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Trade deadline · Tuesday, Nov 10, 4 p.m. ET · trades checked through Nov 4 · Downfield figures through Nov 1

NFL trade deadline 2026: what each deal changes

In three days at the end of October, three clubs with winning records traded for linemen. Two of them landed defensive linemen from the top ten of Downfield's 2026 grades, at prices that were not close: San Francisco (6-1) gave a 2027 fourth-round pick for DeForest Buckner, 9th of 177; Chicago (5-2) gave two first-round picks for Jeffery Simmons, 6th, in a deal that also swapped a fourth-round pick for a fifth.

Seven trades since the season opened on Sep 9, five of them to clubs with winning records at the time. The deadline is 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov 10. Each deal below: what moved, what went back, and what Downfield's numbers say it changes.

Deadline
Nov 10Tuesday, 4 p.m. ET
Trades since Sep 9
75 to clubs with winning records
Draft picks traded
162 in the first round
Highest-graded player moved
92.2Jeffery Simmons, 6th of 177 defensive linemen

Every trade since Sep 9

DatePlayerFromToWhat went back
Oct 29Jeffery Simmons DTTitansBears2027 1st, 2028 1st, 2027 4th; Bears also get 2028 5th
Oct 28DeForest Buckner DLColts49ers2027 4th
Oct 27Quenton Nelson GColtsSeahawks2027 3rd, 2028 5th
Oct 12Marvin Harrison Jr. WRCardinalsTexans2027 2nd, 2027 7th; Texans also get 2027 6th
Oct 7Cam Jurgens CEaglesRavens2028 2nd, 2027 5th; Ravens also get 2027 7th
Oct 1Joey Porter Jr. CBSteelersCowboys2028 2nd, 2027 6th
Sep 28J.J. McCarthy QBVikingsGiants2027 5th

What each deal changes

Newest first. The grades are Downfield Score v7.0, 0 to 100, from each player's 2026 play-by-play; the bars are his snaps week by week, in the colors of the club he played for.

Oct 29, 2026

Jeffery Simmons to the Bears

CHI

Bears get

DT Jeffery Simmons and a 2028 fifth-round pick

5-2 when they dealt

TEN

Titans get

2027 and 2028 first-round picks and a 2027 fourth-round pick

1-6 when they dealt

92.2Jeffery Simmons: 6th of 177 defensive linemen this season

  • Combined tackle rate100th pct
  • Defensive snaps per game99th pct
  • Weighted defensive disruption per game99th pct
Defensive snaps, week by week
5016626335345657366478

TitansBearsTraded Oct 29Weeks 1 to 8

Seven games for Tennessee, 60.7 defensive snaps a game. No game for Chicago yet in Downfield's data, which runs through Nov 1.

Where the Bears stand: 15th of 32 in EPA allowed per designed run and 14th per dropback, through Nov 1.

Titans general manager Mike Borgonzi said the club had not been looking to trade him; the offer came from Chicago.

From NFL.com transactions: trades, October 2026 · Tennessee Titans (2) · Chicago Bears

Oct 28, 2026

DeForest Buckner to the 49ers

SF

49ers get

DL DeForest Buckner

6-1 when they dealt

IND

Colts get

a 2027 fourth-round pick

2-5 when they dealt

90.4DeForest Buckner: 9th of 177 defensive linemen this season

  • Combined tackle rate99th pct
  • Weighted defensive disruption per game97th pct
  • Defensive snaps per game94th pct
Defensive snaps, week by week
5116424835144754364978

Colts49ersTraded Oct 28Weeks 1 to 8

Seven games for Indianapolis, 50.4 defensive snaps a game. No game for San Francisco yet in Downfield's data, which runs through Nov 1.

Where the 49ers stand: 2nd of 32 in EPA allowed per designed run and 15th per dropback, through Nov 1.

It is a return: the 49ers drafted Buckner seventh overall in 2016 and traded him to Indianapolis in 2020. He is 32.

From NFL.com transactions: trades, October 2026 · San Francisco 49ers · Indianapolis Colts

Oct 27, 2026

Quenton Nelson to the Seahawks

SEA

Seahawks get

G Quenton Nelson

4-3 when they dealt

IND

Colts get

a 2027 third-round pick and a 2028 fifth-round pick

2-5 when they dealt

No score. Quenton Nelson: Not modeled for offensive linemen.

Offensive snaps, week by week
5416527136347158366178

ColtsSeahawksTraded Oct 27Weeks 1 to 8

Seven games for Indianapolis, 99% of the offense's snaps. No game for Seattle yet in Downfield's data, which runs through Nov 1.

Where the Seahawks stand: 30th of 32 in EPA per designed run and 15th per dropback, through Nov 1.

Nelson has been named to the Pro Bowl in each of his eight seasons. Seattle plays him at left guard and moved Grey Zabel to the right side.

