2026 NFL trade deadline candidates: Khalil Mack leads five Pro Bowl players who could be moved next — SkimNews
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- Khalil Mack is the top trade candidate as the 0-5 Chargers face a brutal schedule and the 35-year-old edge rusher is on pace for his most sacks since a 2023 season that ended in top-10 Defensive Player of the Year voting.
- Jerry Jeudy is being phased out in Cleveland despite a 3-2 Browns start, with rookies Denzel Boston and KC Conception tied for the team lead in targets while Jeudy sits at just eight receptions on the $52.5 million deal he signed in 2024.
- Tony Pollard could be moved by the rebuilding Tennessee Titans, where only quarterback Cam Ward and wide receiver Carnell Tate are clear building blocks and Pollard is in the final year of an affordable contract.
- Josh Sweat remains an Arizona trade candidate despite general manager Monti Ossenfort saying in August the team had no intention of trading him, with the article noting 'where there is smoke, there is usually fire.'
- Daron Payne could be dealt by Washington, with the Commanders alone in last place in the NFC East after a botched Week 5 overtime and Payne's four-year, $90 million contract voiding at season's end.
- The Chicago Bears are flagged as a likely suitor for Mack given their edge-rush need, playoff aspirations and familiarity with Mack from his four prior years with the franchise.
- Four in-season trades have already occurred in 2026, with Harrison joining Cam Jurgens, Joey Porter Jr. and J.J. McCarthy as big-name players dealt ahead of the deadline.
Why it matters: With the Nov. 10 trade deadline approaching, the Chargers' 0-5 start makes Khalil Mack — on a one-year deal and on his best sack pace since 2023 — the clearest-cut asset to move. The Bears are explicitly flagged as a likely suitor, giving the deal a natural reunion angle given Mack's four prior years in Chicago.
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