By Monday afternoon, the Jacksonville Jaguars had agreed to part with their first- and second-round picks in the 2027 NFL Draft. The second-rounder went to Atlanta in the Jessie Bates III deal. The first-rounder was the centerpiece of a trade for Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jordan Davis.
Jacksonville had also picked up Davon Godchaux from New Orleans between those two moves. Three additions in one day got people looking at the 6-2 Jaguars a little differently. They already led the AFC South. Now they’ve paid a price in draft picks that shows how far they think this team can go.
Field Yates and Nick Farabaugh React to the Jordan Davis Trade
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Jacksonville agreed to send Philadelphia a 2027 first-round pick and a 2029 second-round pick for Davis.
The Eagles signed the former No. 13 overall pick to a three-year, $78 million extension in March. That deal runs through 2029, so Jacksonville gets a 26-year-old defensive tackle under contract well beyond this season.
“The Jaguars aren’t messing around as they add to their defensive talent,” ESPN’s Field Yates wrote.
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Yates pointed out that Philadelphia now has an extra first-round pick in each of the next two drafts. The 2027 pick comes from Jacksonville, and the Eagles got New England’s 2028 first-rounder when they traded A.J. Brown in June.
The Eagles now have an extra first round pick in 2027 and 2028
2027: via Jaguars
2028: via PatriotsThe Jaguars aren’t messing around as they add to their defensive talent
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) November 9, 2026
“Jessie Bates, Jordan Davis, and Davon Godchaux have been traded to the Jaguars today. They’re going all in,” Steelers reporter Nick Farabaugh wrote.
He called Jacksonville the toughest game left on Pittsburgh’s schedule. The Steelers visit the Jaguars on Monday night in Week 14.
Jessie Bates, Jordan Davis, and Davon Godchaux have been traded to the Jaguars today. They’re going all in.
W14, MNF, on the road. Easily the Steelers’ toughest game left.
— Nick Farabaugh (@FarabaughFB) November 9, 2026
“I absolutely love this trade for both sides,” Football Analysis wrote, adding, “Eagles hitting the rebuild button big time” and “Jags going all in.”
I absolutely love this trade for both sides
Eagles hitting the rebuild button big time
Jags going all in
Love it
— Football Analysis (@FBallAnalysisYT) November 9, 2026
Philadelphia fell to 2-7 on Sunday with a 19-11 loss to the New York Giants. Davis recorded a sack in that game and ranked 40th in the PFN Defensive Tackle Impact Rankings through Week 9 with a 75.8 grade.
Philadelphia gets two early picks for a player it had just committed to for the long term.
Jacksonville Spends on Two Spots Hit by Injuries
Defensive tackle DaVon Hamilton and safety Eric Murray both suffered season-ending injuries against Indianapolis in Week 8. The Bates deal cost Jacksonville a 2027 second-rounder and a 2028 fifth-rounder. New Orleans confirmed it sent Godchaux to the Jaguars for future considerations, reported as a conditional 2028 sixth-round pick.
Atlanta restructured Bates’ contract before the trade. He’s in the final year of that deal, and the Jaguars are getting a safety with 28 career interceptions and 74 passes defended. That’s a proven playmaker to put behind a defensive front that just added two more veterans.
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Reactions continued to pour in as CBS reporter Tracy Wolfson said, “Jags going all in on a Super Bowl run! Love the aggressiveness.”
NFL insider Albert Breer added, “Jaguars taking massive swings to bolster their defense, acquiring DTs Jordan Davis and Davon Godchaux, and S Jessie Bates. A lot of teams figured the Eagles might trade Jalen Carter in the offseason if they were really extending Ojomo. But no one saw them getting a 1 for Davis.”
Jaguars taking massive swings to bolster their defense, acquiring DTs Jordan Davis and Davon Godchaux, and S Jessie Bates. A lot of teams figured the Eagles might trade Jalen Carter in the offseason if they were really extending Ojomo.
But no one saw them getting a 1 for Davis.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) November 9, 2026
NFL reporter Cameron Wolfe said, “NFL Trade deadline was a little quiet but GLADSTONE coming:” while sharing a GIF of Omar from “The Wire.”
NFL Trade deadline was a little quiet but GLADSTONE coming: https://t.co/TKzR25WIWZ
— Cameron Wolfe (@CameronWolfe) November 9, 2026
“The Jags trade deadline will be a fascinating case study to follow,” The Athletic’s Paul Dehner Jr. wrote. “But they certainly aren’t shy about their strategy.”
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— Pro Football Network (@PFN365) November 9, 2026
Davis and Godchaux give defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile two more options in the middle, with Bates adding a three-time second-team All-Pro behind them.
Jacksonville went into Monday having held Indianapolis to seven points and Baltimore to 10 in consecutive wins. There was already a defense worth backing. The Jaguars visit Tennessee on Sunday, and they’ll see the Titans again two weeks later. How quickly the new pieces settle in could matter right away in the division race.
