Jets could be on verge of another trade fleece with former draft bust

New York Jets general manager Darren Mougey has been busy working the phones as he approaches his first roster cut day with the organization — and it seems like he's not done just yet.

ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported Sunday afternoon that one Jets player who has garnered interest from NFL teams is offensive tackle Carter Warren. Warren is buried on the Jets' depth chart and is not expected to make the final roster.

This comes just hours after the team shipped veteran defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for a swap of conditional 2027 sixth and seventh-round picks.

Much like Warren, Nnadi was fully expected to be a part of final roster cuts this week. The Jets were able to recoup a potential asset for one player they had no intentions of keeping — can they do it again?

Jets could find a trade partner for Carter Warren

A fourth-round pick of the Jets in the 2023 NFL Draft, Warren has started six games over the last two years, although the results haven't exactly been encouraging.

Warren struggled mightily in his first two seasons with the Jets. As a rookie, he earned a poor 46.9 Pro Football Focus grade, surrendering 20 pressures and five sacks in just five starts.

Things didn’t improve much in 2024, as he managed only a 44.6 grade across six appearances (one start), giving up 11 pressures and posting a dreadful 34.1 pass-blocking grade.

The Jets drafted Warren as a developmental mid-round tackle, betting on his raw physical traits and long-term upside. But through two seasons, that growth simply hasn’t materialized.

Warren entered the summer competing for one of the team's backup tackle spots with the likes of Max Mitchell and Chukwuma Okorafor. But Mitchell emerged as the team's second-string left tackle, while Okorafor has been the primary backup right tackle behind rookie Armand Membou.

That leaves Warren on the outside of the roster bubble, looking in. With two years of cheap team control remaining on his rookie contract, it's possible some team would be willing to take a chance on the former Pittsburgh standout.

The Jets have little reason to keep Warren on their 53-man roster, and even as a practice squad option, they could do better. If the team manages to get anything of value in return, it should be considered a clear win for the organization.

The Jets already pulled it off with Nnadi. Flipping another likely cut into draft capital would be a savvy bit of business for Darren Mougey and company.

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