Jaguars Go Full Madden, Trade Two Premium Picks for Eagles DT Jordan Davis
Adam Schefter reported the trade, noting it was the Jaguars' third defensive trade of the day.
The woke up today and decided they were playing Madden with the salary cap turned off. In their third defensive trade of the day, Jacksonville is shipping a 2027 first-round pick and a 2029 second-round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles for massive defensive tackle Jordan Davis.
Sending two premium picks for a run-stuffer is wild enough, but doing it right after Davis inked a three-year, $78 million extension with $65 million guaranteed is a whole different level of financial gymnastics. The Jaguars are clearly all-in on fixing a defense that just helped them stomp the 33-10, but the price tag is staggering.
Earlier today, already emptied the clip by sending a 2027 second-rounder and a 2028 fifth-rounder to the for safety Jessie Bates III. If you are keeping track at home, the have essentially traded their entire future draft board to build a 2026 super team.
Meanwhile, the Eagles are operating like a hedge fund. By offloading the 6-foot-6, 336-pound Davis, Philadelphia is now sitting on 10 picks in the first two rounds over the next three drafts. They just lost 19-11 to the , so maybe they realized paying a defensive tackle $26 million a year to clog the middle was not fixing their actual problems.
For anyone looking at the futures market, is screaming that they believe their championship window is wide open right now. You do not trade a 2029 draft pick—a player who is probably currently learning how to drive—unless you are absolutely desperate for a parade this February.
We will see if this defensive overhaul pays off immediately or if the just mortgaged the next half-decade for a divisional round exit. Either way, the Eagles front office is going to have a very busy, very wealthy draft night for the foreseeable future.