The NFL might expand the draft trade rule from three future first-round picks to FIVE… and we had to ask the question:
Who in today’s NFL is actually worth five 1st-round picks?
In this episode of Big Game Energy, we break down the rumor and debate whether giving GMs that much power is genius or franchise suicide. We look back at wild trades like the Ricky Williams draft haul and the blockbuster Deshaun Watson deal to figure out what history tells us.
Then we set the stage: You’re a middle-of-the-pack team (or an expansion franchise), and you have to take on the full contract. Who’s worth FIVE first-round picks?
Drop your list in the comments 👇
00:00 Introduction
00:32 NFL Draft Pick Trade Rule Changes
01:46 Players Worth Five First-Round Picks
02:49 Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson
06:35 Christian McCaffrey, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and Puka Nacua
09:22 Myles Garrett and Will Anderson Jr.
