2. Bryan Cook
Bryan Cook has been one of the breakout stars of the 2025 season and has been one of the few silver linings on an otherwise disastrous campaign. While he established himself as a starter in 2023, he earned a lot of money in 2025. With one game left to play, the former second-round pick has recorded 79 tackles, one tackle-for-loss, and an 82.2 PFF grade, the fifth-best mark out of 98 safeties.
It will be fascinating to see how the free agent market plays out for the Chiefs homegrown star. On the one hand, it’s hard to find players who can defend the run and the pass at a high level, and he’ll only be 27 years old in 2026. On the other hand, safeties historically don’t earn that much money (relatively speaking), and Cook only has one season of elite play under his belt.
Kansas City should try to retain his services, but there is a decent chance that a team with more cap space makes an offer the team simply cannot match.
