Jimmie Jones

Seattle traded two first-round picks (#8, #10) and additional selections to New England to move up to #3 overall, drafting Hall of Fame DT Cortez Kennedy. Kennedy played 11 seasons in Seattle, earned eight Pro Bowl selections, won the 1992 NFL Defensive Player of the Year award, and became one of the defining players in franchise history. Kennedy's 1992 Defensive Player of the Year season remains one of the great individual defensive campaigns ever: 14 sacks on a 2-14 team and a signature 35-7 demolition of Miami. New England's return produced no comparable star. The cost was steep, but Seattle landed a franchise icon and Hall of Fame defensive tackle. Winner: Seattle Seahawks, decisively.

Denver acquired Al Barnes from Detroit Lions for Jimmie Jones. Denver swapped Jimmie Jones for Al Barnes, a direct player-value trade with limited evidence of a major long-term swing. The grades remain modest because the available record supports a useful roster exchange, not a clear franchise-changing win.