With the NFL trade deadline less than two weeks away (4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 3), teams are setting up their rosters for the stretch run of the 2020 season. Could Eagles tight end Zach Ertz, who's frustrated about his contract, get moved? Could a team trade for a quarterback? Jameis Winston (Saints), Jacoby Brissett (Colts) and Dwayne Haskins (Washington) are among the backups who could be had. Pass-rusher Yannick Ngakoue is among the players who has already be dealt (from Minnesota to Baltimore).
We asked our NFL Nation reporters to pick potential trade targets for every team. That means veterans who can't get on the field, players who have overstayed their welcomes and guys who just need a change of scenery. Here are 31 candidates -- one for almost every team -- who could be dealt before the deadline:
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NFC EAST
Dallas Cowboys
Defensive end Everson Griffen
Let's be honest -- there's not a lot to pick from on the Cowboys, and the players who could have value (such as wide receiver Michael Gallup) will not be dealt. So Griffen gets the call, and it is not because of what he has done this season. It's what he has done in the past. He has 1.5 sacks, a tackle for loss and 12 quarterback pressures this year, but he has not made many impact plays in key moments. He came to the Cowboys after a 10-year run in Minnesota, where he had 76 sacks, including eight last season. Because he is on a one-year contract, a pass-rush-needy contending team might be willing to take a nine- or 10-game gamble to see if he has anything left for a middle-of-the-road draft pick. -- Todd Archer
New York Giants
Tight end Evan Engram
If the Giants decide to sell, Engram could attract interest across the league. It just hasn't worked for him this season in offensive coordinator Jason Garrett's offense, and he's still under control with a financially reasonable fifth-year option for next year. That gives him some value, and would allow the Giants to get something worthwhile in return. Whatever team acquired Engram would think it got a player with potential it could unleash. The problem with Engram, prior to this season, was never production. It was injuries. He was averaging 51.9 receiving yards per game his first three seasons in the NFL. He's down to 29.5 yards per game this season. He could be a better fit elsewhere. -- Jordan Raanan
Philadelphia Eagles
Tight end Zach Ertz
The lack of movement on a contract extension has frustrated Ertz and left the impression that he isn't in the team's long-term plans. His deal runs through 2021, when he's scheduled to make a reasonable base salary of $8.25 million. Ertz is sidelined with a high ankle sprain, but now wouldn't be the worst time for a tight end-needy team to buy low in hopes that he'll return to Pro Bowl form before long. -- Tim McManus
Washington Football Team
Defensive end Ryan Kerrigan
While second-year quarterback Dwayne Haskins could end up elsewhere, the guy who could help another team right now is Kerrigan. Washington's all-time leader in sacks (93) has been relegated to backup duty behind starters Chase Young and Montez Sweat. Against the Giants last week, Kerrigan played a career-low seven of a possible 46 snaps. Kerrigan is in the last year of his contract, and at one point owner Dan Snyder told him he'd be here for life. But it's hard to imagine this marriage continuing beyond 2020. Washington will be reluctant to trade Kerrigan if it still thinks it can win the NFC East; the team likes his leadership and he does have three sacks off the bench. -- John Keim
NFC NORTH
Chicago Bears
Wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr.
