NFL Trade Deadline: Jaguars Land Jordan Davis, Jessie Bates and Godchaux, and Marvin Harrison Jr. Is a Texan as the 4 P.M. ET Clock Runs
Deadline day opened with Monday's block already on the books: Jacksonville rebuilt its defense in three trades, Indianapolis sold, Houston landed Marvin Harrison Jr. — and Jonathan Taylor's name is still on the board with hours to go.
The NFL trade deadline arrives at 4 p.m. Eastern today, and the league did most of its business a day early. Monday's headline act was Jacksonville: the Jaguars (6-2) completed three defensive trades in one day, headlined by defensive tackle Jordan Davis from Philadelphia for a 2027 first-round pick and a 2029 second-round pick, according to Pro Football Talk's deadline tracker, read in full this morning.
The other two Jacksonville deals rebuilt the back and the middle: safety Jessie Bates III from Atlanta, with the Falcons picking up most of Bates's remaining salary for a 2027 second-round pick and a 2028 fifth-rounder, and defensive tackle Davon Godchaux from New Orleans for a conditional 2028 sixth-round pick. Across the three deals Jacksonville surrendered five draft selections.
The day's other blockbuster sent Tennessee defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons to Chicago: the Titans received 2027 and 2028 first-round picks and a 2027 fourth-rounder, and the Bears also received a 2028 fifth-round pick. Indianapolis spent Monday going the other way — the Colts dealt guard Quenton Nelson to Seattle for a 2027 third-round pick and a 2028 fifth-rounder, and defensive lineman DeForest Buckner to San Francisco for a 2027 fourth-round pick. Baltimore landed quarterback Jacoby Brissett from Arizona, and Detroit took safety Andre Cisco from the Jets for a 2028 sixth-round pick.
The Texas line in the block: Arizona traded wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. and a 2027 sixth-round pick to the Houston Texans for a 2027 second-round pick and a 2027 seventh-round pick, according to Bleacher Report's deadline tracker.
What remains is the watch, not the wire. PFT's tracker reports that a Jonathan Taylor trade 'appears likely,' with the Colts expected to take the best offer they get for their running back — no deal had been announced this morning. Minnesota's quarterback question, filed by this desk on the Mac Jones rumors at SQ-20261110-015, also stays open: Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell told reporters he will defer to general manager Nolan Teasley. The desk files the deadline results in today's later cycles.
