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Best remaining players after the 1st wave of NFL free agency

The Carolina Panthers have had a pretty eventful opening to free agency. Heck, some may even think it's been fun.

But who's still out on the open market for them and the rest of the NFL going into the weekend?

Here are the top five remaining players at every position as we sail off from the first wave of free agency . . .

Best available quarterbacks

  1. Russell Wilson (Age: 36)
  2. Aaron Rodgers (Age: 41)
  3. Jameis Winston (Age: 31)
  4. Joe Flacco (Age: 40)
  5. Tyler Huntley (Age: 27)

Best available running backs

  1. J.K. Dobbins (Age: 26)
  2. Nick Chubb (Age: 29)
  3. Cam Akers (Age: 25)
  4. Ameer Abdullah (Age: 31)
  5. D'Ernest Johnson (Age: 29)

Best available wide receivers

  1. Stefon Diggs (Age: 31)
  2. Amari Cooper (Age: 30)
  3. Keenan Allen (Age: 32)
  4. Elijah Moore (Age: 24)
  5. Tyler Lockett (Age: 32)

Best available tight ends

  1. Tyler Conklin (Age: 29)
  2. Gerald Everett (Age: 30)
  3. Mo-Alie Cox (Age: 31)
  4. Jordan Akins (Age: 32)
  5. Hayden Hurst (Age: 31)

Best available offensive tackles

  1. Cam Robinson (Age: 29)
  2. Tyron Smith (Age: 34)
  3. Jedrick Willis Jr. (Age: 25)
  4. Trent Brown (Age: 31)
  5. D.J. Humphries (Age: 31)

Best available interior offensive linemen

  1. Teven Jenkins (Age: 27)
  2. Brandon Scherff (Age: 33)
  3. Dalton Risner (Age: 29)
  4. Shaq Mason (Age: 31)
  5. David Andrews (Age: 32)

Best available defensive linemen

  1. Calais Campbell (Age: 38)
  2. Leki Fotu (Age: 26)
  3. Taven Bryan (Age: 29)
  4. Jonathan Bullard (Age: 31)
  5. Daniel Ekuale (Age: 31)

Best available edge defenders

  1. Za'Darius Smith (Age: 32)
  2. Azeez Ojulari (Age: 24)
  3. Matthew Judon (Age: 32)
  4. Von Miller (Age: 35)
  5. Dennis Gardeck (Age: 30)

Best available linebackers

  1. C.J. Mosley (Age: 32)
  2. Eric Kendricks (Age: 33)
  3. Kyzir White (Age: 28)
  4. E.J. Speed (Age: 29)
  5. Jerome Baker (Age: 28)

Best available cornerbacks

  1. Rasul Douglas (Age: 30)
  2. Kendall Fuller (Age: 30)
  3. Stephon Gilmore (Age: 34)
  4. Asante Samuel Jr. (Age: 25)
  5. Mike Hilton (Age: 30)

Best available safeties

  1. Justin Simmons (Age: 31)
  2. Marcus Williams (Age: 28)
  3. Julian Blackmon (Age: 26)
  4. Juan Thornhill (Age: 29)
  5. Jordan Whitehead (Age: 27)

This article originally appeared on Panthers Wire: NFL free agency: Best remaining players after the 1st wave of signings

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