The Bears will probably not trade Ginn, but the veteran has played a limited role this season. He lined up at wide receiver on just three snaps during Chicago's Week 6 victory over Carolina. Ginn also returned one punt for zero yards against the Panthers. In five games -- he was a healthy scratch in Week 2 -- the 35-year-old has only three catches for 40 yards. He was supposed to be a downfield weapon for the Bears, but that has not happened. The prospects of Ginn lasting more than one year in Chicago are slim. -- Jeff Dickerson
Detroit Lions
Wide receiver Marvin Jones
This isn't so much that the Lions should trade Jones or are expected to move him, but the veteran is in the final year of his contract, and he has not been active as a pass-catcher this season. There's little question he's still an effective downfield threat on contested balls, but Detroit just hasn't gotten him involved with the emergence of D'Andre Swift and T.J. Hockenson needing targets along with star Kenny Golladay. If this were another year without GM Bob Quinn and head coach Matt Patricia on the hottest of seats, it's a move for a pick that could be made. -- Michael Rothstein
Green Bay Packers
Defensive tackle Montravius Adams
If a team is looking for a big body to eat up snaps on the interior of the defensive line, then Adams might be attractive. He never has found a consistent spot in the Packers' rotation behind Kenny Clark, Dean Lowry and Tyler Lancaster. With the emergence of Kingsley Keke, perhaps the Packers would be willing to move the former third-round pick, who is in the final year of his rookie contract. -- Rob Demovsky
Minnesota Vikings
Offensive tackle Riley Reiff
This one is a no-brainer, especially for a team like the Titans, who just lost Taylor Lewan to a season-ending ACL tear. Tennessee is a playoff contender and should be on the phone with Minnesota this week to work out a trade for Reiff, who is putting together one of the best seasons of his career. Now is the time for the Vikings to strike when the left tackle's value is at its peak. Trade Reiff, get some draft capital for 2021 and start rookie Ezra Cleveland -- the player they drafted in April to eventually replace Reiff and become their franchise left tackle -- for the rest of this season. -- Courtney Cronin
NFC SOUTH
Atlanta Falcons
Center Alex Mack
Does any team need a center for the stretch run? Of Falcons players who are in the final years of their contract, Mack is the most dependable and likely to draw interest around the deadline. Mack, who will turn 35 next month, is in the last year of the five-year, $45 million contract he signed in 2016. He has made 70 straight starts since joining the team. The Falcons obviously want to protect Matt Ryan for the rest of the season, but contending teams could be interested in shoring up their offensive lines, and Mack could be an upgrade. -- Sarah Barshop
Carolina Panthers
Linebacker Tahir Whitehead
Whitehead hasn't come close to replacing retired star Luke Kuechly and has been the weak link on a defense that is playing surprisingly well. Pro Football Focus gives Whitehead an overall grade of 27.4. He has been especially weak in coverage, one of Kuechly's strengths. The problem is that no team is likely to trade for Whitehead, who's a free agent after the season. The Panthers do have a need at defensive tackle with Kawann Short out for the year, but they would have to give up draft picks to find a replacement. General manager Marty Hurney has been reluctant to do that, and picks are what the Panthers are rebuilding around. -- David Newton
New Orleans Saints
Quarterback Jameis Winston
The Saints aren't eager to part ways with Winston, whom they like enough to consider as the potential successor to Drew Brees after signing him to a bargain-basement, one-year deal. But he has to be mentioned here because he is a free agent after the season -- and he plays the most important position on the field. If a team thinks a quarterback upgrade could keep it in playoff contention, New Orleans is the place to shop. -- Mike Triplett
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
No one
The Bucs don't have anyone on their roster who fits the category of a trade candidate because, unlike in previous years, they're buyers and not sellers, which is why they just traded for defensive tackle Steve McLendon from the Jets to help offset the loss of Vita Vea. Since training camp, they've added running backs LeSean McCoy and Leonard Fournette, center A.Q. Shipley and now McLendon. The team is focused on surrounding Tom Brady with everything he could possibly need to make a postseason run. Coach Bruce Arians said of McLendon, "He's really a quality human being and a hell of a player. Losing Vita, we just needed to shore up against some of these big-time running teams [and acquire] another nose guard-type player." -- Jenna Laine
NFC WEST
Arizona Cardinals
Cornerback Patrick Peterson
Of every player on the Arizona roster, Peterson might be the one who could garner the most attention before the deadline. The 30-year-old will be a free agent after the season. If another team needs help at corner, the Cardinals could be able to recoup a younger player or a draft pick or two. In all likelihood, however, the Cardinals will keep Peterson, especially with how the defense played Monday night in Dallas, which could be a preview of things to come for a unit that seems to be finding its own. -- Josh Weinfuss
