Detroit Lions received Denzel Mims and conditional 2025 7th…
Detroit Lions received Denzel Mims and conditional 2025 7th round pick from New York Jets (did not convey) in the 2023-07-19 exchange with New York Jets. Mims was waived before the regular season and played no regular-season game for Detroit, while the conditional seventh never conveyed. The realized value remains close enough to support an even result.
Detroit Lions Received
- player Denzel Mims
- pick conditional 2025 7th round pick from New York Jets (did not convey)
New York Jets Received
- pick conditional 2025 6th round pick from Detroit Lions (did not convey)
Trade Analysis
The Exchange
On 2023-07-19, Detroit Lions received Denzel Mims and conditional 2025 7th round pick from New York Jets (did not convey), while New York Jets received conditional 2025 6th round pick from Detroit Lions (did not convey). The direct package is the basis for the hindsight grade. Later movement of an acquired pick can explain how value developed, but it does not change what these two clubs exchanged.
Detroit Lions Return
Mims was waived before the regular season and played no regular-season game for Detroit, while the conditional seventh never conveyed. The key question for Detroit Lions is how much practical roster value that return produced for the club itself. Playing contribution, starts, specialist service and retained draft value matter more than the simple number of pieces received.
New York Jets Return
The Jets moved on from Mims, but the conditional sixth did not convey because he failed to make Detroit's 53-man roster. The same standard applies to New York Jets: realized football value matters more than the appearance of the package on the transaction date. If a pick moved again later, that later move is separate from the direct return here.
Value in Hindsight
The Jets sent Denzel Mims plus a conditional 2025 seventh to Detroit for a conditional 2025 sixth. Both draft conditions depended on Mims making Detroit's 53-man roster. Detroit waived him before the regular season, so neither pick conveyed and Mims played no regular-season game for the Lions. With no realized player or pick value changing hands, an even result is the defensible hindsight verdict. The comparison therefore turns on durable contribution rather than draft position, name recognition or transaction complexity alone.
Final Verdict
Detroit Lions and New York Jets each receive a C-level result, and the verdict is Even Trade. Neither club created enough durable separation from the direct package to justify forcing a winner. The realized value was either balanced or similarly limited.