2024 free agency: One key player each team can't afford to lose in free agency this offseason

Teams need to lock these players up before they hit the open market

The fun of free agency is a team being able to acquire players that the front office and scouting department admired from a distance. Comp Pct Allowed 46.3% 4th INT 4 T-4th Passer Rating As Primary Defender In Coverage 28.5 3rd W-L 8-4 4-1 Team Offensive PPG 19.7 27.2 Pass YPG 184.8 323.2 TD-INT 14-9 13-8 Passer Rating 81.7 90.2 Sacks 11.5 9.0 QB Hits 27 23 QB Pressures 109 58 QB Pressure Pct 6.9% 11% Sacks 7.5 10.0 QB Hits 22 21 QB Pressures 67 67 QB Pressure Pct 12.9% 21.3% W-L 7-5 3-0 Team PPG 16.0 27.0 Comp Pct 62% 74.6%* Pass Yards/Att 6.4 10.1* Passer Rating 81.4 120.4*

Opportunity is there for each of the NFL's 32 teams to dramatically shake up their rosters ahead of the league's legal tampering period, which begins on March 11. However, retaining top talent is equally as important a part of free agency as is signing players from outside of the organization. 

With that in mind, here is a look, from A to Z, at every team's top free agent that must be kept around this offseason.