The final results for the Mecole Hardman trade are in. Let’s see what the Jets and Chiefs got.
The trade between the New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs has ended with the 2025 NFL Draft. It started with the Chiefs obtaining Mecole Hardman in October 2023 for a late-round pick swap in 2025. Hardman was reunited with the Chiefs, the team who drafted him in 2019.
Trade compensation for Mecole Hardman
The Jets traded Hardman and a seventh-round selection in the 2025 NFL draft to the Chiefs in exchange for a sixth-round selection in 2025.
Those picks ended up being 207 overall and 225 overall, so the Jets moved up just 18 spots.
How did the Jets use the pick from the Mecole Hardman trade?
The Jets traded 207 overall as part of their move to get Alabama safety Malachi Moore. It was pick 145 and 207 that made the move.
How did the Chiefs use the pick from the Mecole Hardman trade?
The Chiefs traded pick 225 to the Arizona Cardinals for DE Cameron Thomas in August 2024. He played just four games for them before being waived.
How did Mecole Hardman perform for the Chiefs?
Hardman spent six games active with KC in 2023, catching 14 passes for 118 yards. He re-signed with the Chiefs that offseason but has still been unable to regain the form he had early in his career. He signed a minimum deal with the Packers this offseason, but could be on the market again soon as the Packers have drafted multiple wideouts.