AFC free‑agency chatter heats up
Social feeds are buzzing about AFC teams’ post‑free‑agency draft moves — notes surfaced about Dolphins, Jets and Patriots draft visits and how those visits reshape first‑round priorities (x.com). Analysts are packaging 2026 free‑agency grades for all 32 teams this week, and short clips are breaking down Jaguars “triple rumors” too — lots to watch as teams pivot into draft mode ( ).
Miami scheduled top-30 pre-draft visits with USC WR Makai Lemon and Miami Hurricanes edge rusher Rueben Bain as it evaluates options ahead of its first-round selection at No. 11 overall. (dolphinswire.usatoday.com) The Jets have hosted Indiana RB Kaelon Black for an official top-30 visit (March 12), set a 30‑visit for Missouri LB Khalil Jacobs, and logged meetings with Georgia OL Micah Morris and Ohio State S Caleb Downs during the Combine cycle. (nfltraderumors.co) New England scheduled an in‑person meeting with Memphis OT Travis Burke around Burke’s pro day, will take a 30‑visit from Oklahoma DE R. Mason Thomas, and interviewed USC S Kamari Ramsey at the Combine. (nfltraderumors.co) PFF published a full set of 2026 free‑agency grades for all 32 teams this week, offering team‑by‑team assessments of signings and trades. (pff.com) Sporting News released its 2026 free‑agency ranking that placed the Kansas City Chiefs at the top of the list and the New York Jets at the bottom in its March roundup. (sportingnews.com) Jacksonville signed Seahawks RFA WR Jake Bobo to an offer sheet reported as a two‑year, $5.5 million deal with $4.5 million fully guaranteed, giving Seattle five days to match the contract while the Jaguars enter the draft with 11 picks to retool. (si.com) The 2026 NFL Draft opens April 23, 2026, and teams’ use of top‑30 visits — a mechanism that allows clubs to bring up to 30 prospects for formal pre‑draft meetings — is already shaping which positions each AFC club values most at the top of their board. (nfltraderumors.co)
