If the Jacksonville Jaguars are going to make a move or two ahead of the NFL trade deadline, what assets do they have to work with?
A few recent reports suggest that the Jaguars aren’t done making moves.
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Now, as we’ve seen with James Gladstone leading the personnel department, there is always the possibility that the Jaguars could trade away a player in order to bring in someone else.
But typically, for a team looking to make a second-half playoff push, trading away a player isn’t part of that recipe.
Oftentimes, there are two requirements for a team to make a trade: they draft picks to trade away and salary cap space to take on the incoming player’s contract.
Here is where the Jaguars stand in that regard.
The Jaguars have a lot of draft capital to work with when it comes to making a deal. Jacksonville holds 13 picks in next year’s draft.
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Round 5 (from Philadelphia)
Round 5: (from Minnesota)
Round 6: (from Philadelphia)
Jacksonville Jaguars’ salary cap space heading into NFL trade deadline
After reworking several veteran contracts recently to create more room, the Jaguars now have $11.98 million in salary cap space, according to Over the Cap, which ranks 17th in the NFL.
This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: NFL trade deadline: Jaguars salary cap space and 2026 draft picks