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Most-traded NFL players · 2024-2026 window.

May 25, 2026 · 4 min read · 200-trade rolling window via nflverse

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Most-traded NFL players in our 200-trade rolling window. The pick economy, the QB carousel, and what frequent trades signal.

When the same player shows up in multiple real NFL trades inside a 24-month window, that's a market signal. It usually means contract restructure leverage, depth-chart instability, or repeated injury concerns making teams hedge.

	Player	Trade count
1	Minkah Fitzpatrick	2× this window
2	John Metchie	2× this window
3	Maason Smith	1× this window
4	Ruke Orhorhoro	1× this window
5	Dontayvion Wicks	1× this window
6	Marte Mapu	1× this window
7	Sydney Brown	1× this window
8	Andy Dalton	1× this window
9	Jaylen Waddle	1× this window
10	Justin Fields	1× this window

Pick economy dominates

An overwhelming majority of recent NFL trades are pick-for-pick exchanges. The full transactions feed lives at /news.