acksonville Jaguars cornerback Greg Newsome II (6) runs on the field before an NFL football game at EverBank Stadium, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. The Jaguars defeated the Colts 36-19. | Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Looking for cornerback help last season, the Jacksonville Jaguars did a surprise corner-for-corner swap with the Cleveland Browns, trading Greg Newsome for Tyson Campbell with some draft capital attached to the deal.Both players were coming from far different situations. Newsome was on the final year of his rookie deal and had been inconsistent over the past two seasons after initially shining early in his career for the Browns.Meanwhile, Campbell had signed a four-year, $76.5 million deal with the Jaguars in 2024, but wasn’t deemed a fit by the new regime and was subsequently dealt a year later.With the 2026 NFL Draft coming up, let’s revisit the trade and see how it’s fared for both sides.Original terms of the Greg Newsome and Tyson Campbell tradeCleveland Browns receive: CB Tyson Campbell, 2026 seventh-round pick (No. 239)Jacksonville Jaguars receive: CB Greg Newsome, 2026 sixth-round pick (No. 182)How did Greg Newsome play for the Jaguars?Newsome’s inconsistencies remained an issue in Jacksonville, where he allowed nearly 70 percent of passes targeted at him to be completed, along with 11.7 yards per catch.It wasn’t a bad season by any means, but it wasn’t like his first two seasons in the NFL, which Jacksonville was looking for in the trade.
He also had just one pass breakup and one interception after the trade.What did the Jaguars do with the pick from the Tyson Campbell trade?Neither team ended up holding on to the pick they received.The Jaguars traded the sixth-rounder they received as a part of the Jakobi Meyers trade, sending both the sixth-rounder and a fourth-rounder to the Las Vegas Raiders.Then, Las Vegas moved the pick to the Buffalo Bills this offseason when acquiring cornerback Taron Johnson and a seventh-round pick.So, the Bills held the No. 182 pick entering the weekend. But they traded it to the Broncos in the first round, and Denver traded it back to the Cleveland Browns.
Sunrise, sunset. How did Tyson Campbell play for the Browns in 2025?Campbell, on the other hand, ended up being a great fit in Jim Schwartz’s defense, and is set to be Cleveland’s No. 2 outside corner opposite Denzel Ward for the future.What did the Browns do with the pick from the Greg Newsome trade?The Browns traded away the seventh-rounder they received with Joe Tryon-Shoyinka to the Chicago Bears at the deadline for a sixth-round pick. Who won the Browns and Jaguars trade for Greg Newsome and Tyson Campbell?It’s tougher to compare the two cornerbacks and their play after the trade because they played in different defenses, but Jacksonville didn’t fare well here.Their gamble for Newsome, who was on the final year of his deal, didn’t produce the results they wanted, although Jacksonville’s defense remained quite good for most of the year.Newsome ended up walking in free agency, signing a one-year, $10 million deal with the New York Giants.Campbell, on the other hand, seems like a strong fit in Cleveland and a key starter at a premium position. Not to mention, his cap hits for the 2025 and 2026 are very reasonable.While Campbell wasn’t the best fit in Jacksonville’s new defense, this trade didn’t work out great in its favor.