NFL+: Seven NFL Pro-powered trade deadline fits

by Mia Fowler & Matt Okada

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The NFL is officially less than a week away from the Nov. 4 trade deadline, meaning action will be picking up as buyers and sellers do their best to position themselves for future success. Using the power of NFL Pro — granting unique team and player insights and a wealth of analytics from Next Gen Stats — Mia Fowler and Matt Okada break down seven trade fits that could come to reality in the near future. Sign up for NFL+ Premium to gain access to NFL Pro.

Jaelan Phillips

Miami’s season is not going according to plan; however, they can restore some hope via the trade market. “The Dolphins are badly in need of shedding salary with 2026 in mind, and they could always use the draft picks in return to help replenish a flawed roster,” NFL.com’s Eric Edholm recently wrote. An emerging candidate for a viable trade is edge rusher Jaelan Phillips, and the team that needs him most is the reigning Super Bowl champions.

Arguably Phillips’ best stretch in the NFL came in the middle of 2023, when he was playing for then-Dolphins’ defensive coordinator Vic Fangio. He recorded a 15.2% pressure rate and a 3.3% sack rate that ranked eighth highest among defenders with 150+ pass rush snaps that year. While he battled injuries all season, Phillips ripped off a five-game sack streak from Weeks 7-12 before missing the remainder of the year. With 6.5 sacks in just eight games played, Phillips was on pace for a 20-sack season. Fangio is now running the Philadelphia Eagles defense, whose only healthy pass rusher with a pressure rate over 10% is  Jalyx Hunt  . Phillips, on the other hand, has logged a career-high 17.3% pressure rate in 2025 (10th among defenders with 100+ pass rushes) and his 22.5% pressure rate since Week 5 leads the NFL (minimum 50 pass rushes).

He might not be cheap to acquire, and will be a free agent next season, but Eagles GM Howie Roseman is a wizard and adding a healthy Phillips to the edge of a formidable defensive line could make all the difference in the run for a repeat.

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