Andre Carter

Seattle traded the #7 pick, which became DE Andre Carter, and a 6th-rounder to San Francisco for #9 (WR Koren Robinson), a 3rd-round pick (Heath Evans), and a 7th-round pick (Dennis Norman). From a hindsight view, the Seahawks neither created a defining win nor suffered a major loss here. The important public-facing detail is the actual exchange — 2001 first round pick (#9-Koren Robinson); 2001 third round pick (#82-Heath Evans); 2001 seventh round pick (#222-Dennis Norman) for 2001 first round pick (#7-Andre Carter); 2001 sixth round pick (#191-Menson Holloway) — rather than a forced storyline. That makes the row useful for database completeness while keeping it below the major-trade tier.

Seattle traded WR Joey Galloway to Dallas for back-to-back first-round picks. The 2000 pick became RB Shaun Alexander, the 2005 NFL MVP and franchise rushing leader, while the 2001 pick was later moved in the Koren Robinson chain. Dallas paid premium value for a receiver who tore his ACL in Week 1 of his Cowboys career. The Galloway return became a franchise-altering pick chain. Dallas paid a massive price for a veteran receiver who lost his first Cowboys season to injury, while Seattle turned one of the picks into Shaun Alexander, the NFL's 2005 MVP and the league's single-season rushing-touchdown record holder. Winner: Seattle Seahawks.