NFL trade deadline grades: Marvin Harrison Jr. Cam Jurgens - ESPN

NFL analysts Ben Solak and Seth Walder are grading deals ahead of the 2026 trade deadline, which is Nov. 10 at 4 p.m. ET.

When grading trades, we evaluate them for each team based on on-field impact, cap implications, draft compensation and effects within the context of a team's overall short- and long-term outlooks. How confident are we in knowing if this is a good or bad decision? And how big is the impact of this decision? Both questions play a role in our grades, though a low-impact decision can still receive a strong or poor grade. Even with lower stakes, clear-cut wins or losses still matter.

Here are our evaluations for the first four deals of trading season: J.J. McCarthy to the Giants, Joey Porter Jr. to the Cowboys, Cam Jurgens to the Ravens and Marvin Harrison Jr. to the Texans. Check back through the deadline for grades on the biggest moves.

Texans get: WR Marvin Harrison Jr., 2027 seventh-round pick
Cardinals get: 2027 second-round pick, 2027 sixth-round pick

Texans grade: C+
Cardinals: A-

Minutes after the Texans completed their 26-3 blowout win over the Titans, news broke that the rumored trade of Harrison, who was inactive Sunday because of the expected move, would be completed. The Cardinals sent him to Houston for a second-rounder and a sixth-rounder in 2027.

Similar to a lot of trades for young players, there are two simple questions: How much of our opinion of Harrison should be shaped by the league's predraft opinion of him and how much should be based on what we've seen from him in the NFL so far?

Harrison was considered a premier wide receiver prospect and was the first non-quarterback off the board with the fourth pick in the 2024 draft. But his production has fallen well short of those