Barnwell pitches 11 pre-deadline NFL trades: Which teams should deal for Barkley, BTJ and Mack?

NFL trade season is about to heat up -- the deadline is less than three weeks away (Nov. 10 at 4 p.m. ET). We've already seen receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. dealt to the Texans, quarterback J.J. McCarthy moved to the Giants, cornerback Joey Porter Jr. sent to the Cowboys and center Cam Jurgens traded to Baltimore. And in the weeks to come, more trades will follow. Let's project some of them with 11 proposals that make sense for both teams involved. While deadline deals across all sports don't always have a dramatic impact on the games that play out afterward, 2025 was a clear case when moves in the NFL mattered. The Seahawks might not beat the Rams in the regular season without the addition of Rashid Shaheed, who kicked off their comeback victory with a punt return touchdown. That win pushed the Seahawks into position to land the top seed in the NFC, which gave them home-field advantage in the rubber match against the Rams -- and that might have made the difference in the NFC title game. Not a bad return for a pair of Day 3 picks. Teams with Super Bowl aspirations will be hoping to follow in Seattle's footsteps as the 2026 deadline approaches. If anything, I was a little concerned that there might not be many teams ready to trade away talent, given that 27 of the league's 32 teams still have at least a 9% chance of making it to the postseason after six weeks of football, per ESPN's Football Power Index. Then two things happened this week to shake up the trade market. One was the firing of Colts general manager Chris Ballard, which came after the Colts blew a 13-0 halftime lead to the Titans at home Sunday and lost 26-20. Ballard endured some unfortunate luck given that his franchise quarterback (Andrew Luck) and one of his best draft picks (Shaquille Leonard) retired prematurely because of serious injuries, but the two big swings Ballard took toward the end of his tenure didn't work out, with QB Anthony Richardson Sr. and cornerback Sauce Gardner both failing to live up to expectations (so far) during their time with the Colts. Firing Ballard doesn't mean that the Colts are about to trade off every veteran on their roster, especially given that the rest of the front office staff and head coach Shane Steichen still remain, but there's less of a mandate to try to win this season than there would have been with Ballard at the helm. Indy has several pending free agents who could be appealing to opposing teams, and there might be a scenario in which the 2027 version of this franchise has Mannings in the front office and on the football field. Subscribe: 'The Bill Barnwell Show' And then in Philadelphia, we found out that quarterback Jalen Hurts is expected to miss the rest of the season because of deep vein thrombosis. This was already beginning to feel like a lost season for the Eagles, who were missing as many as nine potential starters in Sunday's loss to the Panthers, but the news that Hurts won't be returning anytime soon only reaffirms that the Eagles need to start thinking about 2027. Barring a stunning turn from Tanner McKee, who struggled badly against Carolina, the Eagles don't have any sort of meaningful ceiling this season beyond potentially competing to win a moribund NFC East with a seven- or eight-win season. This is typically the time of year when GM Howie Roseman calls around on veterans to add to his roster in advance of a playoff push. This season, he's more likely to be the one fielding those calls, and he can't afford to be timid or unrealistic. This Eagles team was flawed even before the Hurts injury. The offensive line, which has long been at the core of so many great Philly teams, has fallen apart. With Lane Johnson retired, Jurgens traded and questions about the future of Landon Dickerson and Tyler Steen, the Eagles could need at least two and as many as four new starting linemen next offseason. They'll also need to work on contracts for young defensive standouts such as Quinyon Mitchell, Jalyx Hunt and Cooper DeJean, which will cause the Eagles to skew far more heavily toward spending on defense after going in the opposite direction. And factoring in the players we already expect not to be back on the roster in 2027, the Eagles could be at $80 million in dead money on next season's cap. Roseman could push money into the future to avoid problems there, but as he did in 2021, it wouldn't be a surprise to see the Eagles take a year to reset their cap to create an advantageous situation in 2028 and beyond. With a need to address multiple spots along the O-line, add depth on defense and potentially line up a long-term replacement for Hurts, Roseman has his work cut out for him over the next 12 months. Adding draft capital would help that process. It wouldn't be a surprise to see the Eagles listen to offers for their pending free agents, and we'll have a trade or two in that direction later in the column. I just wouldn't expect them to move cornerstone players such as Mitchell, DeVonta Smith, Jordan Mailata or Jalen Carter. I have to start today, though, with a player whose status on the 2027 roster is still up for grabs. Adding