(02-13-2022, 07:42 AM)Bullseye Wrote: If I've learned one thing over the years posting on this board, it's that fans typically hate trading up.

That said, is there a player you would want to trade up from 33 to get if he could be had reasonably (i.e. without giving up any future 1st or 2nds?

Hypothetical:  Tyler Linderbaum is still on the board at 18.  The Steelers are notorious for valuing the C position.  The Jaguars need to bolster the trenches.

Per the traditional trade vlalue chart  https://www.drafttek.com/NFL-Trade-Value-Chart.asp, the #18 pick is worth 900 points.

To get to that point, the Jaguars send the #33 (580 points), #65 (265) and #97 (112) or, aside from the 4th, you send a 5th round $142 (35 points) and a 7th round pick #169 (22) points.

If you did the trade, you'd still end up with the equivalent of the standard allotment of draft picks.

You already have the #1 overall
The #18 takes the place of our 2nd round pick.'Though we throw in a 3rd rounder, we'd still have a high 3rd rounder remaining.
Under the first package, we'd have no 4th round pick, but we'd still have the extra 6s and 7th round picks.  With the latter package, we keep the 4th round pick but give up a 5th and 6th, again, with the extra picks to absorb the trade.

Other than the two edge rushers which we should have our choice of, the only other player in this draft that I am absolutely enthralled and would trade up for is Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner. CB may not be our biggest need, but I really feel that this kid is gonna be special. He's been my #1 CB prospect since before the season ended and I truly believe he will be every bit as good, if not better than Jalen Ramsey. If he starts to fall in round 1, I would be very tempted to trade up and select him. I believe in taking the BAP, regardless of position and he would make our defense much stronger in the long run.

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