When New Orleans goes on the clock in the 2026 NFL Draft, Shough will almost certainly become the latest high-round pick whose team uses an even higher-round pick 12 months later in the hopes of upgrading the position.

The 2025 NFL trade deadline is a top date on the NFL calendar every year. And the trade deadline is today, Nov. 4. While trades have actually been taking place with regularity over the last month (most notably Joe Flacco to the Cincinnati Bengals and Jaire Alexander to the Philadelphia Eagles ),