Two teams were reportedly in the running to acquire Kansas City Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill — the Miami Dolphins and the New York Jets.
Hill ended up with the Dolphins, but the Jets had also submitted an offer to Kansas City. Because a deal was contingent on Hill signing a contract extension, he essentially was able to choose his own destination. Well, it looks like he chose the right spot for his former team based on the trade compensation.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the offer from New York didn’t include a first-round draft pick. Instead, it was a compilation of draft picks that added up to a similar value per the NFL commonly accepted trade value chart.
Jets trade offer to the Chiefs for Tyreek Hill – that Kansas City would have accepted if the WR opted for NY – did not include a first-round pick, but rather multiple picks that were commensurate to the Dolphins’ offer based on the draft value chart that teams use, per sources.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 23, 2022
Had Hill chosen to go to the Jets, the Chiefs would have received picks No. 35, 38 and 69 in the 2022 NFL draft. In return, the team would have sent Hill and picks No. 103.
Here is the trade the Chiefs and Jets had in place for Tyreek Hill:
🏈Chiefs would have gotten picks No. 35, 38 and 69
🏈Jets would have gotten Hill and No. 103.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 23, 2022
The Chiefs, instead, got a haul of draft picks from Miami. Picks from both teams roughly translate to the same amount on the NFL’s trade value chart (around 1,227 points). That said, the optics of the deal with the Dolphins looks much better than it would have if Hill had been traded to the Jets. There were some reports that said New York was willing to part with pick No. 10, but it doesn’t seem like they were willing to sweeten the pot in order to land Hill. Perhaps they should have been willing because now they’ll have to play against him twice a year in the AFC East.
