Raiders Davante Adams trade conditional draft compensation scenarios from best to worst

What draft pick the Raiders receive from the Jets in trade for Davante Adams ranges quite a bit based on various scenarios. We go through them.

The conditional pick the Raiders will receive from the Jets in exchange for Davante Adams will land in a fairly wide range. Let’s explore the possibilities for that pick. From what it could potentially be — the best case scenario — and what it is guaranteed to be at least — the worst case scenario.

The conditions for moving the pick from a round three pick to a round two pick are either the Jets play in the conference championship game or Adams makes at least second team All Pro.

So, let start with the best case scenario and work our way up from there.

1. Best case

Round 2, pick 33

This is the highest possible pick the Raiders could get from this trade. A much less likely scenario, but not impossible. It would require Davante Adams be named second team All Pro, but the Jets still be terrible. Literally the worst record in the NFL bad.

2. Next best case

Round 2 picks 34-50

Davante Adams gets at least second team All Pro and the Jets fail to make the playoffs.

3. Worst best case

Round 2, pick 64

This would mean the Raiders get their Round two pick, but because the Jets win the Super Bowl, which would make it the lowest possible Round two pick.

4. Best worst case

Round 3 pick 65-82

This is basically the status quo here. In other words, Davante doesn’t make All Pro and the Jets don’t make the playoffs. The more wins the Jets get, the lower this pick will be.

5. Worst case

Round 3, pick 92

This is the lowest possible pick the Raiders could get. It would require a couple of things to happen, both of which are very possible. 1. The Jets make it to the Divisional round and lose. 2. Davante Adams is not named first or second team All Pro.

Trayvon Mullen cut by Cardinals, conditional draft pick traded to Raiders winds up 7th rounder

Conditional pick Raiders receive from Cardinals for Trayvon Mullen winds up being a 7th rounder as former 2nd rounder is cut

Two more games. That’s all the more games Trayvon Mullen needed to play for the Cardinals to turn the conditional pick they traded to the Raiders become a sixth round pick.

Today the Cardinals cut the former second round pick which means he won’t meet the minimum threshold and thus the pick the Raiders will receive will be a seventh round pick.

Mullen was traded before the season as the Raiders went with Rock Ya-Sin and Nate Hobbs as their primary starters with Anthony Averett as the third corner.

Meanwhile Mullen has appeared in eight games for Arizona, playing a total of 124 snaps on defense. The 42 snaps he saw last Sunday was a season high for him.

What’s interesting now is now on injured reserve for the second time this season and the Raiders have been digging into their depth chart and practice squad for snaps at cornerback. So, if they felt like bringing Mullen back, they may have a chance to do so.

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