With the 2024 NFL draft freshly in the rear-view and training camp still on the horizon, this is the perfect time for teams to make some adjustments to their rosters.

While all the top free agents have long been off the market, clubs can still add some notable talent via trades. Plenty of veteran players could still be on the move before the 2024 campaign begins, especially since only a handful were involved in the myriad of trades that took place during the draft.

With that in mind, here is a look at five deals that should still happen before next season kicks off:

Tee Higgins to New England Patriots

New England Patriots receive: WR Tee Higgins

Cincinnati Bengals receive: 2025 second-round pick, 2025 fifth-round pick, 2026 sixth-round pick

The New England Patriots' recent selection of Drake Maye at No. 3 overall in the 2024 draft has brought about some much-needed hope for the future. However, after the botched Mac Jones experiment, the team cannot fail in surrounding another first-round signal-caller with quality pass-catching talent.

If the season began today, second-round pick Ja'Lynn Polk would likely be the team's top wideout with a mediocre supporting cast that also includes Kendrick Bourne, JuJu Smith-Schuster and K.J. Osborn. DeMario Douglas would be in the mix after his relatively impressive rookie campaign and fourth-rounder Javon Baker also has a chance to make an impact, but there is still room for improvement.

A trade for Tee Higgins is currently the most realistic option to properly support Maye.

Higgins has been disgruntled with the way the Cincinnati Bengals have handled his contract extension. Rather than offering the wideout the deal he's been seeking—reportedly in the neighborhood of the three-year, $70 million extension Michael Pittman Jr. recently secured—Cincinnati is seemingly planning to have Higgins play out of the 2024 season on the franchise tag.

Given Higgins hasn't signed the tag yet and a long-term contract could be prohibitively costly for an organization that still has to work out an extension for star wideout Ja'Marr Chase and other young talent, a trade could ultimately be the best solution to this impasse.

This trade package doesn't include a first-round pick, but getting a Round 2 pick from the Pats (likely to fall early on Day 2) and some Day 3 capital is a good bit better than the lone late third-rounder the club stands to gain as a compensatory selection when Higgins departs as a free agent in 2025.

Terrace Marshall Jr. to Buffalo Bills

Buffalo Bills receive: WR Terrace Marshall Jr.

Carolina Panthers receive: 2026 seventh-round pick

The Buffalo Bills are in desperate need of receiving help and are running out of both time and assets to acquire that assistance.

After trading away Stefon Diggs and letting Gabe Davis depart in free agency, Buffalo's receiving corps is severely lacking in battle-tested contributors. The team's most notable wideout signing was Curtis Samuel, a streaky playmaker who will likely only see a handful of targets each week.

Rookie second-rounder Keon Coleman could help fill the massive void left by Diggs' departure and 2022 fifth-rounder Khalil Shakir is poised to make a massive leap in his third season, but there's still plenty of room for a breakout candidate to assume a key role in this offense.

Enter Terrace Marshall Jr., who hasn't worked out for the Carolina Panthers. Since entering the league as a second-round pick in 2021, Marshall has accumulated just 64 catches on 110 targets for 767 yards and a single touchdown in 36 games. While injuries have limited his development, he doesn't seem to be a fit for the squad and barely eclipsed his underwhelming rookie metrics this past season.

Given that Marshall is unlikely to turn things around in a Panthers uniform and is a strong candidate to depart after the campaign, Carolina could try to recoup a little value by moving on from him a year early. The Panthers certainly won't return anything close to the Day 2 pick they originally used to acquire Marshall, so a late-Day 3 pick should be all it takes to get the 23-year-old.

A change of scenery could rejuvenate Marshall's career. By landing with the Bills, Marshall would reunite with Joe Brady—the current offensive coordinator in Buffalo who formerly held that same role in Carolina during Marshall's rookie year. Brady was also the passing game coordinator and wide receiver's coach at LSU in 2019, a season in which Marshall amassed 671 yards and 13 touchdowns on 46 receptions.

That familiarity, as well as the talent of star quarterback Josh Allen—who represents a massive upgrade over the Carolina signal-callers Marshall has been paired with during his first three NFL seasons—could see Marshall hit the ground running and wind up as a surprise contributor for Buffalo in 2024.

Courtland Sutton to Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers receive: WR Courtland Sutton

Denver Broncos receive: 2025 third-round pick, 2025 sixth-round pick

The Pittsburgh Steelers made a huge splash when they added Russell Wilson in free agency and jettisoned 2022 first-round pick Kenny Pickett, but the club doesn't appear to be finished adding veteran pieces to round out its new-look offense with.

Courtland Sutton could be one of Pittsburgh's priority targets in the post-draft trade market. Sutton's name has appeared in the rumor mill frequently in recent years, and a move could materialize now that the Broncos are working to free up cap space and start fresh in wake of their immensely expensive decision to part ways with Wilson earlier in the offseason.

According to USA Today's Jarrett Bailey, the Steelers were one of two clubs that reached out to the Denver's brass to gauge Sutton's availability both before and during the 2024 draft.

While Pittsburgh was rebuffed at the time, a trade could eventually be struck if the star wideout and Broncos can't reach an agreement on an extension.

Sutton is reportedly unhappy with his contract situation and has been skipping voluntary workouts. With a mere $2 million in guaranteed money left on his current contract—which expires after the 2025 season—there is reason to believe a split is on the horizon.

