Let's grade every big deal ahead of the 2024 NFL trade deadline, which is Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET. We're sizing up Za'Darius Smith to the Lions, Diontae Johnson to the Ravens, Cam Robinson to the Vikings, Davante Adams to the Jets, Amari Cooper to the Bills, DeAndre Hopkins to the Chiefs and other big deals.

I'm a big believer in judging decisions based on information available at the time. The saying "Let's see how it plays out" isn't an option for general managers making deals for their teams, so why should it be for us evaluating those transactions? So when I'm grading trades, I evaluate them for each team based on on-field impact, cap implications, draft compensation and effects within the context of a team's overall short- and long-term outlook. I like to think about decisions on two axes:

• How confident are we in knowing if this is a good or bad decision?

• How big is the impact of this decision?

They'll both play a role in our grades, though a low-impact decision can still receive a strong or poor grade. Low-stakes, clear-cut wins or losses still matter. I'll grade more deals as they happen. Latest grades are at the top, but you can also jump to the biggest ones.

Jump to a big trade:
Smith | Johnson | Adams
Cooper | Hopkins

Bengals shore up RB room with Herbert

Cincinnati Bengals get: RB Khalil Herbert
Chicago Bears get: 2025 seventh-round pick
Trade date: Nov. 5