Recently, Tony Pauline of draftanalyst.com stated that the New York Jets could be interested in trading wide receiver Robby Anderson. Early speculation was that the Jets were looking for a third-round pick, but at this point, their asking price remains unknown.
It would a clear mistake for the Jets to trade Anderson for merely a third-round pick. Let’s go over some of the primary reasons why.
A third-round pick is very unlikely to match Anderson's production
Pro-Football-Reference tracks a stat called “approximate value,” or “AV” for short.