Chris Carson

Seattle moved down from #26 in the 2017 first round, adding picks in a chain that eventually produced S Lano Hill and RB Chris Carson. The Carson outcome is the reason this trade matters. A seventh-round pick became a punishing starting running back with back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons before injuries cut into his career. Atlanta got Takkarist McKinley, who flashed but did not become a franchise edge. Seattle's B grade reflects the unusual late-round payoff inside a broader trade-down sequence.