The NFL's window for clubs to franchise tag their impending free agents opened this week and the NFL Combine begins next Tuesday, meaning every team in the league is evaluating how to improve its roster.
General managers will spend the next several months deciding between filling needs with free agents or draft prospects as the league's two biggest offseason events, free agency and the draft, go hand-in-hand with each other. So, how could the quality of this year's crop of incoming rookies impact the veterans who are trying to get paid in the spring?
Looking at B/R's latest NFL draft big board, here we'll dive into the five position groups that could have the biggest effect on free agency.