{"id":843705,"date":"2026-03-30T21:37:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/843705\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T21:37:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:37:19","slug":"afc-team-could-try-to-pry-mac-jones-away-from-49ers-ahead-of-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/843705\/","title":{"rendered":"AFC Team Could Try to Pry Mac Jones Away From 49ers Ahead of NFL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"

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San Francisco 49ers QB Mac Jones has been a hot commodity on the trade market<\/p>\n

The San Francisco 49ers<\/a> are in an enviable position heading into the 2026 NFL draft.<\/p>\n

The team has the luxury of two starting-caliber quarterbacks on its roster in Brock Purdy and Mac Jones.<\/p>\n

Having signed a $265 million contract last offseason, Purdy is the unquestioned starter. But Jones reminded everyone last season why he was a first-round pick coming out of Alabama back in 2021 with his play while filling in for Purdy for half the season.<\/p>\n

Joens completed 69.6% of his passes for 2,151 yards, 13 touchdowns, and 6 interceptions while going 5-3 as the starter. His mini career revival has some believing the 49ers can capitalize on his soaring trade value if the team were to trade him before the 2026 NFL draft.<\/p>\n

49ers-Jets May Revisit Potential Mac Jones Trade\"San<\/p>\n

GettySan Francisco 49ers QB Mac Jones<\/p>\n

The 49ers have received several calls on Jones since the end of the season, and according to ESPN\u2019s Rich Cimini, the New York Jets<\/a> were one of them.<\/p>\n

Though they traded for Geno Smith, the Jets are still looking for a long-term answer at QB. Jones is only 27, and trading a second- or third-round pick for him may be more enticing than using a first- or second-round pick on an unproven passer like Alabama\u2019s Ty Simpson.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Jets already inquired about trading for other options,\u201d Bleacher Report\u2019s Brent Sobleski wrote<\/a>. \u201cThe Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>\u2018 Tanner McKee, San Francisco 49ers\u2019 Mac Jones and Houston Texans\u2019 Davis Mills were discussed. At the time, each of those organizations wanted a second-round pick in return. The Jets chose not to pull the trigger.<\/p>\n

\u201cConsidering the amount of draft capital the Jets own \u2014 four selections among this year\u2019s top 44 \u2014 New York can get a deal done and possibly pay less than initial asking price since the quarterback has already cooled off with most teams having their top options in place.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026 All three of the options showed significant promise in the last year or two. Each is 27 or younger as well. With all of the work the Jets have done this offseason, a quarterback room of Smith, Brady Cook and Bailey Zappe simply isn\u2019t good enough. New York needs to do more at the game\u2019s most important position and a viable pathway exists to provide some upside and excitement.\u201d<\/p>\n

49ers Have Set High Asking Price for Jones\"Kyle<\/p>\n

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch<\/p>\n

To pry Jones away from the 49ers, it\u2019s believed it\u2019ll take a pretty substantial trade offer to get the team to even consider moving him.<\/p>\n

Multiple reports indicate it\u2019ll take a second-round pick \u2014 and maybe more \u2014 for San Francisco to part with Jones. The Athletic\u2019s Dianna Russini recently revealed teams have been balking at paying the asking price the 49ers have demanded.<\/p>\n

\u201cA few teams have called the San Francisco 49ers about QB Mac Jones, but many interested around the league describe their price as \u2018astronomical,\u2019\u201d Russini reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

At his end-of-season press conference back in January, head coach Kyle Shanahan admitted the team will listen to any and all trade offers on Jones, but he doesn\u2019t expect a deal to come to fruition.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs any player on our team, including myself and John [Lynch], you always listen to people and trade offers, but we\u2019re also not into getting rid of good players,\u201d Shanahan told reporters. \u201cSo, I\u2019d be very surprised if Mac wasn\u2019t around us next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tMichael Gallagher<\/a> Michael Gallagher is a sports journalist covering the NFL for Heavy.com. He has more than a decade of experience working for both local and national news outlets covering the NFL, NHL, NBA, WNBA, college football, and MMA. His work has been featured in Newsweek, Yahoo Sports, Fox Sports, Athlon Sports, The Hockey News, the Nashville Scene, SB Nation, and Yardbarker. More about Michael Gallagher<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n

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