Julian Battle

Summary: Pittsburgh moved up from 27th to 16th overall, paying a third-round pick and a sixth-round pick to Kansas City to select Troy Polamalu. Polamalu won two Super Bowls, made eight Pro Bowls, and is a Hall of Famer. Analysis: Troy Polamalu was arguably the greatest safety in NFL history and was instrumental in Pittsburgh's Super Bowls in Super Bowls XL and XLIII. Kansas City took Larry Johnson at #27 — a very good running back — but Polamalu's transformative impact on defense, combined with the modest cost of a third and a sixth, makes this one of the best trades in franchise history. A+ stands.