Tracking the Sauce Gardner trade results during the 2026 NFL Draft
The New York Jets got Adonai Mitchell and two first-round picks for Sauce Gardner. Who did they take with the picks?
Oct 19, 2025; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner (1) looks on from the sidelines during the third quarter against the Carolina Panthers at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images With the 2026 NFL Draft weekend upon us, teams will introduce their latest rookie class to the league in hopes of having them become part of the next Super Bowl puzzle. The draft also means finalizing past trades that included future draft picks.
A big one was the November 2025 trade that sent cornerback Sauce Gardner from the New York Jets to the Indianapolis Colts. Original terms of the Sauce Gardner trade Colts receive: Sauce Gardner Jets receive: Adonai Mitchell, 2026 first-round pick, 2027 first-round pick What did the Jets do with the picks from the Sauce Gardner trade? The Colts were 7-2 when they traded for Gardner, so they thought they would be handing the Jets a pick late in the first round.
However, the Colts lost their last seven games and finished the season 8-9, giving them the No. 16 overall pick. With that selection, the Jets selected Oregon tight end Kenyon Sadiq.
We will update. They obviously still have a 2027 NFL Draft pick to work with, as well. How was Adonai Mitchell’s performance for the Jets in 2025?