- Total Trades: 3
- Average Grade: B (84.3)
This page lists all the 2025 Trades for the New York Jets. I’ve listed all of the NFL Free Agent Signing Grades here, which included the trades. Because I’ve begun posting polls for the trades, I thought it would make sense to list just the NFL trades here, so archiving the voting would be easier.
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October 2025 – Trades
Eagles acquire CB Michael Carter from Jets for WR John Metchie, late-round pick swap
I somehow missed this trade when it occurred. Not only did the Eagles acquie Jaire Alexander and Jaelan Phillips; they also obtained Michael Carter. They’ve clearly tried to improve their pass defense, which has been the weak part of the roster.
Prior to 2024, Carter was known as an excellent, up-and-coming nickel cornerback. Unfortunately for Carter, he’s endured a poor season-and-a-half because of injuries. However, Carter is only 26, so he could easily bounce back to form, especially when playing with a front seven that produces way more pressure on the quarterback than Jets do. I love that the Eagles are buying very low on Carter. If Carter continues to struggle, then they just surrendered a practice squad-caliber receiver and a swap of sixth- and seventh-round picks.
The Jets, meanwhile, don’t really benefit from this deal. Moving up from the seventh to the sixth round is usually meaningless, while Metchie has never produced anything in the NFL. Trading Carter away before the payment bump in his contract makes sense, but it’s not like the Jets have improved from this trade.
Grade for Eagles – A
Grade for Jets – C
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September 2025 – Trades
Jets acquire CB Jarvis Brownlee from Titans for late-round pick swap
The Titans don’t have much defensive talent outside of the front line, so it’s a bit odd to see them giving away a young player who has a bit of upside. Jarvis Brownlee isn’t great by any means, and I wouldn’t even call him mediocre, but he’s not a bad player either. He’s young – he turned 24 recently – so there’s some potential.
I’m going to trust Aaron Glenn, a brilliant defensive mastermind and a former NFL cornerback, that he sees something in Brownlee. If Glenn’s instincts are correct, the Jets could be walking away with a steal because all they did was turn their sixth-round pick into a seventh-rounder in exchange for Brownlee. This trade could also be mostly irrelevant, but there’s more upside for the Jets than the Titans in this deal.
Grade for Jets – B+
Grade for Titans – B-
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March 2025 – Trades
Jets acquire WR Davante Adams from Raiders for conditional 3rd-round pick
The Davante Adams drama has finally come to an end. It wasn’t clear which former quarterback Adams would join, but we now know that it’ll be Aaron Rodgers, as the Jets acquired the talented receiver for a third-round pick that could become a second-rounder if Adams is an All-Pro or if the Jets reach the AFC Championship.
Teams that are 2-4 often aren’t buyers, but the Jets are missed field goals away from being 4-2, so perhaps they also should have acquired Daniel Carlson in the trade. Adams won’t help the Jets kick any field goals, but he’ll give Rodgers a great weapon across from Garrett Wilson. It’s going to be extremely difficult to defend the Jets with Wilson and Adams on the outside and Breece Hall coming out of the backfield. If the defense steps up and stops committing a million pass interferences, and Greg Zuerlein quits choking, the Jets will be one of the best teams in the NFL.
I love this trade for the Jets because they’re all in to win now, so it makes sense to pull the trigger on this sort of move. This deal also is a logical one for the Raiders. Adams was disgruntled and the team isn’t nearly in position to win anything now anyway, so they had to acquire a major resource. The Raiders didn’t quite get the second-rounder they coveted, but this was probably the best they could have done for a receiver in his 30s.
Grade for Jets – A
Grade for Raiders – B+
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