We’ve seen lately that a litany of first-round options at edge rushing positions could lead to a run at the position in the first two days of the 2025 NFL Draft. After Penn State’s Abdul Carter (projected at Nos. 2 or 3 overall), there isn’t expected to be another pass rusher taken until the mid-teens. If the Falcons open the floodgates, it could both trigger a run at the position and possibly spark some trade movement in the first round, according to sportskeeda’s Tony Pauline.
Pauline calls the Cardinals‘ pick at No. 16 overall a potential “flashpoint” where teams who are looking to add an impact edge rusher may trade up in order to jump the Bengals, who hold the No. 17 overall pick and have been linked to a pass rusher in the first round. He and ESPN’s Jordan Reid identify the Falcons‘ No. 15 overall pick as a more likely target to trade up to.
Pauline points out that Atlanta currently only owns five draft picks and would be more than happy to add more picks to their docket by trading down. Reid adds that, in a deep class of edge rushers, the Falcons “feel comfortable with several options” that they have similar grades on. If a team wants to jump Cincinnati for a pass rusher, proposing to trade with the Falcons may be the route to follow.
Here are a couple other trade rumors that could come to play in next week’s draft:
- Reid also seems to be under the impression that we will see a team trade into the top 10, specifically into No. 10 overall, a pick currently owned by the Bears. Reid asserts that, should the Saints throw a curveball from recent rumors and not draft a quarterback at No. 9 overall, several teams may jump to move up as a result. He sees teams potentially moving up for a top tight end or potentially a pass rusher, though the deep pass rushing class narrative seems to conflict with that sentiment. Without the New Orleans curveball, though, Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune believes that a lack of interest in the No. 10 overall pick would make a trade back in the second round more likely than the first for the Bears.
- We’ve seen this several places, but ESPN’s Matt Miller pointed out a bit of the obvious recently, identifying the Vikings as a team likely to seek a trade back in the first round of the draft. The reason this seems so obvious is because, with only four draft picks, Minnesota owns the fewest selections of any team in the draft. The Vikings may attempt to increase their draft capital with a trade back if they can find an interested party.
Let’s see what kind of deal-maker the GM is.
Trade back in Round 1
Trade into early Round 2
Trade back further in Round 2
Not sure why everyone keeps expecting the Bears to trade back, I get that they have made some trades over the years but jesus christ it is getting annoying.
The Bears already get to select 3 players from the draft before any other team gets to select 3 players. In fact CHI gets to select 3 players off the board before 24 other teams even get to select their 2nd player as it currently stands. For those not counting that means CHI will have selected 3 rookies before 75% of the league even gets to select a 2nd rookie. I think CHI is set to have a nice draft if they just take best player available.
MIN and WAS are the teams that need to trade back to acquire additional picks in this years draft.
I think it depends on how the picks fall on draft night. If there’s no one they really want at 10 and someone wants that pick, it would make sense for Poles to trade back. But I think Biggs is right- They’re more likely to trade back one of their second round picks for additional picks they don’t have later in this draft.
Once again I just have to ask, do people think that POLES is the only person cable of trading back? Who are these schmucks lining up to trade with just POLES?
Clearly you didn’t understand my frustration with my initial post.
POLES made trades the last 2 years so he has to do it again this year right? SMFH.
Of course not. Obviously there has to be a willing trade partner. Which there very well may be depending how it all lines up. It’s all just speculation right now.
it could both trigger a run at the position …………..Reid adds that, in a deep class of edge rushers,
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It is unlikely to be both. If it is a deep class, teams will be more likely to take their time picking them, and more likely focus on positions where talent is scarcer.
Cowboys will be looking to trade down for extra picks…
Because Jeanty is the only player worth the 12th pick if he falls…
Beside him they will most definitely be looking to draft a WR…and they can trade down and be able to draft their WR…Golden-Edbuka-Burton…
I think the Bears plan is to trade back to 1985 in search of a new refrigerator 🙂
Carolina is taking an edge at 8