2026 NFL offseason grades: Draft, trades, more moves by team - ESPN

Free agency is done, the draft is behind us, and we're through the flurry of post-June 1 trades. It's time to hand out 2026 offseason grades for every NFL team.

We'll evaluate the actual decisions each team has made during the offseason. This is not a measurement of talent gained or lost. That's a valid exercise, but a different one. For example, the Raiders have unquestionably improved their roster between the Super Bowl and now. But did they make good team-building choices to get there? I have doubts.

Similarly, we are only measuring decisions made this offseason. So while the Jets added a ton of talent in the draft, that extra draft capital stemmed from choices made at last year's trade deadline.

But essentially everything else counts: signings, trades, cuts, firings, hirings, etc. Player evaluation, contracts, draft pick compensation and contending time horizons all come into play. Let's dive into the decisions each team made during the 2026 offseason, starting with some retooling from a recent Super Bowl champion. Here are all 32 offseason report cards.

Jump to a team:
ARI | ATL | BAL | BUF | CAR | CHI | CIN
CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GB | HOU | IND
JAX | KC | LV | LAC | LAR | MIA | MIN
NE | NO | NYG | NYJ | PHI | PIT | SF
SEA | TB | TEN | WSH

Biggest move: Trading WR A.J. Brown
Move I liked: Signing CB Riq Woolen
Move I disliked: Extending DT Jordan Davis

As is often the case, Eagles general manager Howie Roseman was busy in the trade market this offseason. That meant the long-awaited and finally consummated Brown deal to the Patriots, netting Philadelphia a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick. Losing Brown is a short-term knock, but it became clear his time as an Eagle was up and Philadelphia was able