NFL free agency rankings are rolling out, and one name keeps surfacing at the top: Trey Hendrickson.

The Athletic has Hendrickson ranked as the No. 1 free agent available next month, projecting a three-year, $99 million deal, a $33 million average annual value. That’s elite edge rusher money. That’s “we’re trying to win right now” money.

Pro Football Focus sees it going very differently for Hendrickson in free agency. The analytics site projects Trey Hendrickson landing a one-year, $21 million deal with $17 million guaranteed. That is still a healthy number, but it is $12 million less per season than The Athletic’s projection. It is also $78 million less in terms of total value over the life of the contract.

That is not a minor gap. That is two completely different markets.

Trey Hendrickson Tops NFL Free-Agent Rankings — But What Would He Cost the Bears?

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