Andre Rison

Atlanta turned the No. 1 overall pick into Chris Hinton, Andre Rison, a fifth-round pick, and a future first-rounder that became Mike Pritchard. Indianapolis used the pick on Jeff George, whose arm talent never produced the franchise-changing quarterback outcome the Colts needed. The Falcons received multiple useful building blocks, including a star receiver, while Indianapolis absorbed the cost and instability of a miss at the top of the draft.

Indianapolis Colts (franchise now Indianapolis Colts) acquired 1989 first round pick (#22-Andre Rison); 1990 fourth round pick (#106-Rick Cunningham) from Philadelphia Eagles for Ron Solt. Hindsight favors the Colts side the edge because the incoming value produced more lasting franchise value than the package surrendered. The grade is still scaled to the trade tier so minor cash or depth moves do not receive exaggerated treatment.