Best and Worst NFL Trades This Year

Lions- Browns
The best trade this year was Za-Darius Smith from the Browns to the Lions. The Lions needed to replace the edge player Aidan Hutchinson after he broke his fibula and tibia in the 47-9 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Oct. 13, 2024.  The Browns will acquire a 2025 fifth-rounder and a 2026 sixth-rounder and the Detroit Lions will receive Za-Darius Smith and a 2026 seventh-rounder. Smith has recorded five sacks this year and has 65 over his 10-year career so far. This trade would be rated an A for the Lions. 
Ravens- Panthers
The Ravens and the Panthers completed a trade on Oct.29, 2024, sending Dionate Johnson and a 2025 sixth-rounder to the Ravens. The Panthers received a 2025 fifth-round selection. Donate Johnson played for the Steelers for five years, only having one 1,000-yard receiving year in 2021. Johnson played only seven games for the Panthers in the one year he was there, in 2024, only having 30 receptions, 357 yards, and three touchdowns. 
Chiefs- Titans
The big headline story was from Oct.24, when the Tennessee Titans sent their star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins to the Kansas City Chiefs for a 2025 fifth-round pick. While with Tennessee for two seasons, he recorded over 1,200 yards and eight touchdowns. He has 12,643 yards and 81 career touchdowns. The Chiefs get an A rating for this trade, and the Titans get a B because, for a star player, they could’ve budged for more value. 
Commanders- Saints
The trade between the New Orleans Saints and the Washington Commanders might be one of the best trades this season. Washington received the 28-year-old Marshon Lattimore on Nov.5 and a 2025 fifth-round pick while the Saints got a 2025 third, 2025 fourth, and 2025 sixth-round pick in this year's draft. Lattimore has 15 ints in his career so far and 405 tackles so far. 
Cowboys- Panthers 
The Dallas Cowboys completed a trade for Jonathan Mingo on Nov.5 after they lost to the Atlanta Falcons. The Cowboys receive Jonathan Mingo and a 2025 seventh-round draft and the Panthers get a 2025 fourth-round pick. Jonathan Mingo has only been in the league for two years recording 111 catches and 539 yards and zero touchdowns with his longest catch going for 40 yards. The Cowboys just lost CeeDee Lamb to a shoulder injury during the Falcons game. Their wide receiver room hasn’t been the greatest so far this year. CeeDee Lambs has had 660 yards through 8 games this season and the next highest receiver is Jalen Tolbert who has 30 receptions and 353 yards and 3 touchdowns. The Cowboys get a C- on this trade because Jonathan Mingo hasn’t been productive enough for this to be proven and the Panthers get a B because they got more than his value.