When New Orleans goes on the clock in the 2026 NFL Draft, Shough will almost certainly become the latest high-round pick whose team uses an even higher-round pick 12 months later in the hopes of upgrading the position.

Breece Hall seemed like one of the players the Jets would trade at the deadline. He took to social media after being one of the few that remained.

Well, things escalated quickly. Which teams made the best -- and worst -- moves before the NFL trade deadline? We're making sense of all the action.

N ow that the 2025 NFL trade deadline has come and gone, every deal will shape the playoff chase or accelerate a rebuild. Movement really began in early October, nearly a month before the deadline, when the Cleveland Browns sent Joe Flacco to the Cincinnati Bengals in a rare in-division trade as part of Cincinnati's effort to stabilize their quarterback room,

The Las Vegas Raiders traded the veteran wide receiver to the Jacksonville Jaguars for fourth and sixth round draft picks in 2026, first reported by national outlets. The Jaguars confirmed the move later in the morning Nov. 4.

You saw the mayhem. The Colts traded two first-round picks for a cornerback who’s been living off his rookie-year reputation for the past four seasons. The Cowboys coughed up a first and a second-rounder for a good player who is almost certainly going to stage a highly publicized mid-summer holdout for a new contract.

The Indianapolis Colts are all in on their 2025 squad that currently sits atop the AFC standings with a 7-2 record through the first nine weeks of the season. Running back Jonathan Taylor is the NFL's top rusher, and quarterback Daniel Jones is playing at a Pro Bowl-caliber level, which no one could have foreseen before the season kicked off.

Bills: The Buffalo Bills are the late 90s Chicago Bulls when it comes to beating the Kansas City Chiefs in the regular season. And they are pretty much whoever plays the Dodgers in the World Series against the Chiefs when it comes to the playoffs.