2010 NFL Free Agency: Top Five Per Position

With a little less than two weeks until the NFL Draft, teams will have an eye on what veterans are available in free agency in case they do not address their needs via the draft.

The following is a list of the top five free agents at each position, and what positive and negative aspects they can bring to a potential suitor.

Quarterback

1.       Marc Bulger

Positive: veteran leadership      

Negative: injuries

2.       Daunte Culpepper

Positive: chip on his shoulder   

Negative: declining

3.       Josh McCown

Positive: athletic             

Negative: career backup

4.       Brian St.Pierre

Positive: strong arm      

Negative: limited experience

5.       Kyle Boller

Positive: experience    

Negative: poor Stats

Running Back

1.       Brian Westbrook

Positive: athletic, production    

Negative: injuries

2.       Jamal Lewis

Positive: production      

Negative: declining

3.       Justin Fargas

Positive: ability                

Negative: limited experience as main back

4.       Adrian Peterson

Positive: good change-of-pace                

Negative: career backup

5.       Aaron Stecker

Positive: role player

Negative: limited ability

Fullback

1.       Justin Griffith

Positive: receiving threat            

Negative: limited blocking ability

2.       Brad Hoover

Positive: experience      

Negative: injuries

3.       Dan Kreider

Positive: run blocker     

Negative: limited athleticism

4.       Jeremiah Johnson

Positive: run blocker     

Negative: limited athleticism

5.       Jason McKie

Positive: ability                

Negative: inconsistent

Wide Receiver

1.       Terrell Owens

Positive: ability, career production         

Negative: declining, locker room distraction

2.       Kevin Curtis

Positive: speed                

Negative: limited role

3.       Torry Holt

Positive: veteran leadership      

Negative: decline

4.       Josh Reed

Positive: solid hands      

Negative: limited role

5.       Laveranues Coles

Positive: experience      

Negative: decline

Tight End

1.       Billy Miller

Positive: production as backup 

Negative: limited starting experience

2.       Randy McMichael

Positive: receiving threat            

Negative: inconsistent

3.       L.J. Smith

Positive: past production            

Negative: decline

4.       Quinn Sypniewski

Positive: youth, ability   

Negative: limited experience

5.       David Martin

Positive: down-field threat        

Negative: injuries

Offensive Tackle

1.       Damion McIntosh

Positive: experience      

Negative: “wanderer”

2.       Flozell Adams

Positive: ability               

Negative: discipline issues

3.       Mike Gandy

Positive: experience on winning team   

Negative: decline

4.       Levi Jones

Positive: ability                

Negative: disappointing production

5.       Orlando Pace

Positive: veteran            

Negative: decline, injuries

Offensive Guard

1.       Shawn Andrews

Positive: great ability, strength                

Negative: disappointing production

2.       Bobby Williams

Positive: experience      

Negative: decline

3.       Chester Pitts

Positive: experience      

Negative: plateau in development

4.       Jamar Nesbit

Positive: experience      

Negative: lost starting job

5.       Montrae Holland

Positive: strength           

Negative: limited athleticism

Center

1.       Kevin Mawae

Positive: veteran leadership, production             

Negative: decline

2.       Ben Hamilton

Positive: experience      

Negative: decline

3.       John Wade

Positive: experience      

Negative: limited playing time last season

4.       Dennis Norman

Positive: young                

Negative: limited experience

5.       Seth McKinney

Positive: size     

Negative: lack of production

Defensive End

1.       Adewale Ogunleye

Positive: experience, career production                               

Negative: decline

2.       Leonard Little

Positive: experience, career production                               

Negative: decline

3.       Derrick Burgess

Positive: production      

Negative: disappeared last season

4.       Raheem Brock

Positive: role player on winning team   

Negative: limited experience as starter

5.       Greg Ellis

Positive: experience      

Negative: decline

Defensive Tackle

1.       Cornelius Griffin

Positive: size, ability      

Negative: decline

2.       Vonnie Holliday

Positive: production, veteran leadership                              

Negative: age

3.       Marques Douglas

Positive: experience      

Negative: plateau in development

4.       Rob Meier

Positive: experience      

Negative: decline

5.       Bryan Robinson

Positive: size     

Negative: lack of production

Outside Linebacker

1.       Keith Bulluck

Positive: production, veteran leadership                              

Negative: injury

2.       Jason Taylor

Positive: career production, veteran leadership                               

Negative: age

3.       Angelo Crowell

Positive: athleticism      

Negative: lack of production

4.       Danny Clark

Positive: experience      

Negative: plateau in development

5.       Tracy White

Positive: youth                 

Negative: lack of experience

Inside Linebacker       

1.       Antonio Pierce

Positive: leadership, production                              

Negative: injury

2.       Akin Ayodele

Positive: experience      

Negative: plateau in ability

3.       Ryan Fowler

Positive: size, ability      

Negative: lack of recent starting experience

4.       Jeremiah Trotter

Positive: veteran leadership      

Negative: decline

5.       Nick Greisen

Positive: role player      

Negative: limited starting experience

Cornerback

1.       Lito Sheppard

Positive: experience, ability        

Negative: lack of production

2.       Fred Smoot

Positive: experience, ability        

Negative: on-field discipline issues

3.       Ken Lucas

Positive: experience      

Negative: lack of recent production

4.       Deshea Townsend

Positive: veteran leadership      

Negative: decline

5.       Adam Jones

Positive: athleticism      

Negative: off-the-field issues

Safety

1.       Darren Sharper

Positive: veteran leadership, production             

Negative: age

2.       Ken Hamlin

Positive: physical play, ability     

Negative: plateau in development

3.       Mark Roman

Positive: coverage skills                               

Negative: limited role

4.       Jermaine Phillips

Positive: run stopper    

Negative: cover skills

5.       Aaron Rouse

Positive: youth                 

Negative: lack of production

Kicker

1.       Shayne Graham

Positive: production      

Negative: missed field goals in playoffs last season

2.       Matt Stover

Positive: career production        

Negative: decline

Punter

1.       Hunter Smith

Positive: strong leg        

Negative: decline

2.       Mitch Berger

Positive: experience      

Negative: decline

3.       Chris Hanson

Positive: experience on winning team   

Negative: decline

That is the list. Comment on which available unrestricted free agents your favorite team should sign.