Jaguars Add Jordan Davis as NFL Trade Deadline Nears
The Jacksonville Jaguars added defensive tackle Jordan Davis from the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday, part of a busy stretch before the NFL's trade deadline. The Eagles received a 2027 first-round draft pick and a 2029 second-round pick in return, according to the Guardian's live blog.
Davis is a defensive tackle, one of the big linemen in the middle of the defense who push back against blockers so linebackers can make tackles. He was a first-round pick in 2022 and helped the Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX. He signed a three-year, $78 million contract after that championship. In 2025 he set career highs with 4.5 sacks, which means tackling the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage, and 72 tackles. This season, before the trade, he had 1.5 sacks and one interception in nine games.
Jacksonville did not stop with Davis. The Jaguars also traded for safety Jessie Bates III from the Atlanta Falcons and defensive tackle Davon Godchaux from the New Orleans Saints. Across the three deals, Jacksonville gave up six future draft picks, which are selections in drafts still to come that teams can trade away today.
The Jaguars have won five of their last six games. At the time of the live blog, they led the AFC South, and if the season had ended there, they would have been the No. 3 seed in the AFC playoff bracket.
Plenty of other teams made moves. The Indianapolis Colts sent defensive tackle DeForest Buckner to San Francisco and guard Quenton Nelson to Seattle. Nelson is an eight-time Pro Bowl selection, an all-star honor voted on by players and coaches. The Tennessee Titans traded defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons to the Chicago Bears, and Chicago's package included two first-round picks. Houston landed wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., and the Baltimore Ravens brought in veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett.
The deadline is 4 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, November 10, which is 9 p.m. GMT. Whatever trades happen before then will reshape rosters for the stretch run, when every win counts for playoff seeding.
For Jacksonville, the question is whether a pile of future picks can turn a good record into a deep playoff run. That will play out on the field over the rest of the season, not in trade paperwork.
