trade up
verb
traded up; trading up; trades up
1
: to trade in (something, such as an automobile) for something more expensive or valuable of its kind
2
: to stock or purchase higher-priced items
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Or maybe a trade up for Ohio State product Josh Simmons?
About that possibility...
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Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
In search of a franchise quarterback, the Eagles then traded up again a week before the draft, sending a haul of picks to the Cleveland Browns to move up to No. 2 for North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The Giants’ ideal scenario to land Dart seemingly would be to use the No. 3 overall pick on Colorado receiver/corner Travis Hunter or Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter, and then trade up into the first round from their No. 34 overall second-round pick for the Ole Miss QB.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
Roseman had obtained the 10th pick via shrewd trades, then traded up one spot to get Carter.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
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Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
In search of a franchise quarterback, the Eagles then traded up again a week before the draft, sending a haul of picks to the Cleveland Browns to move up to No. 2 for North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The Giants’ ideal scenario to land Dart seemingly would be to use the No. 3 overall pick on Colorado receiver/corner Travis Hunter or Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter, and then trade up into the first round from their No. 34 overall second-round pick for the Ole Miss QB.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
Roseman had obtained the 10th pick via shrewd trades, then traded up one spot to get Carter.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Trade up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20up. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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