2026 NFL trade tiers: Players worth Round 1 picks by team

In past years, I've written a column running through the NFL's top players and identifying which of them would land a first-round pick (or more) via trade. Most of the time, it's a thought exercise. Like in last summer's edition: The Chiefs aren't trading Patrick Mahomes.

The Bengals aren't trading Ja'Marr Chase. The Cowboys definitely aren't trading Micah Parsons.Well … then the Cowboys traded Parsons to the Packers, and it kicked off a run of trades involving significant draft hauls. Sauce Gardner was shipped out for two first-round picks.

Quinnen Williams landed first- and second-round picks for the Jets. Dexter Lawrence II became the third player since 2000 to be traded for a top-10 pick. Maxx Crosby was briefly dealt for two first-round picks before the trade was annulled.

And on the same day that the Patriots sent a first-round pick to the Eagles for A.J. Brown, the Rams stole the headlines by trading three picks and Jared Verse to the Br…

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