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The 2025 NFL trade deadline was arguably the most hectic ever. Ten deals were agreed upon on Nov. 4, which ties the most (with 2022) on deadline day this century. These deals included some huge-name superstars and a number of premier draft picks. So, of the 10 trade deadline trades, which deals will have the biggest impact both during the rest of the season and over the foreseeable future? Here is every 2025 NFL trade deadline deal ranked by current and future impact.
Jets receive: Ja’Sir Taylor
Chargers receive: Conditional 2028 seventh-round pick
The New York Jets underwent a massive fire sale on deadline day that saw them undergo one of the biggest tank jobs in history. Now, they have five first-round picks and three second-round picks over the next two years. Embracing the rebuild made sense for New York, but they actually did walk away from the NFL trade deadline with a new player in a buyer’s move.
Ja’Sir Taylor was added for just a conditional 2028 seventh-round pick. That is just about the most minuscule trade package out there, which demonstrates that nobody expects Taylor to make a huge impact in his new home. He is a mere depth that can take up minutes at the cornerback spot now that Sauce Gardner won’t be playing for the Jets, but more on that later.
Bears receive: Joe Tryon-Shoyinka
Browns receive: 2026 seventh-round pick
Joe Tryon-Shoyinka was a first-round pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021. While he was okay in Tampa Bay, he never quite lived up to his draft billing, which led to him signing just a one-year contract with the Cleveland Browns. While the Browns are losing a lot of games, they actually have one of the best defensive units in the NFL.
Because of that, Tryon-Shoyinka wasn’t quite able to break out in Cleveland. The Browns have traded numerous players from their defense this year, considering that few players have much value on their offense, so they sent Tryon-Shoyinka to a Bears team in need of edge depth. Chicago has added tons of weapons to their offense over the past two years, but they are still working on improving its defense. Tryon-Shoyinka is most likely to just be a rotational piece, but perhaps he breaks out and reaches his potential in Chicago.
Cowboys receive: Logan Wilson
Bengals receive: 2026 seventh-round pick
Arguably, the two teams with the worst defenses in the league made a trade together involving a defensive player. The Cincinnati Bengals’ defense will somehow be even worse now after Logan Wilson’s departure. He wasn’t even the biggest deadline get for the Dallas Cowboys, but they needed all of the help they could get.
The trade involving Wilson wasn’t a surprise because he had grown frustrated with his role. Still, losing a captain with 541...
