Barnwell: 2026 NFL trade tiers: Players worth Round 1 picks by team

[ctpatsfan77]

tl;dr:

One first-round pick: WR A.J. Brown, DT Milton Williams.
One first-round pick and more: OT Will Campbell.
Two first-round picks: CB Christian Gonzalez.
Six first-round picks: QB Drake Maye.

He suggests that were it not for his lackluster playoff run, he might actually be worth more than Allen or Mahomes, who topped his list at seven firsts. Of course, even six firsts is basically impossible. This is more to indicate just how hard it would be to get him in a trade, even if the Pats were willing to trade him.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49354774/2026-nfl-trade-tiers-players-worth-first-round-picks-all-32-teams-contract-value

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

Barnwell is usually a pretty good unbiased writer from my experience.
So obviously at 7 1sts he recognizes the value in Mahomes and Allen.
Yet we have several Pats posters who have written them both off.
Maybe, just maybe Pats fans aren’t the best judge of great QBs on opposing teams.
It’s not uncommon however.
Go on the Bills forum and they talk about how this proves just how great Allen is, but in the same breath talk about how “I don’t see it” with Maye and he can’t possibly be this valuable.

 

[Brotherblues]

Barnwell is usually a pretty good unbiased writer from my experience.
So obviously at 7 1sts he recognizes the value in Mahomes and Allen.
Yet we have several Pats posters who have written them both off.
Maybe, just maybe Pats fans aren’t the best judge of great QBs on opposing teams.
It’s not uncommon however.
Go on the Bills forum and they talk about how this proves just how great Allen is, but in the same breath talk about how “I don’t see it” with Maye and he can’t possibly be this valuable.

A lot of Pats fans do recognize Allen is incredible, but we still dump on him nonetheless for being a rival.

Mahomes is another matter. He has outright not been better than average for 3 years.

 

[Pape]

6 = player is off limits

Gonzo - based on other trades - 2 firsts and more

Williams - first and more

But we are not trading any of them, so its moot

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

A lot of Pats fans do recognize Allen is incredible, but we still dump on him nonetheless for being a rival.

Mahomes is another matter. He has outright not been better than average for 3 years.

And yet in 2 of those 3 years he lead his team to the SB. Winning one while being the MVP.
So now all of a sudden he’s a scrub.
I thought winning mattered.