The New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills could pull off a rare divisional NFL draft trade that could shake things up.
Getty Several New York Jets defenders trying to prevent Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen from scoring a touchdown. It is hard to pull off a trade in the NFL draft. As they say, it takes two to tango and both teams are trying to win the deal. It is even harder to pull off a trade between divisional opponents but that is exactly what the New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills could attempt to do in late April. ALL the latest Jets news straight to your inbox! Join the Heavy on Jets newsletter here! Join Heavy on Jets! Larry Holder put together a fascinating article for The Athletic where he ran 20 first-round draft simulations from the Pro Football Network. After running those simulations he revealed all of the interesting trends that he discovered including where the draft trade hot spots would be. One of the scenarios that came up was a potential first-round trade between the Jets and the Bills: According to the NFL draft value chart, the Jets would win the deal (1,300 points) by a solid margin over the Bills (1,492.6 points). Gang Green has been very open to the idea of trading back in round one through multiple purposeful media leaks. I had an exclusive interview with former Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum on my YouTube channel (you can listen to the full thing here) and he explained how a draft-day trade comes together: “It all depends, there isn’t a one size fits all approach.
