There were 22 players who changed teams before Tuesday's NFL trade deadline when accounting for all the moves made from Oct. 1 to Nov. 4.
That means a lot of teams either upgraded for now, stockpiled for later, or on the flip side, decided to stand pat.
Here's breaking down who all should feel good or bad about the moves, from teams to players:
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NFL trade deadline 2025 winners & losers
Winners: Indianapolis Colts
Sauce Gardner isn't Alontae Taylor, Riq Woolen or other cornerback who was on the trade market before the deadline. He's an absolute superstar shutdown cover man in the right system and the kind of move that turns a good all-around Colts team into a true AFC title contender to live up to its current No. 1 seed.
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Winners: Seattle Seahawks
The Seahawks did the move everyone expected with acquiring wide receiver Rashid Shaheed and the play of Sam Darnold throwing downfield in Washington on Monday night confirmed it was the right play to make their aggressive even more dangerous with Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Shaheed also doesn't need any time to learn the Klint Kubiak offense he knows from last year in New Orleans.
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Losers: New York Jets
The Jets moved Sauce Gardner, Michael Carter II and Quinnen Williams, who were indispensable defensive pieces just a few years ago. This fire sale isn't inspiring to either fans or players.
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Winners: Philadelphia Eagles
The Eagles needed key reinforcements for their pass defense and got them with Carter, Jaire Alexander and the real important piece, edge pass rusher Jaelan Phillips.
Winner: Quinnen Williams
The Cowboys were so-so with getting Logan Wilson but made up for it with Williams big time. Williams will be a difference-making versatile power for them for years to come.
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Loser: Breece Hall
Hall saw many of his friends leave town and find good non-Jets homes. Hall didn't land with any contenders, from the Chiefs to the Chargers to the Steelers to the Patriots. He gets stuck on a free-falling team with a bad offense.
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Winners: Baltimore Ravens
The Ravens did well to shore up some defensive spots with Dre'Mont Jones and Alohi Gilman without giving up too much.
Winners: Cincinnati Bengals
Surprisingly, they did OK despite not moving Trey Hendrickson, getting something for Logan Wilson and also finding their ideal Joe Burrow backup, Joe Flacco. It's not Flacco's fault the defense stinks with Hendrickson.
Loser: Trey Hendrickson
Hendrickson has wanted out of Cincinnati for a long time but didn't get his wish. So he needs to keep playing out in a shaky defensive scheme.
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Winners: Los Angeles Chargers
The Chargers didn't do too much but Odafe Oweh and Trevor Penning help nicely with some injury issues.
Losers: Rest of AFC West
The Raiders gave up and got rid of Jakobi Meyers instead of keeping him. The Chiefs didn't feel like they needed an impact move. The Broncos teased for big moves but came up empty in trying to bolster their status ahead of the Chargers and Chiefs.
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Winners: Buffalo Bills
The Bills didn't waste time making a forced move for a wide receiver or another position when the ideal acquisition wasn't there because Williams couldn't be traded from the Jets inside the division.
Losers: Miami Dolphins
The Dolphins did move Phillips but sat on Bradley Chubb, Jaylen Waddle and others despite having a lot of buzz after firing GM Chris Grier. That wasn't good for their rebuilding process.