Los Angeles Rams
Wide receiver Josh Reynolds
As the Rams pursue a division title and playoff run, it's unlikely they will trade Reynolds, who earned a starting role in the offense in his fourth season. However, they have little draft capital, which makes Reynolds and tight end Gerald Everett candidates to move because they are playing on expiring rookie contracts and the Rams drafted potential replacements in Van Jefferson and Brycen Hopkins. This season, Reynolds has 14 receptions for 226 yards, including a 40-yard touchdown. -- Lindsey Thiry
San Francisco 49ers
Wide receiver Dante Pettis
Pettis simply doesn't have a role with the Niners anymore, and that is unlikely to change without a handful of injuries in front of him. The past two weeks, the 2018 second-round pick was inactive in favor of Kevin White, who had just been activated from the practice squad. It's unlikely the Niners could get much in return for Pettis -- perhaps a pick swap to move up a round or a conditional late-round choice -- but he flashed as a rookie and could benefit from a change of scenery. -- Nick Wagoner
Seattle Seahawks
Tight end Jacob Hollister
A year after leading Seahawks tight ends in playing time and receptions, Hollister has played only 48 offensive snaps through five games while sitting third in the pecking order behind Greg Olsen and Will Dissly. With Olsen's and Dissly's injury histories, the Seahawks might end up needing Hollister to step into a bigger role at some point, though they expect to get fourth-round pick Colby Parkinson back from the non-football injury list and also have veteran Luke Willson on the active roster. If the right offer is there, general manager John Schneider could be tempted to gain some relief from Hollister's $3.259 million salary and recoup a little of the draft capital Seattle is missing after the Jamal Adams trade. -- Brady Henderson
AFC EAST
Buffalo Bills
Defensive end Trent Murphy
Bills general manager Brandon Beane this offseason wrote off any talk of Murphy being released as a media creation, but the veteran has been largely ineffective through six games this season and was inactive for the team's loss to the Chiefs in Week 6. His $9.78 million cap hit might be difficult to move, however, and it's not as though Buffalo's defensive line has played well enough to afford parting ways with Murphy. But it would be a way to get young players such as Darryl Johnson, AJ Epenesa or even Bryan Cox Jr. more involved in the rotation. -- Marcel Louis-Jacques
Miami Dolphins
Running back Jordan Howard
The Dolphins signed Howard to a two-year, $9.75 million deal in March with hopes of him being a key cog in their offense. Fast forward seven months, and he has been a healthy inactive over the past two games behind Myles Gaskin, Matt Breida and Patrick Laird. There doesn't seem to be a role for Howard, who was productive over the first four seasons of his career and could be in need of a fresh start. Howard hasn't played well this season, but maybe a salary dump or late-round pick swap trade to Philadelphia, where he had some success, would make sense. -- Cameron Wolfe
New England Patriots
Offensive lineman Joe Thuney
This seems like more of a long shot, but if the Patriots felt like they had little chance of signing Thuney to a long-term extension after placing the franchise tag on him last offseason, and could receive a significant asset in return, perhaps they would consider it. Thuney is arguably their best offensive lineman this season -- with position flexibility to play basically every position on the line -- so the return would have to knock them over. -- Mike Reiss
New York Jets
Safety Marcus Maye
Maye is a solid free safety, but he's in the final year of his contract and rookie third-round pick Ashtyn Davis is waiting in the wings. Maye wasn't drafted by general manager Joe Douglas, who might not want to spend the $6 million to $8 million per year it will take to re-sign him. Keep in mind the Jets are sellers, evidenced by the recent departures of running back Le'Veon Bell (cut) and nose tackle Steve McLendon (traded to Bucs). -- Rich Cimini
AFC NORTH
Baltimore Ravens
Running back Gus Edwards
The Ravens have a crowded backfield with Edwards, Mark Ingram II and rookie second-round pick J.K. Dobbins. Edwards has been an effective runner when called upon, leading all running backs with a 5.2 yards-per-carry average since the start of the 2018 season. But he will be a restricted free agent after the season, and Baltimore might be inclined to keep him around if it decides to part ways with Ingram after the season. -- Jamison Hensley
Cincinnati Bengals
Wide receiver John Ross
The former first-round pick has already been floated as a trade target this week, and with the Bengals' unwillingness to put him in the receiver rotation -- he has two catches in three games this season -- moving Ross makes sense. He still has elite speed and is on the final year of his rookie deal. Cincinnati might not like what it could get in return for him, but even a late-round pick allows the rebuilding franchise to salvage something from Ross' value. -- Ben Baby
Cleveland Browns
Tight end David Njoku
