AFC East:
Buffalo Bills-
Total Gained:
Xavier Mckinney 81 Star dev FS 24 years old
2023 5th round pick
Total Lost:
2023 2nd round pick
Grade: B-, Mckinney will be a starter on the Bills for the remainder of the cycle, which is a plus. He has solid zone coverage, catching, and hit power, and though speed doesn’t matter as much this madden, he leaves more to be desired in that department with only 86. Trading a second away is not an extremely high price, and they do get a 5th back in return.
New York Jets:
Total Gained:
Roquan Smith 91 Star dev MLB 25 years old
Total Lost:
2023 2nd Round Pick
2024 1st Round Pick
Grade: C, I may be biased on this one but I personally do not value linebackers this much, the Jets will not have to worry about MLB for the rest of the cycle, but Roquan is asking for $100+ million on his new contract. Roquan can run, hit, and cover making him one of the best LBs in the game, but I wonder if the price was too much too pay.
New England Patriots-
Total Gained:
2023 2nd round pick
2023 2nd round pick
2023 3rd round pick
2023 3rd round pick
2023 4th round pick
Dyami Brown 72 star dev WR 22 years old
Total Lost:
Odell Beckham Jr. 88 star dev WR 29 years old
Jonathan Jones 81 star dev CB 28 years old
Devin McCourty 87 superstar dev FS 35 years old
Jonnu Smith 77 star dev TE 27 years old
2024 5th round pick
Damien Harris 82 star dev HB 25 years old
Grade A, The Patriots traded away maybe 2 players who would have been on the team in season 3, got one back, and also received a haul of day 2 picks that can help bring life back to this roster. The Patriots are already out of it this year, but will have plenty of picks to reload in what seems to be a wide open division right now.
Miami Dolphins – N/A
AFC North:
Cleveland Browns – N/A
Cincinnati Bengals –
Total Gained:
Gus Edwards 78 star dev HB 27 years old
Total Lost:
2023 6th round pick
Grade: B, Not much going on here, but to get a solid star dev running back for a 6th round pick is not bad business
Baltimore Ravens –
Total Gained:
2023 6th round pick
Total Lost:
Gus Edwards 78 star dev HB 27 years old
Grade: B, Still not much going on here. Getting a 6th round pick for a backup running back is fine. Seemed like the Ravens were working on bigger deals that fell through.
Pittsburgh Steelers –
Total Gained:
Ryan Tannehill 83 star dev QB 34 years old
Total Lost:
2023 6th round pick
Grade: B-, I assume that Tannehill will be the backup to Kenny Pickett, Tannehill cost the Steelers essentially nothing to acquire. The Steelers will still have to pay Tannehill for one more season, which is what brings the grade down, but overall a solid option incase the Steelers play a rain game and Mr. small hands isn’t cutting it.
AFC South:
Indianapolis Colts – N/A
Jacksonville Jaguars –
Total Gained:
Jordan Love 67 normal dev QB 23 years old
Total Lost:
2023 3rd round pick
Grade: D, I just don’t see the plan. Trevor Lawrence was on the block but is still there and is a superstar QB. I know that Lawrence has a slow throw animation but still. A 3rd round pick is no throwaway either.
Houston Texans –
Total Gained:
Odell Beckham Jr. 88 star dev WR 29 years old
Jonathan Jones 81 star dev CB 28 years old
Jimmie Ward 87 star dev FS 31 years old
Total Lost:
2023 2nd round pick
2023 3rd round pick
2023 3rd round pick
2023 4th round pick
2023 6th round pick
Grade: A-, These trades make the Texans the odds on favorite to win the AFC in my opinion. The Texans did essentially trade all of their mid round picks this upcoming draft, but they still have 2 1st round picks, and one of them will likely be top 15. The Texans put themselves in a great position to compete right now, as well as not completely mortgaging the future.
Tennessee Titans –
Total Gained –
Avonte Maddox 80 star dev CB 26 years old
Quez Watkins 76 normal dev WR 24 years old
2023 1st round pick
2024 4th round pick
2023 6th round pick
Total Lost:
Ryan Tannehill 83 star dev QB 34 years old
Derrick Henry 98 X-factor dev RB 28 years old
Grade: C-, Derrick Henry is the best RB in the game with the best XF in the game, trading him for a 98 speed WR is okay, but speed isn’t as crazy as past maddens. The 1st will be in the middle of the round, and Maddox is tiny. The Tannehill trade is amazing, getting someone else to pay his salary opens up options for the Titans, but it will be interesting to see how this offense works without king Henry
AFC West:
Los Angeles Chargers –
Total Gained:
Devin McCourty 87 superstar dev FS 35 years old
Damien Harris 82 star dev HB 25 years old
Total Lost:
2023 2nd round pick
2023 3rd round pick
Grade: C+, The Chargers made two moves to win now, Damien Harris will join Austin Ekeler in the backfield and perhaps take over for him as the years go, and McCourty is likely a 1-year rental to help the Chargers as they make their playoff push. If the Chargers end up not making the playoffs this grade may be a lot worse.
Denver Broncos – N/A
Las Vegas Raiders – N/A
Kansas City Chiefs –
Total Gained:
2023 2nd round pick
Total lost:
Orlando Brown 79 star dev C?
Grade: A, The Chiefs flip an average tackle in a contract year in to a second round pick. There is not much to say here, the Chiefs found the right trade partner and made a great deal for the future that will not hurt them very much now. Also it seems like Brown will now be the biggest center in NFL history.
