Blockbuster Jets, Packers Trade Proposal Delivers 4 Draft Picks
Could the New York Jets and Green Bay Packers do serious business in consecutive offseasons?
Well the BR NFL Scouting Department thought it would be “fun” if we saw the two sides come together for this hypothetical proposed trade.
Jets receive: a 2024 first-round pick (No. 25 overall), a 2024 second-round pick (No. 41 overall), a 2024 third-round pick (No. 91 overall), and a 2025 second-round pick, and veteran offensive tackle David Bakhtiari
Packers receive: a 2024 first-round pick (No. 10 overall)
According to the NFL draft value chart, this would be a massive overpay by Green Bay. The combination of draft selections they’d be sending to New York would be worth 1,766 points. While the green and white’s No. 10 overall pick is only worth 1,300 points.
That differential in points is the equivalent of a mid-second-round pick in additional value. On top of that, the Packers would be sending Bakhtiari to reunite with Aaron Rodgers on the Jets.
The Jets Would Have Ample Draft Assets to Do Whatever They Wanted
As it currently stands, the green and white only have five draft selections in 2024. That isn’t much to work with.
However, they could get three additional compensatory picks, all in the seventh round, next month. Plus a potential trade down like this projected scenario could provide them a historic haul of assets to work with.
This would give them their second-round pick back that they originally sent to the Packers in the Rodgers deal plus a lot more.
The cherry on top of this sundae would be the acquisition of Bakhitiari. Gang Green has a void at the offensive tackle spot and when healthy the veteran NFL’er has proven to be a stud.
“Longtime left tackle David Bakhtiari will likely be released if he isn’t dealt. He’s 33 and knee issues have limited him to only 13 games over the past three seasons. Bakhtiari’s market may be limited to Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets, but Green Bay would be foolish not to kick the tires on a deal,” Bleacher Report explained.
Bakhtiari would be a nice piece to add to the offensive tackle room, but the Jets would be silly to rely on him as a starter. He hasn’t been able to stay healthy and Gang Green dealt with plenty of those issues in the trenches last year.
There would have to be more to this offensive line plan for this trade to be considered a potential success.
Potential Wrench in the Plan, Jets Draft Strategy Revealed?
Green Bay’s motivation to pull off this trade-up is all about the offensive line.
“We’d love to see Green Bay make a major move up in Round 1, because it could potentially yield an elite tackle prospect like Penn State’s Olumuyiwa Fashanu or Notre Dame’s Joe Alt,” the BR NFL Scouting staff explained.
