Bold Predictions for the 2026 NFL Offseason, Including A.J. Brown and Brian Thomas Jr. Trades | PFSN Debates

The Denver Broncos will trade for A.J. Brown. Denver is in need of some additional burst to their offense to get them over the hump, and Brown was dissatisfied in Philadelphia all year.

The Eagles ship their star receiver to the Broncos for premier draft capital, and Denver forms a dangerous WR duo with him and Courtland Sutton.

We will witness a Tyreek Hill homecoming in Kansas City. With the ongoing discussions about the future of the receiver's career and how it might conclude, a return to the Chiefs seems possible to reunite the original "Big Three" of Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and Tyreek Hill (with Eric Bieniemy back as the team's offensive coordinator).

Although all three are now seasoned veterans compared to when Kansas City began its dynasty, their familiar connections could potentially reignite a spark in the Chiefs' offense.

The Jacksonville Jaguars will trade Brian Thomas Jr. The Jaguars find themselves in a bind after the emergence of Parker Washington in 2025. James Gladstone can't give up on Travis Hunter playing both ways already, and neither he nor Liam Coen had anything to do with drafting Brian Thomas Jr.

Trevor Lawrence prefers his short-intermediate targets over the middle, rendering Thomas an overqualified field-stretcher. The Jaguars can still capitalize on Thomas' explosive 2024 rookie season, while saving face regarding Hunter.

Trey Hendrickson will sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. While teams like the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears have been mentioned as potential landing spots for Hendrickson, don't sleep on the Bucs.

ESPN's Adam Schefter recently stated that the star pass-rusher "would love to be in Tampa" and called the Buccaneers "a great fit" since Hendrickson "would like to stay in Florida." Schefter said if Hendrickson has his pick, he'd join Tampa Bay.

Considering EDGE is the Bucs' biggest need and Jason Licht has hinted that he wants to make a splash this offseason, Hendrickson is a perfect target.

Garrett Wilson plays this season for a team that won three games last season... but not the one he currently is employed by. I'll go out on a limb and say he finds his way to the Las Vegas Raiders in a stop-what-you're-doing sort of deal. We saw the Chicago Bears have success in building the plane while flying it around Caleb Williams. We saw the Atlanta Falcons try to do it around Michael Penix Jr.

Why not follow this path around presumptive No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza?

It's a long shot, but Ashton Jeanty/Wilson/Brock Bowers would give Mendoza every chance to be a big hit while on his rookie deal, and Vegas picked up two first-round picks in the Maxx Crosby deal. Now, the Baltimore Ravens' first-round selection next year is likely to be a back-end one, but on the surface, it looks like this team is trying to identify its timeline around its incoming QB.

Wilson turns 26 years old this summer and is far more talented than his average season ranking in our PFSN WR Impact metric would suggest (46th). He won't be cheap, but he's a WR1 that this team doesn't have and most franchise QBs need.

Derek Carr comes out of retirement and starts for a team in week one. The 34-year-old has expressed interest in a return to the field, and with the current shortage of starting quarterbacks, some team is bound to give him a shot. The Arizona Cardinals, New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns, and Minnesota Vikings are all squads that could benefit from having a veteran starter, and Carr can still be a top 25 quarterback in the right system. Though he's still under contract with the New Orleans Saints, it likely won't take much compensation to acquire him. 

The Dallas Cowboys need help all across their defense, and cheap help if they can acquire it. Dallas can make a sizable dent with two first-round picks, but no Day 2 capital could leave them hurting for low-cost veteran help, with the offense primed to fire on all cylinders again.

If they can get a high-quality pass-rusher who fits Christian Parker's scheme for a Day 3 pick or two, that's the ideal outcome, and Jonathan Greenard might fit the bill. Recently, rumors have emerged that the Minnesota Vikings are exploring trade opportunities with Greenard, who enters his age-29 season in 2026.

Greenard's sack output dipped from 12 in 2024 to just 3 in 2025, but his true pressure rate was actually higher in 2025 compared to 2024 (12.9% in 2025 versus 9.2% in 2024, per TruMedia). He allowed less than two yards per run stop and had a strong 3.3% TFL rate in run defense, and came away with a glowing 88.2 PFSN EDGE Impact grade, in a "down" year going by raw statistics.

Greenard is still in his prime, and Dallas might be able to get him for cheap, and insulate a hurting defense with a high-floor EDGE presence who's due for a positive regression in sack conversion, as long as Minnesota helps them with cap consideration.