# Gregg Rosenthal: Rosenthal unveiled their top 101 free agents of 2025 for NFL.com, ranking Tee Higgins first, Trey Smith second and Milton Williams third, with Nick Chubb at No. 101. They also expect Higgins to be franchise tagged rather than reach free agency. **Claimed:** Feb 24, 2025 **Pundit:** Gregg Rosenthal — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/gregg-rosenthal **Outlet:** Around the NFL (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/around-the-nfl-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview **Original:** https://omny.fm/shows/nfl-daily/the-top-101-free-agents-of-2025 2 checkable claims — 1 top player list and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. All 2 have settled, averaging 42 out of 100, against 75 for a naive guess at the same calls. > T. Higgins, who we think is gonna get franchise, Tag will not get the free agency *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Tee Higgins to move** - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Tee Higgins - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - “Here are the top ten free agents... T. Higgins... Trey Smith... Milton Williams three... Ronnie Stanley four, Zach Bond coming off a career year at number five, Sam Darnold at six, Osa Adigie Zua at number seven, Josh Sweat from the Eagles at eight, Chris Godwin at nine, and Carlton Davis... Nick Chubb at twenty nine is my one on one.” - Kind: Top Player Lists - Verdict: scored 83.94 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess ## Who this take is about - Tee Higgins — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tee-higgins ## What others said about the same people - Steve Weisch on Tee Higgins: Wyche argued Cincinnati cannot afford to keep both receivers and expects New England to sign Tee Higgins away with an unmatchable offer, and they suggested Kirk Cousins could be moved out of Atlanta. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/13284c91-b741-43f9-85c0-8ac9e1826d1c (scored 0) - Pat Fitzmaurice on Tee Higgins: Fitzmaurice ranks Darren Waller around TE40, touts T.J. Higgins as a low-end WR1 value, Kenneth Walker as a top-12 back if healthy, Stefon Diggs in the ninth round, Drake Maye as a QB1 finisher with big rushing upside, Luther Burden as an ADP-beater, and Javonte Williams as Dallas's lead back. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/bed875af-db54-4ebc-b3da-9102b06adea7 (scored 100) - Patrick Claybon on Tee Higgins: Claybon's ten picks in the best-wide-receivers draft (overall picks 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26 and 29), led by Justin Jefferson at No. 2 and Puka Nacua at No. 5, with a notably aggressive Tyreek Hill selection at No. 8. They also framed DeVonta Smith and Tee Higgins as No. 2 receivers on their teams. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/77ad7f97-b653-4e52-8fe4-4d90b23f0792 (scored 100) - Jordan Vanek on Tee Higgins: Vanek ranks the NFL's top 24 wide receivers at the 2023 midseason, with Tyreek Hill first, and adds that Ja'Marr Chase will eventually become the league's best receiver and that Tee Higgins is one of the best No. 2 receivers in football. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/520cbe04-ea7b-44f8-aa5d-d25fa9e7b1ac (scored 91.67) - Evan Tarracciano on Tee Higgins: In his Week 7 studs and duds column, Tarracciano projected Quinshon Judkins as a locked-in mid-RB2 going forward, Tee Higgins as a low-end WR1 as long as he's healthy with Joe Burrow throwing, and Sam LaPorta as a TE1 despite volatile weekly usage. He also expected Lamar Jackson back under center for Baltimore in Week 8 against Buffalo. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/57902f88-ad97-4696-985d-6533442de3e2 (not settled) - Mike Fanelli on Tee Higgins: Fanelli expects Tee Higgins, who missed time with groin and neck injuries before Cincinnati's bye, to be fully healthy and available for the Bengals' Week 7 game against Baltimore. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/09fe8a2c-d3ec-45bf-936b-1c633f319dcd (not settled) ## More trade and signing calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Chris Clark on Nikko Remigio: Clark expects the Chiefs to bring back exclusive-rights receiver Nico (Remigio) and long snapper James Winchester, to re-sign JuJu Smith-Schuster as a cheap veteran fifth receiver, and not to bring back Hollywood Brown, Josh Dobbs-type depth, Gardner Minshew, Janarius Robinson or Mike Caliendo; they also say the Chiefs will not use a franchise tag and believes Bryan Cook won't return. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/99521265-d5c0-4db1-b2a0-fe77908ea0b3 (scored 0) - Nate Gosney on Daiyan Henley: After the Broncos rescinded the trade, Gosney expects Daiyan Henley to remain with the Chargers for the rest of the 2026 season, but believes the awkward fallout has effectively killed any chance of them signing a new contract with Los Angeles after the season. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/60272861-4ad0-4749-b36a-dcdf09b9213f (scored 0) - Logan Lazarczyk on Kirk Cousins: Ahead of the trade deadline, they float three Raiders moves: shipping Kirk Cousins to Minnesota if the Vikings offer a second-round pick, selling Maxx Crosby to Dallas for a first-rounder plus, and acquiring Jaguars receiver Brian Thomas Jr. for a second- or third-round pick. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d0fd408a-7dcd-4e50-ac62-6b4510a8a800 (scored 100) - Logan Lazarczyk on Kirk Cousins: Lazarczyk expects the Raiders to be sellers before the trade deadline, suggesting Kirk Cousins could be dealt back to the Vikings and that benched interior lineman Jackson Powers-Johnson is a prime candidate to be traded somewhere. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fda03952-2ea6-4919-8114-0ebb127478d1 (scored 100) - Patricia Traina on J.J. McCarthy: Traina expects defensive tackle to be a top need for the Giants in next year's draft, and suggests the Giants could trade J.J. McCarthy next offseason — or keep both them and Jaxson Dart if the return isn't good enough. They also expect Dart to make a full recovery. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b638ed13-01ca-4ea6-9384-ec7130f912c1 (scored 100) - Michael David Smith on Keenan Allen: Smith suggests the Colts are likely to grant Josh Downs' trade request given their contract situation and their recent sell-off, and that they could also try to trade Keenan Allen. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/52d7108f-f754-44e8-9bf3-cc3336b4e5f7 (scored 100) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages. 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