Houston Texans: IOL David Edwards
The Texans have the difficult challenge of building an offensive line while facing some budget constraints. They are still carving out cap space to get compliant, but they could use help all along the offensive line.
That should make David Edwards an attractive option. He doesn’t have a long line of dominance that will make him the top guard in the free-agency class, but he only gave up one sack this season and is still 28 years old.
Indianapolis Colts: LB Devin Lloyd
The Colts have found potential foundational players in the secondary (Sauce Gardner) and in the trenches (Laiatu Latu), but the second level remained a clear weakness. Zaire Franklin’s coverage was still a concern, and Germaine Pratt was playing on a one-year deal, leaving his future with the team uncertain.
Devin Lloyd had five interceptions this season and is a proven run defender. He’s the kind of well-rounded linebacker who could anchor the defense. The fact that they would be sniping a defensive leader from their fellow AFC South contender would be a nice bonus.
Jacksonville Jaguars: DL John Franklin-Myers
The Jags need help on the interior defensive line and they could use depth on the edge. Targeting John Franklin-Myers would be an efficient way of addressing both needs.
Franklin-Myers can play on the edge, but also excels at kicking down to the inside. He’d bring a lot of pass-rush juice to a team that was 27th in sacks last season.
Tennessee Titans: Edge Jaelan Phillips
In a perfect world, the Titans will come away from this offseason with some building blocks on defense. Jaelan Phillips is one of the best available in free agency.
He’s just 26 and put together a strong run with the Philadelphia Eagles over the last half of the season that included 2.5 sacks and 40 pressures in eight games.