Sutton wouldn't be the first wideout that Denver has dealt away since the 2023 campaign concluded. The team returned a pair of Day 3 picks for Jerry Jeudy and could stockpile more future assets by trading Sutton.

Prior to the draft, Broncos insider Ben Allbright (h/t Greg Tompsett) estimated a fourth-round pick would be enough to land Sutton. That may not quite do the trick, however, as Denver seems intent on utilizing him as its No. 1 WR in 2024. Pittsburgh's third-round pick in 2025, plus an additional Day 3 pick to sweeten the pot, could be enough to pry him away from the Mile High City.

Having both Sutton and Pickens in the lineup would set the Steelers up well for success in Wilson's first season. Given the signal-caller is entering his age-36 campaign and hasn't reached a Pro Bowl since 2021, it's well worth giving up future assets to maximize the small window the team has with Wilson under center.

Marshon Lattimore to Houston Texans

Houston Texans receive: CB Marshon Lattimore

New Orleans Saints receive: 2025 third-round pick

The New Orleans Saints are projected to be a league-high $73.7 million over the 2025 cap. If they want to get ahead on finding some much-needed relief, they have the option of trading Marshon Lattimore this offseason.

The star cornerback has a reasonable cap hit of $14.6 million in 2024, but that figure is set to rise to a whopping $31.4 million the following season and $28.6 million in 2026.

Trading away Lattimore is a far more realistic option for the Saints now that the club has some depth at cornerback. The club recently added a top-flight prospect in Kool-Aid McKinstry on Day 2 of the 2024 draft, a player who could be ready to start as early as this upcoming season.

McKinstry was widely regarded as one of the better defensive backs in the class, ranking No. 15 overall on the Bleacher Report Scouting Department's big board. Although he fell to No. 41, McKinstry still profiles as a quality starting cornerback in the NFL. The rookie could seamlessly replace Lattimore while making far less than his veteran counterpart in the same span.

If Lattimore is made available, expect the Houston Texans to come calling.

The Texans have spent the offseason loading up on veterans to make a deep run following last year's surprise trip to the Divisional round. After unearthing a franchise quarterback in C.J. Stroud, Houston's brass is clearly trying to maximize the team's Super Bowl chances by bringing in pricy pieces the team can only afford while Stroud is locked into a cheap rookie scale contract.

Even after adding a slew of proven talent like Stefon Diggs, Danielle Hunter, Denico Autry, Azeez Al-Shaair and Joe Mixon this offseason, Houston still has $23 million in 2024 cap space remaining and possesses nearly $46 million in projected 2025 cap room. That's more than enough to fit Lattimore's contract in while still leaving some wiggle room for further roster building.

While Lattimore has struggled with injuries in recent years—missing a total of 17 regular-season games since the 2022 campaign began—he was a Pro Bowler in four of his first five years and still has the talent to be a top-flight corner. Given Jalen Ramsey, one of the NFL's best corners of this generation, was flipped for a third-round pick last March, a similar Day 2 pick should be enough to get the Saints to move on from their longtime starter.

Lattimore makes for an ideal starter across from Derek Stingley Jr., giving Houston one of the best cornerback tandems in football while second-round rookie Kamari Lassiter gets brought up to speed.

Najee Harris to Dallas Cowboys

Dallas Cowboys receive: RB Najee Harris

Pittsburgh Steelers receive: 2025 fourth-round pick

The Dallas Cowboys have a backfield conundrum to sort out. After declining to select any running backs during the 2024 draft, the team opted to bring in fading veteran Ezekiel Elliott to shore up the backfield. The move reeks of desperation from an organization that allowed incumbent starter Tony Pollard to walk in free agency and lacked any sort of succession plan.

Rather than hope Elliott can still thrive as a starter or wait for one of the unproven backups like Rico Dowdle or Deuce Vaughn to make a leap that may never come, the Cowboys should instead be seeking out an experienced but still youthful back on the trade market.

Multiple outlets have been reporting that Dallas' brass is exploring that exact option by pursuing Pittsburgh Steelers star Najee Harris.

Harris started his career red-hot, earning Offensive Rookie of the Year honors after rushing 1,200 yards and seven scores on 307 totes. While the 26-year-old has eclipsed the 1,000-yard and seven-score mark in all three seasons, his concerning efficiency metrics has resulted in a steady reduction in volume.

With Harris only playing 53 percent of the offensive snaps in 2023—a dip from the 66 percent snap share he earned last year and an extremely stark fall-off from the 84 percent he logged as a rookie—he could be considered expendable. Pittsburgh has an obvious replacement waiting in the wings in Jaylen Warren, who burst onto the scene as an impressive undrafted rookie in 2022 and severely ate into Harris' workload this past year.

Considering the Steelers declined Harris' fifth-year option, it's looking likely that the 2024 campaign will be Harris' final in western Pennsylvania. Rather than lose him for potentially nothing next spring—and a lowly compensatory draft selection at best—Pittsburgh's brass could get ahead of the departure by securing some 2025 draft compensation for his services.

A fourth-round pick may be far from the No. 24 overall selection the Steelers initially used to land Harris, but it's become clear he's not a great fit in their offense. A trade would benefit all sides, allowing Warren to take over Pittsburgh's backfield and Harris to get a fresh start as the top option in Dallas' platoon.