49ers superstar wide receiver Deebo Samuel has requested a trade.

The Jets make sense, but team sources don’t believe the 49ers will move him because they can control his rights for up to three more years.

However, the NFL is different now.

Usually if a star player wants out, they eventually get their way. Jalen Ramsey, Deshaun Watson, Jamal Adams, Stefon Diggs, Tyreek Hill and Russell Wilson are prime examples in recent years.

The Jets have been in the market for a receiver to supercharge Zach Wilson’s development in his second year.

Gang Green pursued Tyreek Hill and Amari Cooper. They were interested in the Falcons’ Calvin Ridley until he was suspended for the year for gambling and would have pursued the Chargers’ Mike Williams but he was re-signed.

They’ve done their due diligence on the receiver class in the 2022 NFL draft. So it’s clear as day the Jets want to make the receiver room more explosive.

Now Samuel is asking out of San Francisco, according to multiple reports, and the Jets have the assets to make an attractive offer.

Samuel isn’t only one of the best receivers in the league, he’s one of the best players in the sport. Last season he finished with 77 catches, 1,405 yards and six touchdowns. He also displayed explosive versatility when the 49ers placed him in the back field, with 365 yards and eight touchdowns on 59 carries.

That production earned Samuel first-team All-Pro honors.

There’s a connection between the Jets and Samuel: Robert Saleh was the defensive coordinator for the 49ers from 2017-2020. Jets offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur was the passing game coordinator and receivers coach when Samuel was drafted in 2019.

There aren’t many teams who can outbid what the Jets could offer.

Gang Green has two top-10 picks and two second round picks at the top of the round (No. 35 and No. 38).

The two elite receivers who were moved this offseason were Davante Adams and Hill, and both required a first and second round pick along with a new contract. The Jets almost snagged Hill with their second rounders and were willing to offer an extension comparable to the 4-year, $120 million deal the Dolphins signed him to.

Samuel is a 26-year-old in the final year of his rookie deal and would probably require a minimum of a first round pick to snag him.

Are the Jets willing to offer the No. 10 overall pick along with a new deal instead of just selecting a receiver with their second first round pick?

Time will tell if the Jets can make a realistic run at Samuel.

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