Ranking the Top 5 NFL Free Agents at Each Position

With the upcoming free agency period right around the corner, its time to evaluate who the best players are at each position.  Being halfway through the season, we can tell who our all stars are and who should be riding the pine next season. 

Big-name players like Drew Brees, Matt Forte and Ray Rice are among the free agents who will be up for grabs, yet most likely pursued by their current teams. 

Let's take a look at each position's top five players.

Quarterbacks

1) Drew Brees - New Orleans

2) Kyle Orton - Denver

3) Jason Campbell - Oakland

4) Matt Flynn - Green Bay

5) Jake Delhomme - Cleveland

Running Backs

1) Matt Forte - Chicago

2) Ray Rice - Baltimore

3) Marshawn Lynch - Seattle

4) LaDanian Tomlinson - New York Jets

5) Ryan Grant - Green Bay

Full Backs

1) Lousaka Polite - Miami

2) Jeff Dugan - Minnesota

3) Owen Schmitt - Philadelphia

4) Moran Norris - San Francisco

5) Earnest Graham - Tampa Bay

Wide Receivers

1) Wes Welker - New England

2) Deion Branch - New England

3) Reggie Wayne - Indianapolis

4) Marques Colston - New Orleans

5) Mario Manningham - New York Giants 

Tight Ends

1) Greg Olsen - Carolina

2) Jermichael Finley - Green Bay

3) Visanthe Shiancoe - Minnesota

4) Marcedes Lewis - Jacksonville

5) Fred Davis - Washington

Offensive Tackle

1) Ben Grubbs - Baltimore

2) Geoff Schwartz- Carolina

3) Kareem McKenzie - New York Giants

4) King Dunlap - Philadelphia

5) Ramon Foster - Pittsburgh

Guards

1) Robbie Williams - Cincinnati

2) Mackenzy Bernadeau - Carolina

3) Brian Waters - New England

4) John Malecki - Tampa Bay

5) Mike Gibson - Seattle

Centers

1) Jeff Saturday - Indianapolis

2) Matt Birk - Baltimore

3) Nick Hardwick - San Diego 

4) Shaun O'Hara - New York Giants

5) Cullen Loeffler - Minnesota

Defensive Lineman

1) John Abraham - Atlanta

2) Robert Mathis - Indianapolis

3) Mario Williams - Houston

4) Paul Soliai - Miami

5) Aaron Smith - Pittsburgh

Linebackers

1) Jason Taylor - Miami

2) London Fletcher - Washington

3) Thomas Williams - Carolina

4) Dan Connor - Carolina

5) Curtis Loflin - Atlanta

Defensive Backs

1) Cortland Finnegan - Tennessee

2) Tracy Porter - New Orleans

3) Terrell Thomas - New York Giants 

4) Jim Leonhard - New York Jets

5) LaRon Landry - Washington

Kickers

1) Mike Nugent - Cincinnati 94.4

2) Josh Scobee - Jacksonville 93.8

3) Ryan Lindell - Buffalo 86.7

4) Neil Rackers - Houston 86.4

5) Ryan Succop - Kansas City 80

Punters

1) Donnie Jones - St. Louis

2) Mat McBriar - Dallas

3) Mike Scifres - San Diego

4) Josh Bidwell - Washington