The Jacksonville Jaguars have been far from active in free agency this offseason.

They re-signed a few players and nabbed a good runner, but for a fanbase that’d grown used to “winning the offseason,” the start of the 2026 league year has been a bit of a bore for Jaguars faithful.

Here are a few ideas for the team to bolster its pass rush and energize the city in one fell swoop.

Minnesota Vikings OLB Jonathan Greenard

Expected Trade Value: Early Day 2 Pick

The former Louisville Cardinal/Florida Gator has blossomed into a premier pass rusher at the pro level. After tallying 23 sacks over four seasons with the Texans, Greenard was traded to the Vikings, and he’s spent the past two seasons leading the charge for Brian Flores’ vaunted defense. Greenard finished third in pressures and sixth in PFF pass rush grade against true pass sets in 2024, his most recent 17-game season.

His career stats entering 2026: 38 sacks, 60 tackles for loss, 8 forced fumbles, 14 passes defensed. The only NFL players with better numbers in each of those categories are T.J. Watt, Khalil Mack, Brian Burns, and Montez Sweat. Guys like Greenard don’t come around very often.

By all accounts, Minnesota thinks the world of Greenard as a player and a person. They have no desire to move their No. 1 pass rusher — but Johnny Boy wants a new deal. (Given that his current contract has always been considered to be team-friendly, it’s understandable.)

Since the Vikings would have to move around money to meet the request for a raise, Greenard is suddenly available on the trade market.

A team would really have to love Greenard to make a swing for him. You’d have to trade valuable draft assets to Minnesota just for the right to give him a big new contract. Plus, the soon-to-be-29-year-old had season-ending shoulder surgery in December.

Does it really make sense for the Jaguars to get involved here?

Perhaps not. All I’m saying is that Jacksonville won’t get many better opportunities to add a top-20 edge defender to its rotation. Their Super Bowl window is starting to creak open; the acquisition of Greenard, while expensive, would burst that window wide open.

Philadelphia Eagles DT Jalen Carter

Expected Trade Value: Multiple Day 1 Picks

Carter is among the NFL’s most valuable non-quarterbacks as a nearly unstoppable force along the interior of the line of scrimmage. The highly touted Georgia product is one of the few players at his position who can wreck opposing offenses on his own. He is also young, on a cost-controlled rookie contract, and carries minimal injury risk.

Philadelphia would likely point to the Micah Parsons deal (two 1sts and a starting player) for an initial asking price.

Would the Eagles even trade Carter? Well, I’m not sure it makes sense for them to pay both Carter and nose tackle Jordan Davis, who signed a mammoth three-year, $78 million extension earlier this month. And we all know that Howie Roseman loves to wheel and deal.

Would the Jaguars even want Carter? Well, there’s obviously the whole conversation of cost, and beyond that, there are certainly some character concerns to consider.

But hey. Carter would immediately become the best player on Jacksonville’s roster since Jalen Ramsey — a true Hall of Fame-caliber talent who’d be the face of the franchise, so long as both parties kept their heads on straight.

It’d be a pretty bold move by James Gladstone, to say the least. And it’d sure be fun as hell to watch him spin his “intangibly rich” motto during Carter’s introductory press conference.

Pittsburgh Steelers OLB Nick Herbig

Expected Trade Value: Day 2 Pick, Day 3 Pick

Herbig, a tenacious yet slippery pass rusher who always seems to show up in big-time moments, is entering his contract season in the league’s most expensive defense.

To my surprise, I haven’t noticed his name in any “trade candidate” articles this offseason — but I’d bet every NFL team will be monitoring his availability until his future in Pittsburgh becomes clearer.

The Steelers have underutilized their 2023 fourth-round pick. Sure, T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith deserve to play the majority of snaps and start at outside linebacker, but Herbig is too talented to keep off the field in high-leverage situations.

It’s probably safe to assume that new defensive coordinator Patrick Graham will have a better plan for Herbig; the latter ought to be considered a building block asset who could develop into a blue-chip player.

If Pittsburgh’s front office doesn’t see him that way, Jacksonville would be wise to make a strong trade offer now before a potential bidding war at November’s trade deadline.

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