With news coming Monday morning of Yannick Ngakoue’s desire to play elsewhere in 2020, the Jacksonville Jaguars have made the decision to use their franchise tag on the former Pro Bowler. Unfortunately for the team, Ngakoue’s stance could lead to a trade, which general manager Dave Caldwell would have to orchestrate.

Make no mistake about it, using the franchise tag on Ngakoue is 100% the correct thing to do. At just 24 years old, there certainly will be interest in Ngakoue because good young pass-rushers are simply hard to find.

To lose a player of Ngakoue’s caliber for nothing would have been a devastating blow for Jacksonville. Now, Caldwell can explore the trade market and gain more ammunition for next month’s draft — that is if he wants.

The question then remains, who is willing to partner the Jaguars in a trade? Below is a list of some possible scenarios that could unfold before the starting of the 2020 season:

Miami Dolphins

With no illusions that the Dolphins will be using some of their ammunition to make a move for a franchise quarterback, it makes a ton of sense for Chris Grier to also secure the team’s long-term future at the next most important position by trading for Ngakoue.

With very little edge depth in this year’s class, it’s unlikely that the Dolphins would be able to secure an impact player of Ngakoue’s caliber with either the No. 18 or No. 26 picks. Whilst the idea of trading a first-rounder for someone who then wants to sign a contract averaging $22 million a year is scary, the Dolphins have plenty of cap space to do so. They currently have over $88 million in available space, good for first in the league and more than enough to absorb such a contract.