him was a masterstroke that elevated the roster and sank the hearts of Philly's division rivals. He was the perfect addition to the team in 2024. But ... is Saquon Barkley going to be on the Eagles in 2027? And if not, would Roseman consider trading his star RB in lieu of losing him for nothing as a cap casualty next offseason? Barkley was a deserving Offensive Player of the Year candidate in 2024, but he wasn't anywhere near as effective as a runner behind a much worse offensive line in 2025, averaging 4.1 yards per carry (down from 5.8). He has been in and out of the lineup in 2026 because of injuries and turns 30 in February. He's not likely to carry the Eagles very far over the rest of the 2026 season, given that the line is missing multiple starters and the Eagles won't have their starting quarterback the rest of the way. Barkley is owed $16 million next year, $2.5 million of which is fully guaranteed. That's not an exorbitant sum for a great running back, but I'm not sure the Eagles as constructed in 2027 are going to be in position to get the most out of his talents in the way they were in 2024. Roseman might prefer to use that $16 million to fix what has gone wrong at the line of scrimmage and trust his ability to find a useful back in free agency or in the middle rounds of the draft, as the Eagles did for many years before the Barkley addition. I wouldn't fault the Eagles for holding on to Barkley, but Roseman won't hesitate to be aggressive if the right deal is out there. And while there aren't a ton of teams in the running back market, there's one that would make sense as a potential Barkley trade partner -- which is where I'll begin our annual list of pre-deadline trade proposals. Jump to a deal: MIN-PHI | CAR-PHI | DET-LAC PIT-LV | SF-IND | LAR-IND LV-JAX | CHI-TB | NYG-LAC KC-PHI | NE-WSH Vikings land an impact RB Vikings get: RB Saquon Barkley Eagles get: 2027 third-round pick (with conditions) At 5-0, the Vikings might very well be the team that's actually in position to benefit from adding a star back in his prime. Minnesota has a 90.9% chance of making it to the postseason, per ESPN's FPI, but it'll need the run game and a healthy back once it gets there. Jordan Mason has already hit injured reserve this season and has battled injuries in each of the past three years. Aaron Jones Sr. is 32 years old, has already left at least one game because of a knee issue and is on pace for 330 carries. The Vikings are 22nd in explosive play rate on designed runs, which is a reality of life with Jones in the fold. Adding Barkley would allow the Vikings to use him as their primary back while making Jones a complementary player, which is probably the right role for the veteran at this point of his career. Jones can catch passes and block, which would make him an upgrade on DeeJay Dallas, who currently plays that role. Barkley also makes just $867,000 or so over the rest of the season, making him an easy addition for the Vikings financially. Minnesota would be on the hook for a minimum of $2.5 million next year, although trading a third-round pick for Barkley means the Vikings would probably expect to keep him around in 2027. The Vikings have nearly $38 million in projected cap space next year, a figure that will rise dramatically after a simple restructure of Justin Jefferson's deal, which currently has a $49.4 million cap hold. That figure doesn't include a quarterback, but the Vikings aren't likely to be paying top-level money for their signal-caller next season, especially if they're investing so much in the infrastructure around their starter. Trading a third-round pick for nearly two years of Barkley at a total cost of about $17 million would be a pretty reasonable bet for the Vikings to make given how well their defense is playing. Jones and Mason could be a solid 1-2 punch, but are you willing to count on them to be present, healthy and productive by the time we get to January? Are the Vikings comfortable using Dallas or Demond Claiborne as their lead backs if not? Barkley isn't the only running back who makes sense for the Vikings, and he has his own injury history to worry about, but he would certainly be the highest-upside option. In this case, the actual pick the Eagles would land in return would be subject to Barkley's play in Minnesota. The Vikings already own Philly's third-round pick as a result of the Jonathan Greenard trade, and that third-round pick projects to land at the 70th overall slot. Minnesota's own third-round pick projects to fall all the way to No. 93, which is a more dramatic difference than it might seem. Ben Baldwin's draft chart projects the difference between the 70th and 93rd picks as being worth about $6.5 million in surplus value over four years. So, the terms of this trade: If Barkley runs for 500 or more yards over the remainder of the regular season and the Vikings advance to the playoffs, the Eagles would land the better of the third-round picks (and the lesser if not). If he runs for at least 150 yards in the playoffs and the Vikings advance to the Super Bowl, the pick gets bumped up to a second-rounder. Trading Barkley would be bittersweet, and Roseman got to see how damaging moving on from him can be to a general manager's