Jets agree to send Andre Cisco to Detroit for a 2028 sixth-round pick

The Jets and Lions agreed Monday to a trade sending safety Andre Cisco to Detroit for a 2028 sixth-round draft pick. Both clubs announced the terms before Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline.

Cisco appeared in all nine Jets games this season, recording 23 tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack, a forced fumble and a pass defended. Detroit’s announcement lists four starts.

Much of his defensive work came early. After Minkah Fitzpatrick suffered a groin injury in the opener, Cisco played 168 defensive snaps across the first three games, according to the Jets. He returned to a backup role when Fitzpatrick recovered and played 17 special-teams snaps Sunday against Kansas City.

A depth player changes teams

Detroit is buying experience at a modest draft cost. The Lions’ Tim Twentyman reports that Cisco has played mainly at free safety this season, with additional work in the box and slot. He has also taken snaps on all four core special-teams units.

The Jets are turning a player with a reduced defensive role into a future selection. The price also shows the scale of the move: a sixth-round pick two drafts away, with no immediate replacement included in the announced exchange. New York still has to cover the reserve and special-teams work Cisco was providing.

Cisco, a Queens native who played at Syracuse, began his NFL career with Jacksonville in 2021. He joined the Jets in 2025, suffered a season-ending pectoral injury that October and re-signed with New York in March.

He leaves with 80 regular-season appearances and eight career interceptions, according to the Jets. Detroit already saw him make a play this season: his lone sack came against Jared Goff in their September meeting. The next role will be on the same side as the quarterback he brought down.