovern are going to get a big payday. Not sure if we want to be spending even more money on the OL, so it's hard to see either Linderbaum or McGovern. But I'll take either of those backs. 

I think the Vikings standing pat at center and having Brandel and Jurgens compete, while adding a mid-to-late round center from the draft, might be the most likely.

[purplefaithful]

It was just fun for me to click on the bait this morning.

I think the chances of Linderbaum hitting the mkt are near ZERO, probably the same for McGovern...We got some stuff we need to do internally to make it all fit together next season too...I mean who knows what they'll do with TJH, Allen, Hargrave etc..

[MaroonBells]

Really doesn't pay to look at any potential FAs right now as it will change, probably drastically, by the time the FA period starts. Teams tend to tidy up their own FAs they want the first week of March or even earlier. I'd be I guess a little surprised if Minnesota goes the free agency route on a RB this year, expect them to take one in the Draft and go with Jordan Mason as their combo for '26....he's only 26 and signed through this upcoming season.

I think we're more likely to add a back in free agency than the draft. Aaron Jones is not likely to return. Chandler definitely won't be back. So leaving that position to just Mason, Scott and a rookie from the craps table isn't going to cut it. 

I think we add a starting back in free agency, and I think we'll be willing to spend some good money to do it. But even then we don't have the numbers, so adding one from the mid-to-late rounds is probably a good bet too.

[Canthony]

Kenneth Walker III will be a FA as well. I would actually prefer Walker over either of those 2 backs.