2020 NFL free agents: Wide receiver

With the NFL's franchise tag deadline in the past, attention moves to the opening of the league's free-agent negotiating window on March 16.

These are the best wide receivers slated to hit the market.

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Wide receiver

1. Amari Cooper

Rarely does a player of Cooper's talents hit the open market ahead of the prime of his career. But with the Cowboys forced to use the franchise tag to retain Dak Prescott, the 25-year-old wideout is set to be one of free agency's biggest prizes. A savvy route-runner who can excel at every level of the field, Cooper fought through injury for most of 2019 but still put up 79 catches for 1,189 yards and eight touchdowns.

2. Robby Anderson

Anderson's big-play potential makes him a mouth-watering asset for teams looking to stretch the field. Seven of the wideout's 20 career touchdowns have been 40-yarders or longer, including a 92-yard score last season.

3. Emmanuel Sanders

One of the league's better possession receivers, Sanders helped spark the 49ers' passing game after being traded midseason. He's 33 years old, but his game should age well. Teams looking for stopgap options in free agency should make Sanders a top priority.

4. Breshad Perriman

Perriman posted career highs in catches (36), yards (645), and touchdowns (six) last season. However, more than half of that production came during the final three weeks when he stepped up as the Bucs' No. 1 target with Mike Evans and Chris Godwin sidelined.

5. Randall Cobb

Cobb looked to be reaching the end of his time as a starter after producing on a downtrend trend in his final years in Green Bay. But the slot wideout rebounded in Dallas last season, averaging five more yards per catch (10.1 to 15.1) than he did in 2018.

6. Demarcus Robinson

Despite the competition for passes within the Chiefs' offense, Robinson managed career highs with 32 catches, 449 yards, and four touchdowns in 2019. He's also just 25, so teams could believe he possesses untapped potential.

7. Phillip Dorsett

The speedy Dorsett can make phenomenal downfield catches, but he doesn't create enough separation or have the size to be a No. 2 wideout.

8. Devin Funchess

Funchess was limited to one game with the Colts in 2019 due to injury. With a solid 840-yard campaign in 2017 on his resume before a regression in 2018, the 25-year-old receiver could be a buy-low candidate.