reputation from the other side of the coin two years ago. It's also realistic to suggest that Barkley isn't going to be able to play like the guy we saw in 2024 anytime soon in Philadelphia given the lack of infrastructure supporting the run game. If Roseman thinks Barkley is likely to be a cap casualty this offseason, trading him now makes sense. And even if that isn't the case, dealing Barkley for a Day 2 pick and using the cash savings elsewhere next offseason might not necessarily be a bad idea. Panthers boost their secondary Panthers get: CB Riq Woolen, 2028 sixth-round pick Eagles get: TE Ja'Tavion Sanders, 2028 fifth-round pick Woolen is another veteran who won't be back in Philadelphia next season. Signed to a one-year, $12 million deal to handle outside cornerback duties across from Quinyon Mitchell, Woolen hasn't gotten off to a great start in his new digs, allowing a 109.3 passer rating in coverage. During his time in Seattle, he allowed a 70.6 passer rating in coverage, making a Pro Bowl as a rookie. While he can be susceptible to double moves and is tied with L'Jarius Sneed for the most penalties committed by a defensive player since the start of 2022, cornerbacks with Woolen's coverage ability and size (6-foot-4) aren't easy to find, especially in the middle of an NFL season. He's going to be best in a zone scheme where he can use that frame to take away throwing lanes on quick routes and make it difficult for quarterbacks to fit passes over the top. The Panthers are in first place in the NFC South, and while cornerback wasn't a need for them heading into the season, it has become one. Jaycee Horn and Mike Jackson are on injured reserve, leaving Carolina down to Will Lee III, Akayleb Evans and Chau Smith-Wade at cornerback. The timetable for Horn and Jackson to return isn't clear, so adding a veteran would make plenty of sense. Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero also runs a scheme similar to Vic Fangio's in Philadelphia, which would make for an easy transition from Woolen's perspective. It also wouldn't cost Carolina much. Woolen will make just $840,000 plus incentives over the remainder of the season. The Panthers would be giving up a swap of Day 3 picks and a player buried on their depth chart in Sanders, who has been a healthy scratch throughout the 2026 season. Sanders had 33 catches for 342 yards and a touchdown as a rookie in 2024, but he didn't build on that performance in 2025 and hasn't even seen the field in 2026. With Grant Calcaterra and Dallas Goedert hitting free agency after the season, the Eagles have a hole at tight end. Eli Stowers projects to be the lead option as the move tight end, but Sanders has the size to play as a more traditional option and the athleticism to create after the catch. He won't turn 24 until March, is owed just $1.9 million combined over the next two years and can play on special teams, which would make Sanders a reasonable second or (preferably) third tight end option for the Eagles as they rebuild that room. Lions attack their defensive flaws Lions get: Edge Khalil Mack, CB Donte Jackson Chargers get: 2027 fourth- and sixth-round picks One of the few teams that is very obviously out of the playoff picture, the 0-6 Chargers are staring down a lost season. They're not about to tear down the roster given that Justin Herbert is still only 28 years old, but GM Joe Hortiz also finds himself in a position to move on from veterans who aren't likely to be on the roster in 2028 and beyond. Jackson fits that bill. The well-traveled cornerback played at a Pro Bowl level last season after going to the Chargers from the Steelers, making him one of many defensive backs to produce career years after joining up with Jesse Minter (who might very well be interested in adding him to play on the outside in Baltimore). This year, though, Jackson has been limited to 113 snaps by hamstring issues. Mack, who was considering retirement before returning to the Chargers on a one-year deal, would also be an obvious trade candidate. At 35 years old, he is still a valuable edge defender for the Chargers. He has three sacks and six quarterback knockdowns through six games, and Mack's 5.0% quick pressure rate is still well above the league average of 3.9%. Mack has always been solid against the run, and he can step into any defense and be a viable, above-average edge rusher for the remainder of the season if he can stay healthy. Both players are free agents after the season, and there's a decent amount of money involved here. Jackson is owed $4 million over the remainder of the season, while Mack is due $5.3 million. NFL teams don't necessarily need to cut payroll in a lost season, but the Chargers wouldn't mind adding draft capital for two players who might not be back next seasons, especially if they can save millions of dollars in the process. They could alternately want to eat some of that money to add more draft capital in a potential trade and think the picks are a better use of the cash than players who would be playing out the string for a hopeless team. Guess who could use an edge rusher and a cornerback? The Lions. DJ Wonnum has a team-high five sacks as he takes advantage of defenses double-teaming Aidan Hutchinson, but