Verified NFL Trade Profile

James Davis

TradeVerdicts connects James Davis to 5 exact public NFL transactions involving Las Vegas Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Detroit Lions, Washington Commanders, Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles, and Cleveland Browns.

5 Recorded trades
7 Teams represented
1978–2009 Trade-history span

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Trade History Overview

Every transaction below comes from an explicit player-to-trade relationship in the TradeVerdicts database. Name-only substring matching is not used.

The cards summarize the date, teams, assets, grades, and verdict. Open the full trade page for the complete analysis and sourcing context. Grading standards are explained in the TradeVerdicts methodology.

Chronological Timeline

5 Recorded Trades

Oldest to newest

Trade 1 of 5

Las Vegas Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Las Vegas Raiders Win Tier: minor Confidence: high

Las Vegas Raiders acquired 1980 fifth round pick (#128-William Bowens); 1981 fifth round pick (#118-James Davis (Steven)) from Tampa Bay Buccaneers for Mike Rae. Las Vegas Raiders received the stronger recorded football value, matching the Las Vegas Raiders Win verdict.

Assets Received

Las Vegas Raiders
  • Pick 1980 fifth round pick (#128-William Bowens)
  • Pick 1981 fifth round pick (#118-James Davis (Steven))
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Player Mike Rae

Team Grades

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Trade 2 of 5

Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders

Detroit Lions Win Tier: minor Confidence: high

Detroit Lions acquired 2003 5th round pick (144th overall, James Davis) from Washington Commanders for Brenden Stai. Detroit Lions received the stronger recorded football value, matching the Detroit Lions Win verdict.

Assets Received

Detroit Lions
  • Pick 2003 5th round pick (144th overall, James Davis)
Washington Commanders
  • Player Brenden Stai

Team Grades

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Trade 3 of 5

Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles Win Tier: standard Confidence: high

Minnesota acquired veteran quarterback Kelly Holcomb from Philadelphia for a 2009 sixth-round pick, correcting older records that described the compensation as a 2007 selection. Holcomb made three starts for the Vikings in 2007 but was only a short-term bridge. Philadelphia later included pick No. 195 in the package used to move up for Jeremy Maclin, preserving more downstream value.

Assets Received

Minnesota Vikings
  • Player Kelly Holcomb
Philadelphia Eagles
  • Pick 2009 6th round pick (195th overall, subsequently traded to Cleveland in the package for 19th overall, Jeremy Maclin; Cleveland selected James Davis)

Team Grades

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Trade 4 of 5

Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles

Cleveland Browns Win Tier: minor Confidence: high

Philadelphia Eagles acquired 2009 1st round pick (19th overall, Jeremy Maclin) from Cleveland Browns for 2009 1st round pick (21st overall, Alex Mack) and 2009 6th round pick (195th overall, James Davis). The overall result favors Cleveland Browns over Philadelphia Eagles.

Assets Received

Philadelphia Eagles
  • Pick 2009 1st round pick (19th overall, Jeremy Maclin)
Cleveland Browns
  • Pick 2009 1st round pick (21st overall, Alex Mack)
  • Pick 2009 6th round pick (195th overall, James Davis)

Team Grades

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Trade 5 of 5

Cleveland Browns and Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Cleveland Browns Win Tier: major Confidence: high

Tampa Bay moved from No. 19 to No. 17 and spent a sixth-round pick to secure quarterback Josh Freeman. Freeman gave the Buccaneers one excellent 2010 season and several years as the starter, but the relationship unraveled by 2013. Cleveland received No. 19 and No. 191, then moved down again and selected seven-time Pro Bowl center Alex Mack at No. 21. Mack's sustained elite play makes the Browns the stronger long-term winner.

Assets Received

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Pick 2009 1st round pick (17th overall, Josh Freeman)
Cleveland Browns
  • Pick 2009 1st round pick (19th overall; traded to Philadelphia for picks 21 and 195, used on Alex Mack and James Davis; Philadelphia later selected Jeremy Maclin at 19)
  • Pick 2009 6th round pick (191st overall, Coye Francies)

Team Grades

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