The window for NFL teams to use the restrictive franchise tag is officially open Monday.

Teams will receive information from the league this week estimated the value of the franchise marker, which restricts movement of potential free agents by providing the current team refusal rights to match any offer made to the player. Compensation, in the form of draft choices, can be accepted in return for allowing a designated franchise free agent to leave.

Players can be designated as “exclusive” free agents, the franchise marker that prohibits negotiations with any other team and, once signed by the player, guarantees that player a salary figure equal to the top five players at his position.

Players can be tagged between February 16 and March 2 at 4 p.m. ET.

The “non-exclusive” franchise tag permits negotiations with other NFL teams until July 15. If the current team declines to match any contract offer from another team to the player, it can receive two first-round draft choices as compensation.

The third option is a “transition” tag, which assures a player a one-year deal worth the equivalent of the top-10 salaries at his position.

Several marquee players are expected to be slapped with the franchise or transition tag before free agency shopping season opens next month. The Detroit Lions are considering using it to retain defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh — if only to add leverage in a potential trade — and the Dallas Cowboys vowed to use any means necessary to keep wide receiver Dez Bryant from hitting the open market. The same is expected in Kansas City, where Chiefs outside linebacker Justin Houston (22 sacks) would be the fourth player in five years to be tagged by the team. Other candidates for the tag are Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb, New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas or tight end Julius Thomas and San Francisco 49ers offensive guard Mike Iupati.

Last year, the NFL announced the 2014 franchise and transition tag value projections on Feb. 28. The below figures were based on a salary cap of $133 million.

Franchise tags

Quarterback: $16.192 million

Running back: $9.54 million

Wide receiver: $12.312 million

Tight end: $7.035 million

Offensive lineman: $11.654 million

Defensive end: $13.116 million

Defensive tackle: $9.654 million

Linebacker: $11.455 million

Cornerback: $11.834 million

Safety: $8.433 million

Kicker/punter: $3.556 million

Transition tags

Quarterback: $14.666 million

Running back: $8.033 million

Wide receiver: $10.176 million

Tight end: $6.106 million

Offensive lineman: $10.039 million

Defensive end: $10.633 million

Defensive tackle: $8.060 million

Linebacker: $9.754 million

Cornerback: $10.081 million

Safety: $7.253 million

Kicker/punter: $3.205 million