While Njoku was on injured reserve, the Browns fared just fine at tight end with Austin Hooper and rookie Harrison Bryant. Njoku already asked for a trade over the summer before later rescinding his request. And even though he could still help the Browns in their heavy-tight end schemes, Cleveland has several needs on defense and could use Njoku to acquire help there. -- Jake Trotter
Pittsburgh Steelers
Cornerback Justin Layne
Corners Steven Nelson and Joe Haden played every defensive snap in the win against the Browns in Week 6. That has been the case for the majority of the season, leaving little room for the 2019 third-round pick Layne to get on the field. Layne, an athletic and tall corner at 6-foot-2, looked good in training camp, but the Steelers are deep at the position. With a need for an inside linebacker, the Steelers could get a solid return for him. -- Brooke Pryor
AFC SOUTH
Houston Texans
Wide receiver Kenny Stills
The Texans have two wide receivers on their roster with expiring contracts: Stills and Will Fuller V. While the return in a trade would be greater for Fuller, Houston could get a similar compensation pick for him if he leaves in free agency and the team doesn't pursue other big-name free agents. The Texans are also more likely to re-sign Fuller than Stills. Stills, who has eight catches for 104 yards and a touchdown this season, has a similar skill set to other Texans receivers and has seen the fewest targets among their speedy receivers. Houston would not get a lot in return for Stills, but he could be a solid veteran addition for a contender. -- Sarah Barshop
Indianapolis Colts
Quarterback Jacoby Brissett
Starter Philip Rivers' struggles at times had some wondering if coach Frank Reich should replace him with Brissett. It would probably take more than a couple of bad games by Rivers in order for the Colts to make the switch because that would be an admission that they made a mistake in giving him $25 million in the offseason. Brissett, who lost his starting job to Rivers after struggling at the end of the 2019 season, will be a free agent after the season and could be looking for a starting job elsewhere, especially if Rivers decides to play another season or the Colts believe rookie Jacob Eason, the third quarterback on the roster, is ready to move into the starting role. One of the reasons the Colts wouldn't trade Brissett, though, is because they value experience at backup quarterback. -- Mike Wells
Jacksonville Jaguars
Wide receiver Dede Westbrook
The former fourth-round pick caught 132 passes for 1,377 yards and eight touchdowns in 2018-19, but he has been a healthy scratch in five of the Jaguars' six games this season because rookies Laviska Shenault and Collin Johnson have been impressive. Westbrook can be a productive option for a team that needs a slot receiver. He could be had for a late-round pick. -- Mike DiRocco
Tennessee Titans
Wide receiver Corey Davis
Davis had seven catches for 101 yards in the season opener but has just eight catches for 105 yards since. It would take a strong offer to get the Titans to part ways with Davis, who has shown flashes of his tremendous talent since being the No. 5 overall pick in 2017. He'll be a free agent after the season, so maybe a team with an immediate need for a receiver would trade for him and get him into its building before signing him to a long-term deal. -- Turron Davenport
AFC WEST
Denver Broncos
Tight end Jake Butt
If you're talking about how other teams view the Broncos at the moment, the only real surplus on the depth chart is at tight end. With rookie Albert Okwuegbunam expected to get more playing time moving forward, Noah Fant set to return to the lineup from an ankle injury, plus Nick Vannett and Andrew Beck each taking plenty of snaps, Butt, who is still on his rookie deal and has shown himself to be back from his knee troubles in recent seasons, could draw some interest from teams that have had injury problems. -- Jeff Legwold
Kansas City Chiefs
Safety Tedric Thompson
The Chiefs aren't looking to unload depth, so they don't have an ideal candidate here. But Thompson's playing time has diminished of late. He played only on special teams on Monday against the Bills in Week 6 and has played only 71 defensive snaps all season. Although the Chiefs aren't looking to part with him, they could be persuaded to move him. -- Adam Teicher
Las Vegas Raiders
Wide receiver Zay Jones
Nothing personal against Jones, it's just that receiver is the deepest position group on the Raiders' roster, and once rookie Bryan Edwards returns from his ankle injury, and with speedster Henry Ruggs III back, opportunities will be even more scarce. Consider: Derek Carr has spread the ball around to the tune of 12 players catching passes this season. Jones has nine receptions for 81 yards and a touchdown. -- Paul Gutierrez
Los Angeles Chargers
Edge rusher Melvin Ingram
Historically, the Chargers have not made many in-season trades, and with several injuries this season, they don't have many candidates. Ingram, who doesn't have a sack in his two games, just came off injured reserve as well. It's believed, however, that the Chargers are looking for protection for franchise quarterback Justin Herbert, so if they could trade the 31-year-old Ingram -- who's a free agent after the season -- and add an offensive lineman, it could work out well for both sides. -- Shelley Smith