Detroit could certainly use another edge rusher to take some of the workload off its two starters and provide some help if Hutchinson or Wonnum go down. And the Lions are incredibly desperate for cornerback help, given that they're relying on the likes of Ennis Rakestraw Jr., Rock Ya-Sin and Roger McCreary for meaningful snaps this season. Jackson would be a cut above those players and a viable second option alongside D.J. Reed, who has also struggled so far this season. In this deal, the Chargers eat about half of the money owed to Jackson and Mack over the remainder of the season, making the midseason cash expenditure more palatable for the Lions. The Lions have the league's second-best offense in terms of points scored per drive, but the defense needs help. And here Detroit adds two experienced starters on that side of the ball, giving the team a better shot at competing in what's going to be a dogfight in the NFC North. Steelers bring in a veteran on the back end Steelers get: S Isaiah Pola-Mao, 2028 seventh-round pick Raiders get: 2028 sixth-round pick Here's another defensive back with a realistic shot of being moved before the deadline. Pola-Mao started at free safety for the Raiders in 2024 and 2025 under then-coordinator Patrick Graham. The Raiders signed the homegrown starter to a two-year, $7.6 million extension before the 2026 season, but second-round pick Treydan Stukes won the starting job in camp, and the Raiders don't play many three-safety looks. Pola-Mao has played just 112 snaps this season, almost all of which came while Stukes missed part of Week 2 and all of Week 3 because of a concussion. Pola-Mao isn't a great player, but he's a viable safety in a pinch. And the Steelers seem to be in a pinch for safety help around this time every year. This time around, the organization quickly lost faith in veteran Rayshawn Jenkins, who has been on the scene of the crime for multiple disasters this season. Against the Browns, he missed a tackle on a Jaleel McLaughlin touchdown run, then appeared to rotate to the wrong side of the field on a 60-yard completion to Denzel Boston. He was benched shortly thereafter, didn't play a defensive snap over the two ensuing weeks and was released Wednesday. The Steelers are using Jaquan Brisker and rookie seventh-round pick Robert Spears-Jennings at safety, with Jalen Ramsey playing in a hybrid slot/safety role. Brisker's injury history and Spears-Jennings' inexperience would suggest that the Steelers would be wise to at least add a veteran safety as depth. Trading Pola-Mao would save the Raiders $2.4 million over the remainder of 2026, a worthwhile amount for a team that doesn't see the fifth-year undrafted free agent as part of its future plans. 49ers add a run stopper 49ers get: DT Grover Stewart, 2027 seventh-round pick Colts get: 2027 sixth-round pick San Francisco fans are understandably dreaming about a reunion with DeForest Buckner, who was once dealt in the opposite direction between these two teams for a first-round pick, but I'm not sure that's as great of a fit as it might seem. The 49ers already have Osa Odighizuwa playing in that penetrating defensive tackle role, and rookie Gracen Halton has flashed alongside him, with sacks in each of the past two games. Buckner is still a great player, and I wouldn't fault the 49ers for just lining up as many superstars up front as possible and daring opposing offensive lines to simply figure it out, but this team really needs more help at nose tackle. The 49ers are 27th in success rate against the run so far this season. A year ago, they were 31st. The 49ers have been able to insulate themselves against run game issues by playing from ahead for most of the season, but they'll need to be better against the run by the postseason. Adding Stewart to the defensive line rotation would go a long way in helping the 49ers plug up those run game woes. The 33-year-old is a useful player and in the final year of his deal, but his contract is also expensive; he's owed $8.2 million in cash over the remainder of the season. The 49ers don't have cap concerns after restructuring some of their more significant deals, but that's a big cash outlay. They could encourage the Colts to absorb more of the money by offering a better draft pick, but with the 49ers still undefeated and fielding one of the oldest cores in football, I'd push ownership to spend now to try to build a team that can win a title. Stewart isn't the most exciting addition, but he's the sort of player the Niners need. Rams fix their kicking game Rams get: K Spencer Shrader Colts get: 2027 fifth-round pick In a crowded NFC West race, the Rams might look to throw draft capital at their kicking woes. Sean McVay is already on his third kicker of the season after cutting Harrison Mevis and losing Blake Grupe to injured reserve. The Rams just signed veteran Brandon McManus as a stopgap, but McManus missed three kicks in Green Bay's wild-card-round loss to Chicago last season. Does McVay really want to go down that route? One solution would be trying to find a long-term option. Shrader bounced around the league early in his career, but he has found a home in Indianapolis. Over his career, the 27-year-old has gone 36-of-37 on