The Bengals recently announced they would be open to hearing trade offers for their All-Pro edge rusher, Trey Hendrickson.

The Bengals would still have their first-round pick edge rusher in Shemar Stewart to cause problems, which is why, along with the report, the team said they would not even need an edge rusher in return. That is where Jason Licht could step in and make a splash for the Bucs to get them on the brink of a Super Bowl while veterans like Lavonte David and Mike Evans debate retirement.

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We aimed to do our best Jason Licht impersonation by providing three trade packages that we are confident everyone will agree are great ideas. Because of course, everyone thinks every trade is a good one and there is no room for thinking otherwise, right?

Trade Package 1Bucs send: Logan Hall, a 2026 3rd Round Pick, and a 2027 3rd Round PickBengals send: Trey Hendrickson and a 2026 5th Round Pick

This package is popular among fans on social media, but it lacks some explosive pieces for the Bengals to pull the trigger on it. The Bengals would be departing with an All-Pro, nearly 18+ sacks a season player, they are going to need a lot. Logan Hall is a reliable defensive lineman who would help the Bengals’ abysmal defense, and the two draft picks on the second day of the draft would help in the long haul for a team that hates paying players. Perhaps this gets it done, most likely it wouldn’t, but hey, it would be a starting point.

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Trade Package 2Bucs send: Chris Braswell, a 2026 2nd Round Pick, and a 2026 5th Round PickBengals send: Trey Hendrickson and a 2026 4th Round Draft Pick

The Chris Braswell experiment would be over for the Bucs, and they would be all in on 2025 with this move. The second-round draft pick stings, but getting a fourth back helps, not to mention getting Hendrickson. Someone is going to have to get aggressive with the Bengals to make a trade happen because both Hendrickson and the Bengals don’t want to make a trade. The challenge is enticing them to do so, and higher draft capital does that.

Which leads us to our final offer.

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Trade Package 3Bucs send: 2026 1st Round Pick, 2026 6th Round Pick, 2027 1st Round Pick, and a 2027 3rd Round PickBengals send: Trey Hendrickson, 2027 2nd Round Pick, and a 2027 5th Round Pick

Note: This deal would come with a contract extension for Trey Hendrickson, keeping him in Tampa Bay for the next three to five years.

This deal seems like a lot, because it is. This is the same package that the Bears sent to the Raiders to get their All-Pro pass rusher, Khalil Mack. The two first-rounders are the heavyweight fighters here for either pick because no one likes committing that type of draft capital. However, when you get a player like Hendrickson, who helps you immediately become a Super Bowl contender in a loaded NFC.

This article originally appeared on Bucs Wire: 3 trades for the Bucs to offer the Bengals for Trey Hendrickson