Proposed Jets, Seahawks Trade ‘Would Turn 2024 NFL Draft Upside Down
According to one analyst, the New York Jets have a chance to “turn [the] 2024 NFL Draft upside down”.
Ryan Fowler of Bleacher Report cooked up five trades that would throw a “wrench” into how the first round of April’s draft is scheduled to play out.
New York Jets receive: a 2024 first-rounder (No. 16 overall), a 2024 third-rounder (No. 76 overall), a 2024 third-round draft choice (No. 78 overall), and a 2025 fourth-rounder
Seattle Seahawks receive: a 2024 first-rounder (No. 10 overall)
In this proposed scenario, Fowler explained that Seattle would be looking to move up in round one to select a quarterback of the future.
“Landing in a city like Seattle is the type of atmosphere Michael Penix Jr. could thrive in quickly,” Fowler added. “Staying home in the Pacific Northwest wouldn’t be a bad gig for the Heisman runner-up in Penix, either.
This Would Be the Perfect Scenario for the Jets on Draft Day
The Jets have limited assets with only five picks in the 2024 NFL draft. There is a chance they could add three more via the compensatory pick formula but those are all projected to be seventh-rounders.
Although this proposed trade would allow the Jets to slide back a few spots and pick up a bevy of extra selections in the process.
The green and white’s No. 10 overall pick is worth 1,300 points. The combination of picks Seattle would be sending is worth 1,470 points, per the NFL draft value chart.
Gang Green is winning the trade according to points, but the value chart is more a guideline than a hard-fast rule. You have to account for the desperation of a team on draft day and in this case, the Seahawks want a quarterback so they’d be paying a tax for that.
That is what New York should be hoping for on draft day. The three teams behind the Jets at No. 11, No. 12, and No. 13 all could be interested in the quarterback market. If the right guy starts slipping down the board, the Jets could create a mini-bidding war between them.
