At the trade deadline, the Dallas Cowboys traded for New York Jets defensive tackle Quinnen Williams, which is interesting considering that the team just traded for Kenny Clark this summer and extended
Osa Odighizuwa this offseason, but that’s besides the point. What I want to point out here is that the Green Bay Packers’ 2027 first-round pick might end up in the hands of the Jets.
The trade compensation for the Williams addition was Dallas’ 2026 second-round pick, a 2027 first-round pick and former first-round pick defensive tackle Mazi Smith going to New York.
As part of the deal, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Jets get the highest of the Cowboys’ first-round picks in 2027. Beyond their original first-round pick that year, Dallas also currently has possession of the Packers’ first-round pick in 2027 as part of the Micah Parsons trade.
Usually, you see these types of conditions in trades that involve Day 3 selections. To my knowledge, this is the first time that a team has made a trade with conditionals stipulating which first-round pick gets sent out.
