NFL Trade Deadline 2026: Every Deal Done So Far — Simmons, Nelson, Buckner, Harrison Jr. Move as Jonathan Taylor Watch Continues

By Imran Javed | Published: 10 November 2026 | Category: Sports

The NFL trade deadline arrives at 4:00pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, 10 November 2026 — 2:00am Pakistan time on Wednesday morning — and twelve deals are already done. Contenders have been buying, struggling sides have been selling, and the biggest name of all, Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor, is still waiting to learn where he will be playing.

Once the deadline passes, no team can trade a player. The window only reopens when the 2027 league year begins at 4:00pm ET on 11 March 2027, and until then clubs can only add players through free agency or the waiver wire.

Key Facts

The Biggest Deals: Simmons, Nelson and Harrison Jr.

The blockbuster belongs to Chicago. The Bears paid two first-round picks — in 2027 and 2028 — plus a 2027 fourth-rounder for Titans defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons, with Tennessee also sending a 2028 fifth-round pick the other way. Simmons paid immediate dividends, starring in his Chicago debut against the Seattle Seahawks.

Indianapolis started its fire sale by sending guard Quenton Nelson — still one of the premier interior offensive linemen in the NFL — to the Seattle Seahawks for a 2027 third-round pick and a 2028 fifth-rounder. The Colts then sent defensive lineman DeForest Buckner back to the San Francisco 49ers for a 2027 fourth-round pick, returning him to the team that drafted him seventh overall in 2016.

One move involved a player who never quite clicked where he started. Arizona traded wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. — the fourth overall pick in the 2024 draft — to Houston, along with a 2027 sixth-round pick, for a 2027 second-rounder and a seventh. Harrison caught 62 passes for 885 yards and eight touchdowns as a rookie, then managed 41 catches in 2025 and five in his first four games this season. In Houston he reunites with former college teammate C.J. Stroud.

Jacksonville Goes All-In: Three Defenders in One Day

No team attacked deadline week like the Jacksonville Jaguars. At 6-2, Jacksonville added three defenders on Monday alone, headlined by defensive tackle Jordan Davis from Philadelphia for a 2027 first-round pick and a 2029 second-round pick. Davis has 31 tackles and 1.5 sacks this season and won Super Bowl LIX with the Eagles — but ESPN graded the deal an F for Jacksonville and an A for the Eagles, who now hold two 2027 first-round picks. The Jaguars disagree: their analytics give them a 12.8 percent chance of winning the Super Bowl, the best in the AFC. Read our full report on Jordan Davis joining the Jaguars for the full details.

The other two Monday moves were cheaper. Safety Jessie Bates III arrived from Atlanta for a 2027 second-round pick and a 2028 fifth-rounder, bringing 14 interceptions and 11 forced fumbles from three-and-a-half years with the Falcons to a secondary that lost Eric Murray to a season-ending elbow injury. Davon Godchaux then came from New Orleans for a 2028 sixth-round pick — it could elevate to a 2027 sixth-rounder — to replace DaVon Hamilton, out for the season with a torn quad. Godchaux is in his tenth season, in the final year of his contract on a $1.3 million salary.

The Colts Fire Sale

Indianapolis is the clearest seller of this trade season. After parting ways with general manager Chris Ballard, the Colts began moving players, and the departures of Nelson and Buckner were only the start. This is a rebuild: draft picks matter more than veterans on a roster going nowhere in 2026. Every contender has been watching — which is why the Jonathan Taylor situation has dominated the final days before the deadline.

Philadelphia has joined Indianapolis as a seller, and the Eagles’ collapse explains why: seven straight defeats, and 2-7 after Sunday’s 19-11 loss to the New York Giants. So Howie Roseman dealt Davis and interior lineman Cam Jurgens, who went to Baltimore with a 2027 seventh-round pick for a 2027 fifth-rounder and a 2028 second-rounder — Baltimore needed him with its top three centres on injured reserve. Pittsburgh made a similar calculation with cornerback Joey Porter Jr., who wanted a new contract the two sides could not agree on and missed the first three games with a back injury. Dallas paid a 2027 sixth-round pick and a 2028 second-rounder for him.

The Jonathan Taylor Watch — and What Happens Next

The biggest name on the market has not moved. Jonathan Taylor, the Colts’ three-time Pro Bowl running back, ran for 1,585 yards and a league-best 18 rushing touchdowns last season and remains under contract through 2028. The Giants, who lead the NFC East at 5-2-1 after beating Philadelphia 19-11 on Sunday, offered a second- and a fifth-round pick a couple of weeks ago, then withdrew it when Indianapolis would not accept. FOX Sports’ Jay Glazer reported the withdrawal on Sunday, and Giants coach John Harbaugh did not deny it, saying that “things do change.”

The gap is the asking price. Indianapolis reportedly wants either a first-round pick or a package like the one San Francisco paid Carolina for Christian McCaffrey — second, third, fourth and fifth-round picks — and no team has come close. Taylor has said he never asked to be traded, telling reporters that “the hay is in the barn now,” and one leading insider reported he is most likely staying in Indianapolis. The Vikings have also been linked with him — but with the only documented second-round offer already withdrawn, the likeliest outcome is that Taylor stays a Colt until March.

The quarterback carousel kept spinning, too. Baltimore, without Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley through injury, traded for veteran Jacoby Brissett from Arizona, who had just benched him for Gardner Minshew II. Brissett has thrown seven interceptions in eight games, but Baltimore — 4-5 after a 33-10 loss to Jacksonville, with Jackson on injured reserve and his injury described by coach Jesse Minter as potentially season-ending — needed a starter it could trust. The season’s first big trade also involved a quarterback: J.J. McCarthy went from Minnesota to the Giants for a 2027 fifth-round pick after Jaxson Dart’s knee injury, and has led them to wins over Houston and Philadelphia. Detroit added safety depth, taking Andre Cisco from the Jets for a 2028 sixth-rounder while waiting for Kerby Joseph to return.

Monday Night Football adds a subplot: the Vikings host the Buffalo Bills with Carson Wentz starting and Kyler Murray out with a Grade 2 hamstring strain. The game had not been played when this article was published, and its result will not change the deadline maths.

Elsewhere in world sport, Pakistan beat Maldives in the SAFF Championship and Barcelona edged Atletico Madrid 2-1 in La Liga — both covered in full on TimelyUps.

FAQs

Twelve deals, two first-round picks for one defensive lineman, three new defenders in Jacksonville in a single day — and one superstar running back still waiting. The final hours before 4pm ET on Tuesday will decide whether Jonathan Taylor joins the list or stays in Indianapolis.