Jaguars Trade 2027 First-Round Pick to Eagles for DT Jordan Davis
Jacksonville sends a 2027 first and a 2029 second to Philadelphia for the 26-year-old defensive tackle, its third defensive trade of the day
The Jaguars made the biggest splash of their deadline push Monday afternoon, acquiring defensive tackle Jordan Davis from the Eagles for a 2027 first-round pick and a 2029 second-round pick, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported.
Blockbuster: the Jaguars are trading a 2027 first-round pick and a 2029 second-round pick to the Eagles for defensive tackle Jordan Davis, sources tell ESPN. This is the Jaguars’ third trade for a defensive player today while the Eagles now are poised to have 10 picks in the first two rounds of the next three drafts.View on X →
Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter): Blockbuster: the Jaguars are trading a 2027 first-round pick and a 2029 second-round pick to the Eagles for defensive tackle Jordan Davis, sources tell ESPN. This is the Jaguars’ third trade for a defensive player today while the Eagles now are poised to have 10 picks in the first two rounds of the next three drafts.
It's Jacksonville's third trade for a defensive player in a single day. The Jaguars opened Monday by acquiring safety Jessie Bates III from Atlanta for a 2027 second and a 2028 fifth, then added veteran nose tackle Davon Godchaux from New Orleans for a conditional 2028 sixth. Davis is the headliner, and the price shows it.
The need has been obvious since Nov. 1, when DaVon Hamilton, the anchor of the league's top-ranked run defense, was carted off against the Colts with what turned into a season-ending injury. Godchaux gives Jacksonville a rotational run-stopper for this season. Davis gives it a long-term centerpiece in the middle of a front built around edge rushers Josh Hines-Allen and Travon Walker.
Davis, 26, was the No. 13 overall pick out of Georgia in 2022 and started 56 regular-season games over his first four seasons, recording a sack in both the NFC Championship Game and Super Bowl LIX during Philadelphia's title run. He had a career-high 4.5 sacks in 2025, and the Eagles rewarded him in March with a three-year, $78 million extension with $65 million guaranteed that runs through 2029. This season he has 31 tackles, 1.5 sacks and a pass defended in nine games.
The cost is steep, but it's in line with this deadline's market for interior linemen. Chicago sent Tennessee two first-round picks for Jeffery Simmons in October. Jacksonville is 6-2 with a three-game lead in the AFC South and clearly playing for now. Davis could debut Sunday at Tennessee, a week before the Jaguars visit the Giants in a game the NFL just flexed to 4:25 p.m. ET.
For Philadelphia, the teardown keeps going. The Eagles are 2-7 on a seven-game losing streak, have been without Jalen Hurts since blood clots were found in his lungs, and already traded center Cam Jurgens to Baltimore in October. Schefter noted the Eagles are now set to have 10 picks in the first two rounds of the next three drafts, including the Patriots' 2028 first from the A.J. Brown deal.
Philadelphia isn't moving everyone, though. Schefter also reported the Eagles have told teams they won't trade defensive tackle Moro Ojomo, who is in the final year of his contract, and can now prioritize extending him alongside Jalen Carter. The trade also lands during a bye week in which Nick Sirianni hasn't ruled out staff changes. The Eagles return Nov. 22 against the Steelers.