NFL Trade Deadline 2026: Are the Broncos Buyers? Jets Weigh Breece Hall

Denver enters deadline week atop the AFC West with cap space to spend, while a rebuilding Jets team is again fielding interest in Breece Hall, despite his new contract.

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Published Nov 4, 2026 · 4 min read

Build up to the 2010 game between Denver Broncos and San Francisco 49ersPhoto: Thomas from London, UK, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The 2026 NFL trade deadline arrives Tuesday, November 10, at 4 p.m. ET, and this year's version has an unusually clean split: a handful of good teams with cap room looking to add, and a longer list of losing teams deciding how much of their roster to sell off. Denver and New York sit on opposite ends of that line.

Denver's Case to Buy

The Broncos are 6-2 and alone atop the AFC West after beating the Chiefs 28-24 in Week 8, and multiple outlets have listed Denver among the league's likely buyers heading into deadline week, alongside the 49ers and Bears. The logic is simple: a contending roster, meaningful cap space, and a front office that doesn't want to watch a real shot at the AFC's top seed slip away over a fixable hole.

That would be a shift in approach. Sean Payton's Broncos have stood pat at the trade deadline each of the last two seasons, preferring to build through the draft and free agency rather than rent short-term help. But a 6-2 start with Bo Nix playing like a legitimate difference-maker changes the calculus, and Denver will have already played its Week 9 game at Carolina on November 8 by the time the deadline closes two days later. No specific trade has been reported as agreed as of this week, but the Broncos have the draft capital and cap room to be aggressive if the right player becomes available.

The Jets and Breece Hall

New York is in the opposite spot. The Jets are 2-6, in last place in the AFC East, and AP reporting from late October described them the way they've been described for most of the last two years: a team that's "always rebuilding." Running back Breece Hall and receiver Garrett Wilson were named as the two players who would bring back the best return if the Jets decide to sell.

Hall's situation is different than it was a year ago. The Jets placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on him in March 2026 after the two sides couldn't agree on a long-term deal, then signed him to a three-year, $45.75 million extension that May, locking him in through 2028. That's a notable change from the 2025 deadline, when Hall was the single most talked-about name on the board, Kansas City reportedly offered a fourth-round pick, and the Jets held out for a third before ultimately keeping him.

Despite the new contract, Hall's name hasn't disappeared from trade conversation. With the Jets once again out of playoff contention and a new front office under GM Darren Mougey still shaping the roster, rival evaluators continue to view him as a trade chip if New York decides a full sell-off makes sense. Nothing suggests a deal is close, and Hall's extension makes any trade more complicated than it would have been a year ago, but the speculation hasn't gone away just because the contract situation has changed.

Who Else Could Move

Denver and New York are two storylines in a deadline with plenty of others. Saints running back Alvin Kamara and Commanders receiver Stefon Diggs currently top most trade boards, with Buccaneers receiver Chris Godwin and several Arizona and Tennessee players also in the mix. The Chargers, the NFL's only winless team at 0-6, are viewed as the clearest sellers in the league and are expected to shop veterans like edge rusher Khalil Mack for draft capital.

Jeffery Simmons with the Tennessee Titans on September 19, 2021 (at Seattle Seahawks)Photo: Chipermc, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

What to Watch

The deadline rarely produces its biggest moves until the final hours. For Denver, the question is whether Payton and GM George Paton see a specific need worth spending draft capital on with a top-seed race still in reach. For the Jets, it's whether a 2-6 start convinces the front office to start cashing in pieces, Hall included, for future assets. Either way, the next six days will tell us a lot about how both franchises see the rest of their season.

For more on how Denver got here, see our recap of Week 8's biggest storylines and the Bears' own early move at the deadline in our Jeffery Simmons trade coverage. Follow every deal as it happens in our NFL coverage.

Frequently Asked Questions

When is the 2026 NFL trade deadline?

The 2026 NFL trade deadline is Tuesday, November 10, at 4 p.m. ET, the day after Week 9's Monday night game.

Are the Denver Broncos buyers at the trade deadline?

Denver, at 6-2 and first in the AFC West, is widely viewed as a possible buyer with cap space to spend, though coach Sean Payton has stood pat at the deadline each of the last two years.

Will the Jets trade Breece Hall?

Hall signed a three-year, $45.75 million extension in May 2026, but with New York at 2-6, he's still being named by league reporters as one of the Jets' pieces most likely to fetch a strong return if the team sells.

Who else is expected to be traded before the 2026 deadline?

Saints RB Alvin Kamara, Commanders WR Stefon Diggs and Buccaneers WR Chris Godwin are among the top names on trade boards, while the winless Chargers are considered the clearest sellers in the league.