field goals and 35-for-36 on extra points, including 6-for-6 on field goals over 50-plus yards this season. Playing his home games in a dome obviously helps, but Shrader is one of the league's most accurate kickers, and he won't be an unrestricted free agent until 2028. He is a useful player for the Colts, but he's also not an essential piece for a team that's rebuilding. And having dealt two first-round picks to the Jets for Sauce Gardner, Indy could use all the draft capital it can get. Raiders get an offensive playmaker Raiders get: WR Brian Thomas Jr. Jaguars get: 2027 second-round pick After months of denying that they were interested in trading Thomas, the Jaguars might have finally come to a breaking point with their former top wide receiver. Thomas caught zero passes during Jacksonville's two-game road trip in London. In the win over the Eagles, he wasn't able to get his feet down in the corner of the end zone for what could have been a touchdown pass from Trevor Lawrence. Then against the Texans, Thomas dropped an admittedly low throw from Lawrence that might have set the Jaguars up for a long field goal attempt just before halftime. Thomas didn't play a single snap in the second half of the loss to the Texans, and afterward, coach Liam Coen didn't hide his frustration. "Guys have to make plays," Coen said about the 2024 first-round pick. Travis Hunter, who played his largest offensive role of the season, made some of those plays in Thomas' absence. With the Jags committed to Parker Washington and Jakobi Meyers as starters, rookie Josh Cameron earning a larger piece of the rotation, Hunter's role potentially expanding and the Jags wanting to play 12 personnel to get Brenton Strange and Nate Boerkircher on the field, there's just not a big role for Thomas at the moment. The Marvin Harrison Jr. trade established an asking price for Thomas. Harrison was a better prospect entering the league in the same draft class, which would make him more appealing to teams that really value their scouting reports. Thomas, on the other hand, has actually had a high-end season as a pro, racking up 1,282 yards as a rookie while catching passes from Lawrence and Mac Jones. I'm not sure there were a lot of teams lining up to trade a second-round pick for Harrison, but the Cardinals were able to find one. I expect that the Jaguars could also find one here. And at the right price, there should be a lot of teams willing to take a shot on Thomas, who has legitimate high-end speed and the ability to separate from man coverage. The Rams, who have pillaged Jacksonville for young players in the past, could very well see Thomas as a value addition and both a short- and long-term replacement for Davante Adams, who is out for two months and a free agent after the year. The most obvious candidate for a Thomas trade, though, would be the Raiders. Vegas still needs to add receiver help beyond tight end Brock Bowers for rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza. Tre Tucker has been effective as a deep threat, but he's probably stretched as a primary wide receiver and will be a free agent after the season. Offseason addition Jalen Nailor, signed to a three-year, $35 million deal, has six catches in five games. Bowers is brilliant, and Michael Mayer has been a valuable in-line tight end, but coach Klint Kubiak needs a receiver who can both stretch the defense and run a full route tree. The Raiders' playoff chances are sub-10%, per the FPI, and barring a significant winning streak, they're not really in a place to add a short-term option for 2026. Thomas would be more of a long-term addition. He's owed $3.5 million combined over the next two years and would have a fifth-year option available for $17.2 million in 2028. At $7 million per year over the next three seasons, Thomas would be making No. 3 receiver money for the Raiders with the upside to be a potential lead option. Is there a risk in trading a second-round pick for a wide receiver who is frustrating the team that drafted him? Of course. The Bears traded a second-round pick for Chase Claypool, who was falling down the depth chart in Pittsburgh, and got 18 catches over two years from him before moving on. The Steelers used the pick they landed for Claypool -- which ended up being the top selection of the second round -- to draft Joey Porter Jr. The Raiders aren't likely to completely collapse over the rest of the season, but there's a chance that they end up sending a pick toward the top of the second round to the Jaguars for Thomas. Of course, the chance to add a potential star wideout for the quarterback-in-waiting also seems like a worthwhile risk to take. Bears find some edge-rush support Bears get: Edge Anthony Nelson, 2027 seventh-round pick Buccaneers get: 2027 sixth-round pick Speaking of the Bears, let's get them some extra depth on the edge. The Bears actually have a 9.8% sack rate when they rush four or fewer this season, one of the best rates in the NFL, but they're operating somewhere below 100%. Dayo Odeyingbo is on injured reserve, and Montez Sweat is serving a two-game suspension for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing drugs. Both will be back sooner rather than later, but nobody has ever gotten