Jaguars Land Jordan Davis in Blockbuster Trade: Eagles Get 2027 First-Round Pick
Jaguars Land Jordan Davis in Blockbuster Trade: Eagles Get 2027 First-Round Pick By Imran Javed | Published: 10 November 2026 | Category: Sports The Philadelphia Eagles have traded defensive tackle Jordan Davis to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for a 2027 first-round pick and a 2029 second-round pick, a blockbuster deal struck on Monday, 9…
Jaguars Land Jordan Davis in Blockbuster Trade: Eagles Get 2027 First-Round Pick
The Philadelphia Eagles have traded defensive tackle Jordan Davis to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for a 2027 first-round pick and a 2029 second-round pick, a blockbuster deal struck on Monday, 9 November, less than a day before the NFL trade deadline. The move caps a frantic day of dealing by the Jaguars, who also acquired safety Jessie Bates and defensive tackle Davon Godchaux as they load up a top-10 defence for a playoff push.
Davis, the 13th overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, had only just signed a three-year, $78 million contract extension with Philadelphia earlier this offseason. Less than 24 hours before the trade, he was one of the last players to leave the Eagles’ locker room after their seventh straight loss, talking about his plans to rest during the team’s bye week. He will not get that rest: the 6-2 Jaguars play in Tennessee against the Titans on Sunday.
Key Facts
| Detail | What we know |
|---|---|
| Trade | Eagles trade DT Jordan Davis to the Jaguars |
| Return | 2027 first-round pick + 2029 second-round pick |
| Reported by | ESPN’s Adam Schefter; confirmed by NBC Sports and Sports Illustrated |
| When | Monday, 9 November 2026 — a day before Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline |
| Davis’s contract | Three-year, $78 million extension signed earlier this offseason; $65 million guaranteed; highest-paid nose tackle in NFL history; tied to the Eagles through 2029 |
| Davis this season | 31 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2 tackles for loss; career-high 4.5 sacks in 2025 |
| Eagles’ record | 2-7 after seven straight losses; now on a Week 10 bye |
| Jaguars’ record | 6-2; next game Sunday at the Tennessee Titans |
| Jaguars’ other Monday deals | Safety Jessie Bates and defensive tackle Davon Godchaux also acquired |
| Davis drafted | 13th overall, 2022 NFL Draft, out of Georgia |
How the Deal Came Together
While the rest of the league waits to make moves ahead of Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline, the Jaguars spent Monday wheeling and dealing to improve the defensive side of the ball. Davis is the latest to join Jacksonville, which also acquired safety Jessie Bates and defensive tackle Davon Godchaux in hopes of shoring up a defence that already ranks among the league’s top 10.
Davis certainly did not talk like a man about to be traded when he was one of the last players to leave the locker room on Sunday after the Eagles’ seventh straight loss. He talked about the defence having a great week of practice, how the players had been challenged by defensive coordinator Vic Fangio to stop the run, and his plans for the bye week. “I think it’s something that we really don’t think about,” he said when asked about the locker room potentially looking different when the team returns to work next week. “But for right now, we just all have been worried about playing the game, playing the game with integrity and just enjoying the moment.”
Asked how he planned to spend his bye week, Davis said: “Rest, recover, keep working out, keep doing the things that help me become a better football player. I think a lot of people, not just me, but a lot of people need rest on this team, and we can get their bodies back right and be grateful that bye week fell in the middle of the season.” Now, Davis will not get that rest. The 6-2 Jaguars play in Tennessee against the Titans on Sunday.
What Each Side Gets
For Jacksonville, Davis is a proven run-stuffer for a defence that is already top-10 in the league. The 6-foot-6, 330-pound tackle has been a staple along Philadelphia’s defensive line since being drafted 13th overall in 2022, and he posted a career-high 4.5 sacks in 2025. This season he has totalled 31 tackles, 1.5 sacks and two tackles for loss. The Jaguars are betting that a player of his size and pedigree, added to a unit that also gains Bates and Godchaux, can carry them through the second half of the season.
For Philadelphia, the return is future capital: a 2027 first-round pick and a 2029 second-round pick for a player they had just made the highest-paid nose tackle in NFL history. The Eagles sit at 2-6 after seven straight defeats, with an offence averaging just 17.1 points per game and a defence that has struggled badly against the run. The trade signals a reset: Philadelphia is collecting draft picks while its season slips away, and Jacksonville is spending them while its window is open.
The deal also underlines how quickly fortunes change in the NFL. Davis lost 26 pounds this offseason and was expecting to play more snaps; he had functioned largely as a rotational player since the Eagles drafted him, yet still generated a Pro Football Focus grade of 70.9 or better in each of his first three seasons. Now he goes from a 2-6 team on its bye week to a 6-2 contender with a game on Sunday.
What Happens Next
The trade deadline falls on Tuesday, 10 November, so more moves could follow across the league before the window closes. The Jaguars visit the Titans in Tennessee on Sunday, when Davis is expected to make his Jacksonville debut. The Eagles, meanwhile, return from their bye week to a locker room that will look different, with a 2027 first-round pick in hand and a rebuild taking shape.
For NFL fans, the Davis deal is the headline of trade-deadline week: a former first-round pick, a $78 million extension, and a first-round pick changing hands in a single Monday. For the Jaguars, it is a statement of intent. For the Eagles, it is the clearest sign yet that this season is about the future, not the present.
FAQs
Who did the Eagles trade Jordan Davis to?
The Philadelphia Eagles traded defensive tackle Jordan Davis to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday, 9 November 2026, a day before the NFL trade deadline. The deal was first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
What did the Eagles get for Jordan Davis?
The Eagles received a 2027 first-round pick and a 2029 second-round pick from the Jaguars in exchange for Davis. It is a significant return for a defensive tackle, reflecting Davis’s pedigree as the 13th overall pick in 2022 and his $78 million contract extension.
What is Jordan Davis’s contract?
Davis signed a three-year, $78 million contract extension with the Eagles earlier this offseason, including $65 million in guaranteed money. The deal made him the highest-paid nose tackle in NFL history and tied him to Philadelphia through the 2029 season — before Monday’s trade moved him to Jacksonville.
What are Jordan Davis’s stats this season?
Davis has totalled 31 tackles, 1.5 sacks and two tackles for loss this season. He posted a career-high 4.5 sacks in 2025 and has been a staple of Philadelphia’s defensive line since being drafted 13th overall in 2022 out of Georgia.
Who else did the Jaguars acquire on Monday?
Alongside Davis, the Jaguars also acquired safety Jessie Bates and defensive tackle Davon Godchaux on Monday as they strengthened a defence that already ranks among the NFL’s top 10. The 6-2 Jaguars play the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.
When is the NFL trade deadline?
The NFL trade deadline is Tuesday, 10 November 2026. The Davis deal was struck on Monday, a day before the deadline, while the rest of the league was still weighing moves.
Jordan Davis went from talking about a quiet bye week to being the centrepiece of trade-deadline Monday in less than 24 hours. The Jaguars get a 330-pound run-stuffer for a playoff push; the Eagles get a 2027 first-round pick and a 2029 second-round pick for the future. With the deadline falling on Tuesday, the Davis deal may not even be the last blockbuster of the week — but it is already the biggest.
