Why trading up in 2026 is a bad idea.

[RumHam]

because the draft pool is absolute poo. Just stand put.

[RumHam]

15 hours ago, TD alt said:

I'll trade Bryce and two firsts to move up to the first pick.

i'd do that for burrow and that's it.

[panfanman]

21 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

We have way too many needs to trade up. There will be good prospects available throughout that also fit a need. If you had a crystal ball that could predict future All-Pros and HOFers, sure. But there's no sure things in the draft. Great prospects bust every draft and some mid to late rounders end up being very good pros.

If you had a crystal ball you wouldn't even need your 1st round pick.  Crystal balls come in more handy for later round gems.  Imagine trading away a 1st for several 2nds and 3rds and picking up multiple all pros and HOFers instead of just one.

[panfanman]

3 hours ago, Khyber53 said:

We don't do well with first round trades. Up or down.

Just pick where we have it, take the best player we need and move on.

Then when the field gets a bit muddier, make your moves for the needed spots. 

There's going to be a huge run on WRs as always (over valued in my opinion), there are a ton of OTs and Edge is always heavy in the first and second rounds. Grab your future starting S and ILB in rounds one and two, snag your C in three. Take trade offers to move down in rounds three and beyond for a spot in the same round plus another, even if in a future draft.

We're going to have even more holes in our roster in 2027 than we do now. 

A LT is more crucial at this point than S or ILB.  LT must be addressed ahead of either of those two.  You won't find a LT in free agency worth a damn.

[Donald LaFell]

I feel like it’s almost always a bad idea

[LinvilleGorge]

32 minutes ago, panfanman said:

If you had a crystal ball you wouldn't even need your 1st round pick.  Crystal balls come in more handy for later round gems.  Imagine trading away a 1st for several 2nds and 3rds and picking up multiple all pros and HOFers instead of just one.

Yeah, for sure. If you had a crystal ball trading down to accumulate more picks to throw at sure things would almost always be the right move barring a HOFer being available who is going to be drafted in the next few picks.