to the postseason and complained about having too many pass rushers. Nelson represents reasonable depth behind Odeyingbo, Sweat and Austin Booker, who leads the Bears with four sacks. Nelson has been a rotational player for most of his time with Tampa Bay, but the signing of Al-Quadin Muhammad, the selection of Rueben Bain Jr. in the first round of this year's draft and the surprising emergence of second-year pro David Walker has kept Nelson off the field. The 29-year-old has played just 12 of 139 possible defensive snaps over the past two weeks for the 1-5 Bucs. In addition, Nelson will make about $2.7 million over the rest of the season, which isn't going to be very appealing to the Bucs if he's taking most of his snaps on special teams. A competitive Bears team could integrate Nelson into the roster as the fourth edge rusher on game days. Bears fans might want someone like Josh Sweat, and I can understand why, but Chicago's pass rush has quietly been more effective than many expected heading into the season, which leads me to a more modest addition up front. Giants address their thin interior Giants get: DT Dalvin Tomlinson, 2028 seventh-round pick Chargers get: 2028 sixth-round pick Another veteran reserve for the Chargers who could be on the move between now and the deadline, Tomlinson would be coming full circle after starting his career in New York. The well-traveled defensive tackle isn't the interior disruptor we saw earlier in his career, but Tomlinson is also only two years removed from an 18-knockdown season with the Browns in 2024. He's a pending free agent with the Chargers and due $2.1 million over the rest of 2026. The Giants started the season thin on the interior after trading away Dexter Lawrence II and losing Roy Robertson-Harris to a torn Achilles. They've gotten by through adding veterans such as Shelby Harris and DJ Reader, and Tomlinson would be another defensive tackle in that vein. The only Giants DT with a sack this season is CJ Okoye, so even a modest contribution from Tomlinson while playing about 35-40% of the defensive snaps would go a long way. Chiefs think about the long and short term Chiefs get: TE Dallas Goedert Eagles get: 2027 fifth-round pick There has been talk about the Chiefs adding Tyreek Hill or another wide receiver as a replacement for the injured Rashee Rice and Tyquan Thornton, and it's entirely possible that they add a wideout at some point before the end of the season. With the Chiefs playing bullyball and building their offense around Kenneth Walker III, though, I wonder whether going in the opposite direction might be a better idea. They already use 12 or 13 personnel on nearly 40% of Patrick Mahomes' dropbacks. So, what about adding another receiving tight end to the mix? Here, Chiefs coach Andy Reid goes back to his old employers to add a versatile playmaker in Goedert, who scored a career-high 11 touchdowns a season ago as one of the few players who seemed to thrive under offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo. Goedert is most efficient as a receiver out of the slot, but he can also work inline as a blocker or pass catcher, too. He would give the Chiefs some leverage against the possibility of Travis Kelce slowing down as the season goes along and work alongside the future Hall of Famer as a potential mismatch over the middle of the field. Goedert will make just $870,000 over the remainder of the season, so the Chiefs won't have any financial trouble fitting him onto their roster. The longtime Eagles standout is a free agent after the season, and he's likely to be replaced in the long term by rookie second-round pick Eli Stowers, who began the season on injured reserve. Chiefs GM Brett Veach might be reticent to trade draft picks for short-term options after moves for players such as DeAndre Hopkins haven't necessarily paid off in recent years, but Goedert could also be the replacement for Kelce as the primary tight end in Kansas City if he signs a new deal after the season. Patriots pad their OL depth Patriots get: OL Andrew Wylie, 2027 seventh-round pick Commanders get: 2027 sixth-round pick It's rare to see a team nearly run out of linemen in an NFL game, but the Patriots came close last week. With Mike Onwenu already sidelined and Will Campbell playing despite a knee injury, the Patriots lost Alijah Vera-Tucker, Morgan Moses and Ben Brown during a win over the Jets, leaving the defending AFC champs with a mere five healthy offensive linemen. The line made it through the rest of the contest, and Moses could be back this week, but the Patriots are remarkably thin up front. Adding a versatile lineman to the mix makes a lot of sense. Wylie can play right tackle or either guard spot, allowing him to fill in across the lineup with relative ease. He's buried on the Commanders' depth chart and has played just 15 snaps this season despite the absence of left tackle Laremy Tunsil, which caused Brandon Coleman to move to the left side. With multiple sixth-round picks, the Patriots can afford to ship one off to add a veteran. And the Commanders could turn to practice-squaders Trent Scott or Esa Pole, who filled in for the Chiefs at left tackle last season, as their swing tackle after Wylie's departure.