From NFL.com transactions: trades, October 2026 · Seattle Seahawks (2) · Indianapolis Colts

Oct 12, 2026

Marvin Harrison Jr. to the Texans

HOU

Texans get

WR Marvin Harrison Jr. and a 2027 sixth-round pick

1-4 when they dealt

ARI

Cardinals get

a 2027 second-round pick and a 2027 seventh-round pick

1-4 when they dealt

24.3Marvin Harrison Jr.: 81st of 99 wide receivers this season

  • First-down rate63rd pct
  • Downfield air yards per game27th pct
  • Opponent-adjusted receiving EPA per game25th pct
Offensive snaps, week by week
59137267343451261378

CardinalsTexansTraded Oct 12Weeks 1 to 8

Four games for Arizona, 74% of the offense's snaps, 3.3 targets a game. Two games for Houston, 20% of the offense's snaps, 4.0 targets a game.

Where the Texans stand: 12th of 32 in EPA per dropback, through Nov 1.

Arizona drafted Harrison fourth overall in 2024.

From NFL.com transactions: trades, October 2026 · Arizona Cardinals · Houston Texans

Oct 7, 2026

Cam Jurgens to the Ravens

BAL

Ravens get

C Cam Jurgens and a 2027 seventh-round pick

3-1 when they dealt

PHI

Eagles get

a 2028 second-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick

2-2 when they dealt

No score. Cam Jurgens: Not modeled for offensive linemen.

Offensive snaps, week by week
55176250361456677518

EaglesRavensTraded Oct 7Weeks 1 to 8

Four games for Philadelphia, 100% of the offense's snaps. Two games for Baltimore, 100% of the offense's snaps.

Where the Ravens stand: 16th of 32 in EPA per designed run and 14th per dropback, through Nov 1.

Baltimore had three centers on injured reserve, Danny Pinter, Jovaughn Gwyn and Ethan Pocic, when it made the deal.

From NFL.com transactions: trades, October 2026 · Philadelphia Eagles · Baltimore Ravens

Oct 1, 2026

Joey Porter Jr. to the Cowboys

DAL

Cowboys get

CB Joey Porter Jr.

1-2 when they dealt

PIT

Steelers get

a 2028 second-round pick and a 2027 sixth-round pick

2-1 when they dealt

34.7Joey Porter Jr.: 157th of 218 defensive backs this season

  • Coverage disruptions per game77th pct
  • Coverage disruption rate71st pct
  • Defensive snaps per game28th pct
Defensive snaps, week by week
1232545366517368

SteelersCowboysTraded Oct 1Weeks 1 to 8

No snaps for Pittsburgh this season. Four games for Dallas, 37.0 defensive snaps a game.

Where the Cowboys stand: 30th of 32 in EPA allowed per dropback, through Nov 1.

Porter was inactive for Pittsburgh's first three games and is in the last season of his rookie contract.

From NFL.com transactions: trades, October 2026 · Pittsburgh Steelers · Dallas Cowboys

Sep 28, 2026

J.J. McCarthy to the Giants

NYG

Giants get

QB J.J. McCarthy

2-1 when they dealt

MIN

Vikings get

a 2027 fifth-round pick

3-0 when they dealt

No score. J.J. McCarthy: Needs 50 dropbacks; 49 recorded.

Offensive snaps, week by week
1234553166178

VikingsGiantsTraded Sep 28Weeks 1 to 8

No snaps for Minnesota this season. Three games for New York, 46% of the offense's snaps, 16.3 pass attempts a game.

Where the Giants stand: 16th of 32 in EPA per dropback, through Nov 1.

The Giants made the deal after their starter, Jaxson Dart, was lost for the season with a knee injury.

From NFL.com transactions: trades, September 2026 · New York Giants · Minnesota Vikings

How the numbers are read

The trades. Every trade on the NFL's own transactions list from opening night, Sep 9, with its terms as the two clubs announced them. The cut-down trades of late August, before the games counted, are left out. A trade carries the date the league's list gives it.

The grades. Downfield Score v7.0 rates a player against his position from his own play-by-play this season, after shrinking small samples toward the average, and lists his strongest components as percentiles. Offensive linemen are not graded: public play-by-play does not say who blocked whom. What the score counts and how it is checked.

The clubs. A record "when they dealt" counts the club's games before the trade date. Unit ranks are EPA per play, 1 the best of 32, over every designed run and every dropback (passes, sacks and scrambles) this season; EPA is explained here. They cover games before and after the deal, so a rank is where a unit stands, not a verdict on one player.

The dates. Downfield's figures run through Nov 1, 2026; a player's games for his new club appear as the data catches up. Snap counts are Pro Football Reference's, by way of nflverse.

Sources

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