The Texans will play three more games before the trade deadline and have other needs.
Giants must trade for one of these three wide receivers to give Jaxson Dart the help he needs before it’s too late
Posted October 15, 2025
Chris Olave, New Orleans Saints
The former 2022 first-round pick burst onto the scene with two straight 1,000-yard seasons in the NFL. Since then, Olave's career has been held back by injuries over the last two seasons. Regardless of his availability, he still has first-round talent and the potential to be productive. So far in 2025, he's totalled 392 yards on 34 receptions with one touchdown.
Although the New Orleans Saints inexplicably beat the Giants two weeks ago, they still appear to be in rebuild mode. With his fifth-year option already picked up, it positions the Giants nicely to trade for him and potentially sign him to a long-term extension if he plays to his potential. If he could return to his 1,000 form, he'd be the perfect running-mate for Malik Nabers in 2026.
Our Saints writer, Adam Holt, provided important context on why Olave could be on the move and how the Giants are already pursuing him:
"Chris Olave has been the center of plenty of trade discussions around social media since the offseason.
He’s got one year left on his current contract, which is the option year that the Saints picked up. As he probably looks for an extension in the near future, it may make sense for New Orleans to move on from him. The Giants did check in with the Saints recently to garner the availability status of Olave, Rashid Shaheed, and possibly even Brandin Cooks. Olave is certainly the wideout in that trio with the greatest overall potential, but he has had some inconsistencies this season. He dropped a couple of passes in Week 6 against the Patriots, and his overall production hasn’t shown as much efficiency as the team may prefer. There are doubts among some fans that he can be the true, alpha WR1 for a passing game, and his contract extension may become pretty pricey whenever it does come.
That being said, the Giants certainly won’t be the only team with Olave on their radar as a bulk of contenders could use another playmaker in their passing game like the Ohio State product. Regardless, the feelers are already out from New York, and it feels a bit more likely that the Saints deal one of their young wide receivers than it did earlier this calendar year."
Jakobi Meyers, Las Vegas Raiders
Before the 2025 regular season, Jakobi Meyers was vocal in requesting a trade to separate from the new regime in Las Vegas. They've yet to trade the veteran, and his production is wasting away on an awful team with a quarterback who loves throwing the ball to the other team.
In Meyers' seven-year NFL career, he's topped 800 yards four times, totalling 422 catches in that span. While he's never been a truly dominant receiver, he's established himself as a reliable target for multiple franchises. Being 28 and having spent so much time in the league, he'd be perfect for the Giants, who could use an experienced target to add to their WR room.
Jerry Jeudy, Cleveland Browns
Jerry Jeudy finally reached his former first-round potential in 2024 when he surpassed 1,200 yards and had four touchdowns. However, the Browns have regressed signficantly and clearly do not have a thought-out plan at quarterback. The 26-year-old receiver could use a change of scenery again.
Undoubtedly, the Giants would get way more out of Jeudy than the 240 yards he has this season. Additionally, he wouldn't need to be a 1,200-yard receiver when Nabers returns to full health. He'd only need to be a solid second option, better than the ones the Giants currently have on the roster.
It's positive to hear the Giants are being more active about finding a receiver than was initially perceived. Adding an experienced player is extremely necessary for Dart's growth after its promising start. Of the options mentioned, Olave is the most exciting knowing what his ceiling is and the ability to pull him away for a bargain.
Texans Trade Pitch Lands Versatile Former Ravens Playmaker Before Deadline
In the wake of C.J. Gardner-Johnson’s release, the Houston Texans turned to veteran and former Tampa Bay Buccaneers draft pick M.J. Stewart. However, with the deadline approaching, the Texans could be a fitting trade suitor for another option in Geno Stone.
Currently with the Cincinnati Bengals, Stone entered the league as a seventh-round selection by the Baltimore Ravens.
And yet, a deal landing him with the Texans would be a full-circle opportunity.
Proposed Trade Lands Bengals S Geno Stone With Texans Before Deadline
Pro Football Focus’ Bradley Locker listed the Texans among the “possible fits” for several potential trade targets with the November 4 trade deadline approaching.
New York Jets running back Breece Hall, Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Jamal Adams, and Tennessee Titans tight end Chig Okonkwo were also on the list. Still, Stone offers the best combination of age, value, and positional need for the Texans.
This Heavy Sports trade proposal would see him land with the Texans before the deadline.
Texans get:
- Geno Stone
Bengals get:
- 2026 seventh-round pick (via SF)
The Texans are still paying the price for the trade to acquire Gardner-Johnson during the 2025 offseason. Still, Stone, 26, started all 17 games for the first time in 2024, and he has started all six for the Bengals this season.
He has significant playmaking ability, logging 7 interceptions in 2023, another 4 with 1 touchdown in 2024, and 245 total tackles in his career.
Stone also has experience at both safety spots, cornerback, nickelback, and even linebacker.
Texans general manager Nick Caserio downplayed the amount of activity he expects to take place as the trade deadline draws near. However, a trade for Stone would add a talented player who fits the timeline of the secondary’s other stars.
Texans Called ‘Possible Fit’ for Bengals S Geno Stone
Stone would be a reclamation project for the Texans in a trade. Houston’s already-stout secondary could be the kind of support system he needs around him on the field. Locker believes Stone could “regain 2023 form” with a new situation.
That could be with the Texans before the trade deadline.
“Since inking a two-year, $14 million deal to join the Bengals, Stone’s play has taken an unimaginable spiral. Among safeties to play 1,000 or more snaps over the last two seasons, Stone’s 56.6 overall PFF grade is the eighth-lowest. However, there have been some reasons for optimism this year, including his 76.2 PFF run-defense grade and 7.7% missed tackle rate,” Locker wrote on October 13.
“Assuming the Bengals will wave the white flag on their 2025 season, Stone would be a player from which to move on.
Stone was the No. 219 overall pick of the 2020 draft by the Ravens. He signed a two-year, $14 million contract with the Bengals in 2024. He later renegotiated it and is now on an expiring one-year, $4.9 million contract.
The Bengals are 2-4 and will be without starting quarterback Joe Burrow until January. However, they acquired Joe Flacco in a trade with the Cleveland Browns.
If that does not save them, bringing Stone back to the Texans could make sense.
Texans Had Geno Stone Before Breakout
A trade for Stone would be a do-over for the Texans, who had the ballhawk on their roster as a rookie but let him go.
According to BaltimoreRavens.com’s Clifton Brown in 2022, Stone spent “most” of the 2020 campaign on the Ravens practice squad until “he was released late in that season and had a brief stint with the Houston Texans before he was released and re-signed by Baltimore in 2021.”
Stone’s breakout campaign came in his fourth season.A trade to Houston could help him recapture the form he had just two seasons ago, with the talent the Texans’ former leadership once saw before he realized it on the field.
