The 2026 NFL trade deadline was busy, but plenty of big names stayed put. ESPN’s Adam Schefter posted a list of notable players who weren’t moved before Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET cutoff, and it’s a long one.
Among the players not traded by today’s deadline:
🏈Jonathan Taylor
🏈Daniel Jones
🏈Grover Stewart
🏈Budda Baker
🏈Josh Sweat
🏈Moro Ojomo
🏈Khalil Mack
🏈Calvin Ridley
🏈Tony Pollard
🏈Tariq Woolen
🏈Garrett Wilson
🏈Breece Hall
🏈Will McDonald
🏈Derrick Henry pic.twitter.com/Q4tBw9vFbC— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 10, 2026
Here’s why some of the biggest names on that list are staying where they are.
Jonathan Taylor, RB, Colts
The headline name. Indianapolis traded Quenton Nelson, DeForest Buckner, Keenan Allen and Josh Downs, but kept Taylor. Multiple teams offered a second-round pick and more, but the Colts wanted a blockbuster to even consider it, The Ringer’s Tom Pelissero reported. More in our Jonathan Taylor trade story.
Daniel Jones, QB, Colts
Jones was never really in play. Pelissero reported the Colts told Jones on Saturday that he wouldn’t be traded.
Khalil Mack, OLB, Chargers
The winless Chargers finally sold, sending linebacker Daiyan Henley to Denver. Mack wasn’t part of it. Jordan Schultz called a Mack trade a long shot, and coach Jim Harbaugh had said publicly that he wanted Mack to stay.
Budda Baker, S, Cardinals
Baker was one of the top safeties linked to Buffalo. The Bills made a hard push for him, Schultz reported, but ended up trading for Amani Hooker instead.
Garrett Wilson, Breece Hall and Will McDonald, Jets
The Jets moved safety Andre Cisco but kept their core. SI’s Albert Breer reported the team didn’t plan any major trades. Pass rusher Will McDonald, who has been frustrated with his playing time, also stayed, as we covered in our Will McDonald trade request story. That keeps the group intact for Sunday’s Bills-Jets game.
Tariq Woolen, CB, Eagles
Woolen was one of the most talked-about trade candidates on a 2-7 Eagles team. He’s on a one-year, $12 million deal, according to NBC Sports Philadelphia, and said he wanted to stay. He got his wish.
Tony Pollard, RB, Titans
Tennessee kept Pollard despite interest, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported.
Maxx Crosby, DE, Raiders
He wasn’t on Schefter’s list, but he’s worth mentioning. The Raiders got calls about Crosby over the last few weeks, and the answer was no, Schultz reported after the deadline.
Sources: The #Raiders received calls over the last few weeks about DE Maxx Crosby, but the answer was he isn’t being moved and is staying in Las Vegas.
Some thought that could change with the Kirk Cousins trade today, but Crosby is a Raider, and the future with Fernando Mendoza… pic.twitter.com/fMhInpE2AD
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) November 10, 2026
Some thought that could change after the Kirk Cousins trade handed the job to Fernando Mendoza. It didn’t.
The rest of the list
Schefter’s list also included Grover Stewart, Josh Sweat, Moro Ojomo, Calvin Ridley and Derrick Henry. None were moved.
These players can’t be traded again until the new league year opens in March. For every deal that did happen, see our trade deadline winners and losers.
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