2026 NFL draft: 3 potential trades back from No. 3 for Arizona Cardinals
Since the Arizona Cardinals want to trade back from the No. 3 picks, here are three deals that could work.
The Arizona Cardinals have the third pick in the 2026 NFL draft, which begins this week on Thursday. All the reports coming out are saying that they want to trade out of the pick to acquire more draft picks. But what does a trade look like and who could be involved?
The Kansas City Chiefs are involved in talks at some level. ESPN's Adam Schefter expects trade talks to heat up this week . NFL teams use a variation of a trade value chart when it comes to draft picks.
Now, what a team actually is willing to give up can be influenced by potential competition with other teams, but we can't count on that. Here is the general trade value chart teams use. Here are some potential deals that could be done.
Kansas City Chiefs The Chiefs have two first-round picks, which would be appealing to the Cardinals, who reportedly want to make a move for quarterback Ty Simpson, and the 29th pick might be just the spot to get him. The third overall pick is worth 514 points. The Chiefs' picks at No.