2017 Franchise Player List
The 2017 Franchise Player deadline has passed and 64 players will be returning to action with their same teams…This is a drop of 10 players from the 2016 Season…1 Full Round of picks…and is the lowest total of Franchise Tags issued since we started allowing the trading of Draft Picks in 2009 (Previously 65)…With some last minute trading…we still managed to keep at least 2 players in every eligible round…and thanks to FUD and UOG…at least 1 player at every position…There were only 2 fewer tags issued in the 1st 5 Rounds (16 tags vs 18)…We still have locked up all of the UFA slots in 6.09 thru 7.12…but in rounds 9 thru 12 we opened up 8 more slots from 2016 (13 tags vs 21)…
The full position breakdown:
28 Wide Receivers
26 Running Backs
8 Quarterbacks
1 Defenses
1 Kicker
The complete listing is below…now sortable by Pick or Franchise…and searchable to narrow down by position. (more…)
Statistically Speaking – The Matrix Reloaded Edition
In which I use my inner Neo to examine the code behind The Matrix and twist it to my whim…
“This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill – you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.”
―Morpheus
2017 Potential Franchise Players
Quick FAQ:
UFA = Undrafted Free Agent
The number shown for 2016 is the round the player was drafted in.
The number shown for 2017 is the lowest round that player can be franchised.
If you want to franchise two players with the same number (i.e. 7) one can be held in the 7th round, while the other will have to be held in the 6th or higher round.
The Franchise Player Deadline is Sunday, August 20, 2017.
Updated as of 2017-07-26 to fix fuck up…